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Author: Michael A. Ponsor

📘 The hanging judge by Michael A. Ponsor

When a drive‑by shooting in Holyoke kills a Puerto Rican drug dealer and a volunteer hockey mom, the state police arrest a rival gang member. Unable to apply the state’s abolition of the death penalty, the U.S. Attorney moves the case into federal court so that a death sentence can be sought. The Honorable David S. Norcross, who has served only two years on the bench, is then tasked with hearing the state’s first federal death‑penalty trial in decades. The case pits an ambitious female prosecutor against a brilliant veteran defense attorney, while community outrage, media pressure, and vengeful gang members surround the proceedings. Adding to the tension is a romantic entanglement that threatens to compromise the trial—and an unexpected force that emerges during the volatile proceedings.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller

Authors: Michael A. Ponsor

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