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Brian Dorsey
Death Sentences
April 3
He Faces Execution. His Lawyers May Have Earned Less Than $4 per Hour.
Some death penalty lawyers get paid the same no matter how long they work on a case. Critics say it’s a perverse incentive when a life is at stake.
By
Maurice Chammah
and
Keri Blakinger