What evidence did exist, was flimsy at best. Walter’s conviction was supported by very little evidence. The narrative backbone of the book is the story of Walter McMillan, a black man in Alabama who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in a small town. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption is a memoir of sorts describing Bryan’s work with the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama and its efforts to serve those who cannot afford legal representation, those who have been victimized by the justice system, and those who have been condemned to death row and life in prison. It’s been a long time since a book has broken me and left me humbled to the point of tears, but attorney Bryan Stevenson’s first-hand critical look at the justice system in the South and beyond did just that.
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