THE THREE DEATH SENTENCES OF CLARENCE HENDERSON

by Chris Joyner

Abrams Press
(www.abramsbooks.com)
2022, 342 pages, $26

ISBN 978-1-4197-5636-8

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A true account: Accused of a murder he most likely did not commit, poor Clarence Henderson had so many things against him, tangled up with racism, botched forensics, the carryings-on with the Communist Party flat out using his predicament, etc. His attorney, Duke was relentlessly heroic in endeavoring to protect his accused client while being far too deep in the weeds over ballistics reports . . . an avalanche of wasted time . . . unreliable witness testimony . . . the list goes on and on.
 
But Joyner performed some heroic journalism! A fine account of a strange and distant era in law.