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3. Judy Clarke was part of the defense team

Reply to soundsgreat (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 02:52 PM

Sep 2013

for Susan Smith. I might not agree with her at times but she walks the walk. Her opposition to the death penalty is long-standing and not some fleeting fancy.
Clarke returned her $82,944 fee to SC (approved by the trial judge for her defense of Susan Smith) so that the funds could be used to defend other indigent defendants charged with crimes.[8]

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Tsarnaev lawyers: " Government might have a completely erroneous story" [View all] soundsgreat Sep 2013 OP

Typical defense attorney v prosecution drama. X_Digger Sep 2013 #1

The point is... soundsgreat Sep 2013 #4

Agreed. Fawke Em Sep 2013 #7

Stuff for his constitutional rights ... Eddie Haskell Sep 2013 #2

Judy Clarke was part of the defense team Are_grits_groceries Sep 2013 #3

The sheep and the cow are adorable. Fawke Em Sep 2013 #12

I have long believed (well, since reading about the kid, his Twitter feed Fawke Em Sep 2013 #5

I'm surprised this lot of miscreants even bothered with the court system. - K&R n/t DeSwiss Sep 2013 #6

The Tsarnaevs or.. Fawke Em Sep 2013 #8

Here's a fresh interview with Todashev's girlfriend soundsgreat Sep 2013 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Fawke Em Sep 2013 #11

More detailed article here soundsgreat Sep 2013 #9

I am against the death penalty so I say jail him for life. He knew what he was doing so keep him in hrmjustin Sep 2013 #13