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Heroes At The Bar

Title:

Heroes At The Bar

Sub-title:

Michael Banks and Gordon Cooney, Jr.

Author:

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Issue:

Issue 5

Date published:

June, 1999

Page:

Person article concerns:

Michael Banks and Gordon Cooney, Jr.

Article type:

Heroes At The Bar

Summary of article:

Michael Banks and Gordon Cooney, Jr. are New Orleans attorneys who represented pro bono death row prisoner John Thompson, and were able to overturn his conviction when they discovered that the DA had concealed exculpatory evidence.

Subject of article:

Misc.:

Source of article:

State or country article is about:

Louisiana

Link to article:

http://justicedenied.org/v1issue5.htm#Heroes%20at%20The%20Bar,%20Banks%20and%20Cooney,%20Work%20Pro%20Bono%20for%2011%20years...and%20it%20paid

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