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A review by miscbrah
Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer by Alan M. Dershowitz, Andrea D. Lyon
4.0
Pretty good book but the author makes it sort of a faux autobiography. I don't really need to know all the intricate details of her life such as her failed marriage, when she stopped taking birth control, and her love of Jazz. She does provide good insight into her cases and the politics of the verdicts/trial.
This book is a good primer to the criminal justice system and what it is like being a public defender(albeit a high ranking public defender, not a low entrylevel public defender). Quite emotional work but her work load appears low volume due to her high rank. From what I hear, most PDs have an extremely high case load, so they may not go through the same experience as Andrea did.
Kinda interested now to read a book by a Prosecutor. The way Andrea portrays the DA's is quite evil like. They seem indifferent and also ineffective. We shall see. Overall, this is a good book, and a pretty easy read. Got through this book within 6 days. It can get a little gory with some of the details of the clients upbringing.
This book is a good primer to the criminal justice system and what it is like being a public defender(albeit a high ranking public defender, not a low entrylevel public defender). Quite emotional work but her work load appears low volume due to her high rank. From what I hear, most PDs have an extremely high case load, so they may not go through the same experience as Andrea did.
Kinda interested now to read a book by a Prosecutor. The way Andrea portrays the DA's is quite evil like. They seem indifferent and also ineffective. We shall see. Overall, this is a good book, and a pretty easy read. Got through this book within 6 days. It can get a little gory with some of the details of the clients upbringing.