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Book Title: Fighting for Their Lives : inside the Experience of Capital Defense Attorneys
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Susannah Sheffer
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Legal Profession, Trial Practice, General Practice, Mental Health, Criminology
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Law, Psychology, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
