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Patt Morrison Asks: Donald Heller, death-penalty advocate no more

Los Angeles Times
Donald Heller is partly responsible for turning California’s death row into the most populous and expensive in the nation. So why’d the lawyer known as “Mad Dog” change his mind?

Don Heller, Same Lawyer Who Wrote California Death Penalty, Now Fighting to Abolish It

LA Weely
In the late 1970s Don Heller penned a ballot initiative that would reinstate the court’s harshest sentence. But he’s since had a change of heart and mind.

The Unabomber Trial: Restless Defense

PBS Newshour
Kaczynski’s apparent suicide attempt further complicated the proceedings and underscored concerns over his competency to stand trial. Elizabeth Farnsworth spoke with Donald Heller and two other court watchers about the trial.

Best Defense Is A Good Offense

San Francisco Daily Journal
A former prosecuter with a sharp mind and a sharp tongue is sitting by Chuck Quackenbush’s side.