Defending the Devil
| Author | Polly Nelson |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Ted Bundy trial; capital punishment |
| Genre | nonfiction |
| Published | 1994 |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Company |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 0688108237 |
| OCLC | 28722570 |
| LC Class | KF224.B86 N45 |
Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer is a 1994 nonfiction book and autobiographical account of the experience, written by lawyer Polly Nelson and published by William Morrow & Company.[1]
Description
Nelson served as serial killer Ted Bundy's final lawyer before his execution in 1989.[2] The book describes her attempts to spare Bundy from the death penalty, and gives her impressions of him as a person.
Court case
Nelson sued novelist John Grisham in 1995, alleging his book The Chamber had striking similarities to her work.[3][4] After Grisham prevailed in a lower court ruling in 1996, the case was dismissed on appeal in 1997.[5]
References
- ↑ Staff report (July 4, 1994). Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer (review). Publishers Weekly
- ↑ Kramer, Victor H. (1995). Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer (review). Constitutional Commentary
- ↑ Torry, Saundra (June 19, 1995). Fact, Fiction and Fairness: The Copyright Wars Surge. Washington Post
- ↑ Owens, John B. (2000). Grisham's Legal Tales: A Moral Compass for the Young Lawyer. 48 UCLA L. Rev. 1431 (2000-2001)
- ↑ Kelly, Keith J. (October 10, 1997). Suit Doesn't Fit Grisham. New York Daily News
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