May God Have Mercy
by John C. Tucker · 1997
Popularity 17
Explores the legal and moral complexities of the murder trial of Roger Coleman, a man who was executed in 1992 after being convicted of killing his sister-in-law, discussing the failed attempts by his lawyer, the public, the media, and religious leaders to persuade the courts to consider new evidence that may have proved his innocence.
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