The Ordeal of Larry Hicks: The Horrifying but Beautiful Tale of His Death Penalty Case

Larry Hicks came within four days of being executed in the Indiana electric chair for supposedly stabbing two men to death in a fight in a Gary home in northwest Indiana. He was represented by a public defender who failed to properly investigate the case, did not know that Larry faced the death penalty until a week before trial, yet failed to request a continuance and presented no defense at the day-and-a-half trial, and after sentencing subsequently failed to initiate a timely appeal.

Larry Hicks was a deeply religious and good young man. This is the story of how an absolutely innocent man was nearly executed. And why he was not. -- It is an inspirational story and criminal justice story as well.