The color of law
(Book)

Clark McCall, ne'er-do-well son of a Texas millionaire presidential hopeful, puts a major crimp in his father's election plans when he winds up murdered--apparently by a heroin-addicted hooker named Shawanda Jones. Scott Fenney is assigned to provide Shawanda's pro bono defense. As the case unfolds, pressure is exerted on Scott to deter him from being too aggressive in his defense of Shawanda. That pressure becomes palpable as Scott is slowly stripped of the things he's come to care for most. Will he do the right thing at a terrible cost or the easy thing and keep his hard-earned fabulous life?