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Bill Moffitt departs the planet.

By Marks & Katz, LLC

Not having found any online news on the following, I briefly post the sad news that criminal defense lawyer Bill Moffitt passed away today, after being hospitalized a few days ago.  I first heard of Bill when a fellow law student told me that he was defending Earl Clanton against the death penalty when I was obsessively getting the word out against the death penalty in collaboration with my law school?s Amnesty International chapter. Underlining my aversion to living in a state, Virginia, whose government is a constant execution machine, Mr. Clanton was executed soon thereafter.   I first met Bill in 1991 when I joined the NACDL before I had ever handled a criminal case. Bill inspired me to always reach for higher heights in fighting for justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).