Death by Installments: The Ordeal of Willie Francis, Vol. 44
- Book Review,
by Arthur Selwyn Miller
Review
[This book] is not just a `good' but a splendidly written, expertly researched, grippingly told, and passionately presened tome that can proudly take its place alongside Anthony Lewis's Gideon's Trumpet. Death by Installments combines in expert measure the grisly tale of Willie Francis's double electrocution with the kind of insight into the judicial process that provides a much-needed comprehension of the machinery of government and politics. Not only do the authors engage our emotions, they appeal to our sense of justice while presenting us with the necessary facts to allow informed judgments.Henry J. Abraham, University of Virginia
Book Description
"The principle revealed in Death by Installments is that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment does not guarantee protection to black men who kill whites. Reading the carefully researched and well-told story of Willie Francis offers a four-decade-old view of both the society's commitment to this principle, and the Supreme Court's unwillingness then and now to challenge it." Derrick Bell, Harvard Law School "not just a `good' but a splendidly written, expertly researched, grippingly told, and passionately presented tome that can proudly take its place alongside Anthony Lewis' Gideon's Trumpet." Henry J. Abraham, University of Virginia
About the Author
ARTHUR S. MILLER was Professor Emeritus of Law at George Washington University. JEFFREY H. BOWMAN is Assistant to the Chairman of the Federal Elections Commission.
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