{"product_id":"summary-judgment-a-lawyers-memoir-9781736807705","title":"Summary Judgment: A Lawyer's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone leaves death row. Few leave it alive.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the summer of 1984 twenty-year-old Tommy Hamilton, the product of a deprived childhood in rural Alabama, shoots and kills his boss. Convicted of murder, Tommy is sentenced to death. Before facing the electric chair, one final appeal offers the chance to save Tommy's life, if only his two Chicago-based lawyers and a nun from Alabama can prove he is not legally guilty...even if he is not truly innocent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTommy fears an incarcerated life more than the electric chair. As limited as his intellect is, he realizes that even a reduced life sentence without the possibility of parole is-like electrocution-a death-in-prison sentence. If his lawyers are unable to get him out, Tommy professes a willingness to be executed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite a material witness allegedly committing suicide and their client escaping from jail during the court proceedings, the lawyers present evidence that perjury tainted both Tommy's conviction and death sentence. Nevertheless, the judge assigned to determine Tommy's fate maintains that \"Hamilton may deserve the death penalty and he may yet receive it.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummary Judgment\u003c\/em\u003e is the fascinating true crime story told by one of Tommy's lawyers that reveals how this life-and-death case unfolded in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Cameron Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sgian Dubh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736807705","brand":"Sgian Dubh Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39828281557107,"sku":"9781736807705","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_63df08f3-8869-458e-b9c6-8581701761df.jpg?v=1644599723","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/summary-judgment-a-lawyers-memoir-9781736807705","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}