Defending the Devil
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| Author | Polly Nelson |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Ted Bundy trial; capital punishment |
| Genre | nonfiction |
| Published | 1994 |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Company |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 0688108237 |
| OCLC | 28722570 |
| LC Class | KF224.B86 N45 |
Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer is a 1994 nonfiction book written by American lawyer Polly Nelson, who was a member of serial killer Ted Bundy’s legal defense team from 1986 to his execution in 1989. It was published by William Morrow & Company.[1]
Description
Nelson was Bundy's final lawyer before his execution in 1989.[2] The book describes her attempts to spare Bundy the death penalty, and gives her impressions of him as a person.
Court case
Nelson sued novelist John Grisham in 1995, alleging his book The Chamber had striking similarities to her work.[3][4] After Grisham prevailed in a lower court ruling in 1996, the case was dismissed on appeal in 1997.[5]
References
- ^ Staff report (July 4, 1994). Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer (review). Publishers Weekly
- ^ Kramer, Victor H. (1995). Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer (review). Constitutional Commentary
- ^ Torry, Saundra (June 19, 1995). Fact, Fiction and Fairness: The Copyright Wars Surge. Washington Post
- ^ Owens, John B. (2000). Grisham's Legal Tales: A Moral Compass for the Young Lawyer. 48 UCLA L. Rev. 1431 (2000-2001)
- ^ Kelly, Keith J. (October 10, 1997). Suit Doesn't Fit Grisham. New York Daily News
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