Linda Icenhauer-Ramirez is a criminal defense attorney in Travis County, Texas. She has formerly worked as an on staff attorney in the Ferguson Unit in Huntsville, Texas representing convicts in a variety of legal cases. Icenhauer-Ramirez also worked as a legal aid in Beaumont, Texas. In Tape 1, Icenhauer-Ramirez describes her background and career; discusses working on criminal defense cases; and describes her views on the death penalty. In Tape 2, Icenhauer-Ramirez describes the strain of having a career in the legal system; discusses the effects of reliable evidence, testimony, jury selection, and media coverage on cases; describes her work on death penalty cases; and discusses her views on the death penalty further. This interview took place on February 11, 2011 in Austin, TX.
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Icenhauer-Ramirez, Linda (Narrator), Texas After Violence Project (Contributor), Ambrosini-Bacon, Kimberly (Interviewer), Lorins, Rebecca (Videographer), Markert, Erin Park (Transcriber), and Chammah, Maurice (Transcriber)