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Death penalty cases are a hard sell

Broadcast: Midmorning, 02/23/2007, 10:00 a.m.

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There are hundred of prisoners on death row, many of them without legal representation to appeal their cases. Midmorning's guest talks about the challenge of finding law firms that will take on these cases.

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  • Robin Maher: Director of the American Bar Association's Death Penalty Representation Project.

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