Overkill (A Jaywalker Case)

Harrison J. Walker—Jaywalker, to the world—is a frayed-at-the-edges defense attorney with a ninety-percent acquittal rate, thanks to an obsessive streak a mile wide. But winning this case will take more than just dedication. Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Estrada killed another boy after a fight over a girl: shot him point-blank between the eyes. No one disputes those facts. This kid is jammed up big-time, but almost unable to help himself. He's got the face of an angel but can hardly string together three words to explain what happened that day…yet he's determined to go to trial. All they've got is a "yesbut" defense, as in: "Did you kill him?" "Yes, but…" Jaywalker is accustomed to bending the rules—this case will stretch the law to the breaking point and beyond. Its a case no one can winwhich is exactly why hes going to take it. Harrison J. WalkerJaywalker, to the worldis a frayed-at-the-edges defense attorney with a ninety-percent acquittal rate, thanks to an obsessive streak a mile wide. But winning this case will take more than just dedication. Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Estrada killed another boy after a fight over a girl: shot him point-blank between the eyes. No one disputes those facts. This kid is jammed up big-time, but almost unable to help himself. Hes got the face of an angel but can hardly string together three words to explain what happened that dayyet hes determined to go to trial. All theyve got is a yesbut defense, as in: Did you kill him? Yes, but Jaywalker is accustomed to bending the rulesthis case will stretch the law to the breaking point and beyond. Harrison J. Walker--Jaywalker, to the world--is a frayed-at-the-edges defense attorney with a ninety-percent acquittal rate, thanks to an obsessive streak a mile wide. But winning this case will take more than just dedication. Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Estrada killed another boy after a fight over a girl: shot him point-blank between the eyes. No one disputes those facts. This kid is jammed up big-time, but almost unable to help himself. He's got the face of an angel but can hardly string together three words to explain what happened that day ... yet he's determined to go to trial. All they've got is a "yesbut" defense, as in: "Did you kill him'" "Yes, but ..." Jaywalker is accustomed to bending the rules--this case will stretch the law to the breaking point and beyond Defense attorney Harris J. Walker takes the case of seventeen-year-old Jeremy Estrada, who killed another boy over a girl. The case is seeminly unwinnable, but Jaywalker, as he is known, has a ninety-percent acquittal rate and refuses to give up on the boy with face of an angel