Word: dershowitz
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Campbell hires a top local attorney, who comes to realize that his client may be "guilty and dangerous." Throughout the novel, Dershowitz discusses issues that are always pressing for defense attorneys...
...question of what an attorney does when he knows that his client is guilty is something that has been asked of me for the past 30 years," Dershowitz said. "With fiction I could concentrate on the texture, twists and turns of whether or not the client is innocent...
...Some of Dershowitz's real world cases are also mentioned in the novel, such as his defense of boxer Mike Tyson, who was convicted of rape in Indiana...
Asked whether the novel bears any similarity to the Tyson case, Dershowitz said: "Speculation about the basis for this book is wrong; it bears no relation to my cases, but refers to life...
...Dershowitz said he is proud of the novel because it deals with pressing legal issues in a subtle manner. He said college students who are considering going to law school should be sure to read The Advocate's Devil...