May God Have Mercy (John C. Tucker): A True Story of Crime and Punishment

A true story of how a man was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death, May God Have Mercy exposes the imperfections in the criminal justice system and how it led to the death of an innocent man. Roger Coleman's case became the main story on nightly newscasts and prominent television shows such as Larry King Live, Nightline, Good Morning America, and the Today Show. Many crucial, yet harmful decisions were made that ultimately resulted in …showed first 75 words of 1753 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1753 total…did not do so. Jordan and Arey should have never been appointed as Coleman's counsel, and that alone made Coleman's chances of acquittal slim to none. Roger Coleman was never given a fair chance, even later on in the process before he was executed, however, his defense lawyers performed well below the standards that a man on trial for his life deserves. Their terrible mistakes and decisions led to the death of an innocent man.