The Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos is a fun, short read. The protagonist, Brigham Theodore, has just graduated from law school in Salt Lake City. He worked his way through law school as a janitor. He has no success finding work in anything like a traditional law firm, but he gets hired by Tommy Two Balls, who runs a somewhat unscrupulous firm. His second case is a murder trial that forms the basis of most of the book.
His client shot a man five times, killing him, in clear view of a bunch of people, including several police officers. The only issue is why she did it and her state of mind at the time: The person she killed had kidnapped and tortured her young daughter to death.
I'm not sure how realistic this all is, but the book is a lot of fun and keeps the pages turning.
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