[Book] Grace and Justice on Death Row: The Race against Time and Texas to Free an Innocent Man
A Washington Post bestseller! A chilling and compassionate look at how close an innocent man was to being put death, with a foreword by Sister Helen Prejean, author of the #1 National Bestseller Dead Man Walking.
Author: Brian W. Stolarz. 228 Pages. October 25, 2016.
“When you read Grace and Justice on Death Row, and then realize how many other inmates have been exonerated from their accused crimes, I hope you’ll agree we simply can no longer put to death those who may later be found innocent.”
—From the foreword by Sister Helen Prejean
What is worse than having a client on Death Row in Texas? Having a client on Death Row in Texas who is innocent and not knowing if you will be able to stop his execution in time.
“Grace and Justice on Death Row: A Race Against Time to Free an Innocent Man” tells the story of Alfred Dewayne Brown, a man who spent over twelve years in prison (ten of them on Texas’ infamous Death Row) for a high-profile crime he did not commit, and his lawyer, Brian Stolarz, who dedicated his career and life to secure his freedom. The book chronicles Brown’s extraordinary journey to freedom against very long odds, overcoming unscrupulous prosecutors, corrupt police, inadequate defense counsel, and a broken criminal justice system. The book examines how a lawyer-client relationship turned into one of brotherhood.
“Grace And Justice On Death Row” also addresses many issues facing the criminal justice system and the death penalty – race, class, adequate defense counsel, and intellectual disability, and proposes reforms.
Told from Stolarz’s perspective, this raw, fast-paced look into what it took to save one man’s life will leave you questioning the criminal justice system in this country. It is a story of injustice and redemption that must be told.
Brian W. Stolarz is a criminal defense attorney and a Catholic Mobilizing Network board member. Currently a partner with LeClair Ryan in Alexandria, Virginia, Stolarz is the head of the Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Practice Team. This is his first book. He lives in Alexandria with his wife, a former prosecutor, and their three children.
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