May God Have Mercy

John C. Tucker First published 1997

About this book

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.

Subjects

  • capital punishment
  • case studies
  • criminal law, virginia
  • murder
  • murder, united states
  • murder, virginia
  • new york times reviewed