"How Can You Defend Those People?" · The Making of a Criminal Lawyer

A behind-the-scenes look at how our criminal justice system really

works. As a mentor taught Kunen before he became a public defender,

“Guilt or innocence is completely irrelevant. What matters is what the

D.A. can prove.”“A memoir of rare insight and humor.” – Garry Trudeau [JN: note two r’s in Garry]“This chronicle. . . could not be beat as a portrait of criminal court life.” – The New Yorker