Early life of Ronald Keith Williamson seemed delighted. A successful school and played college baseball, seemed a world of possibilities at his feet. But after an injury ended his career slowly began to show signs of mental illness, and drifted into a life of petty crime and misdemeanor. When in 1982 a local girl was raped and murdered, he was in prison serving time for kite checks. While there, another prisoner, seeking the release, alleged he had heard him confess to the killing, and Williamson, was arrested for the crime.
What followed was one of the most egregious cases of a miscarriage of justice America has seen. From the point of his arrest, Williamson was taunted by prison guards who held back the medications prescribed to control his psychiatric problems, meaning that when it comes to proof that he was distressed and not lucid. In the same trial that was never given fair representation - his lawyer not only blind, but has also never handled a criminal case before, and never stated on behalf of Williamson, who was unable to stand trial. Williamson was found guilty and sentenced to death.
Despite numerous appeals, was given a definite date for his execution - September 1994 24. It was only thanks to last-minute intervention by a group of appellate lawyers working on their behalf, seeking an order of the district judge, who was given a stay of execution for five days. Here, for the first time, Grisham delves into this history, tracing man's case and trial, and show how, thanks to this dedicated team of legal professionals, the truth about the case came to light. Evidence emerged completely exonerate Williamson, and was released in April 1999. He later won a lawsuit in court for his conviction, but sadly died last year.
Rick Dockery was the third quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the game of the AFC Championship against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst performance in NFL history. Overnight, he became the national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.
But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs it. Against enormous difficulties Arnie finally locates just in a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, can in fact now be a starting quarterback. Great, says Rick-for which team?
CLICK HERE to get more from Jhon Grisham Collection e-book and to get the two books (The innocent man & Playing for pizza) Unzip them after downloading. They are all in PDf format.
What followed was one of the most egregious cases of a miscarriage of justice America has seen. From the point of his arrest, Williamson was taunted by prison guards who held back the medications prescribed to control his psychiatric problems, meaning that when it comes to proof that he was distressed and not lucid. In the same trial that was never given fair representation - his lawyer not only blind, but has also never handled a criminal case before, and never stated on behalf of Williamson, who was unable to stand trial. Williamson was found guilty and sentenced to death. Despite numerous appeals, was given a definite date for his execution - September 1994 24. It was only thanks to last-minute intervention by a group of appellate lawyers working on their behalf, seeking an order of the district judge, who was given a stay of execution for five days. Here, for the first time, Grisham delves into this history, tracing man's case and trial, and show how, thanks to this dedicated team of legal professionals, the truth about the case came to light. Evidence emerged completely exonerate Williamson, and was released in April 1999. He later won a lawsuit in court for his conviction, but sadly died last year.
Rick Dockery was the third quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the game of the AFC Championship against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst performance in NFL history. Overnight, he became the national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.
But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs it. Against enormous difficulties Arnie finally locates just in a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, can in fact now be a starting quarterback. Great, says Rick-for which team?
CLICK HERE to get more from Jhon Grisham Collection e-book and to get the two books (The innocent man & Playing for pizza) Unzip them after downloading. They are all in PDf format.
