3. In Chapter 7, how many states enacted laws that gave victims specific right to participate in the trial process or to make a victim impact statement?

4. Where did Michael O'Connor go to law school?

5. Where was Clarence Brantley from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was George Stinney executed?

2. Why was it so difficult to get money for wrongful imprisonment?

3. What was Michael O'Connor's background?

4. In Chapter 7, what did Stevenson bring up in the brief he filed?

5. What law was passed in Alabama in 2006 and what were its ramifications?

6. How did Marsha Colbey give her kids her heart?

7. Why did Stevenson's office in Atlanta sue Angola Prison?

8. What campaign was lead by Dorothea Dix and Reverend Louis Wright in the late nineteenth century?

9. What was solitary confinement like at Apalachee?

10. In Chapter 9, what did Judge Norton say about the length of the Rule 32 hearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stevenson felt like quitting. What made him feel like quitting? What motivated him to keep working in spite of the challenges and setbacks he faced?

Essay Topic 2

Stevenson noted that many of his clients experienced dehumanizing experiences. What were some dehumanizing experiences suffered by Stevenson’s clients? Were these experiences deliberately imposed upon them by law enforcement? How did dehumanization help to pervert justice?

Essay Topic 3

Stevenson believed in mitigation. What did Stevenson believe mitigation meant? Why did he think he was a real need? Who did he believe needed mitigation? How did he demonstrate his belief in mitigation? How did he believe mitigation could lead to justice?

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