{"product_id":"the-defender-the-battle-to-protect-the-rights-of-the-accused-in-philadelphia-paperback","title":"The Defender: The Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in Philadelphia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward W. Jr. Madeira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia's public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. In 1934, when penniless defendants were routinely railroaded through the courts without ever seeing a lawyer, Philadelphia attorney Francis Fisher Kane helped create the Voluntary Defender Association, supported by charity and free from political interference, to represent poor people accused of crime. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Supreme Court's 1963 decision \u003ci\u003eGideon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ev. Wainwright\u003c\/i\u003e mandated free counsel for indigent defendants, the Defender (as it is now known) became more essential than ever, representing at least 70 percent of those caught in the machinery of justice in the city. Its groundbreaking work in juvenile advocacy, homicide representation, death-row habeas corpus petitions, parole issues, and alternative sentencing has earned a national reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Defender, \u003c\/i\u003e Edward Madeira, past president of the Defender's Board of Directors, and former \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Michael Schaffer chart the 80-plus-year history of the organization as it grew from two lawyers in 1934 to a staff of nearly 500 in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a compelling story about securing justice for those who need it most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward W. Madeira Jr. \u003c\/b\u003e(1928-2020)\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epracticed law in Philadelphia for more than 60 years and is the Retired Chair Emeritus of Pepper Hamilton. As a young lawyer, he worked as a volunteer public defender, on loan from Pepper Hamilton to the Defender Association of Philadelphia. He was a member of the Defender's Board of Directors from 1958 to 2016 and was Chairman of the Board from 1973 to 1998. \u003cb\u003eMichael D. Schaffer\u003c\/b\u003e held a variety of reporting and editing posts at The \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, including Book Review Editor, before retiring from the newspaper at the end of 2014. He worked at the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution before becoming a journalist. He is the co-author of two books, \u003ci\u003e\"The Dye Is Now Cast,\" The Road to American Independence, 1774-1776 \u003c\/i\u003epublished by the Smithsonian Institution as part of its Bicentennial observance, and \u003ci\u003e1787: Inventing America: A Day-by-Day Account of the Constitutional Convention.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727834091826,"sku":"9781439918531","price":35.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/CCUA1EEzr79781439918531.webp?v=1765533358","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/the-defender-the-battle-to-protect-the-rights-of-the-accused-in-philadelphia-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}