The Execution of Willie Francis
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books
Published: March 31, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780465002658
Subjects: True crime; c 1945 to c 1960; History; History - General History; History - U.S.; History: World; Louisiana; Penology; United States - 20th Century; United States - State & Local - South; General; Capital punishment; Francis, Willie; United States
Description: The true story of how a young Cajun lawyer, Bertrand DeBlanc, fought to save 17-year-old Willie Francis from the electric chair. In deciding Willie's fate the courts and the country would be forced to ask questions about capital punishment that remain unresolved today.--From amazon.com.