Desc: The Life Penalty: Directed by David Quint. How did a rebel public defender from Boulder, Colorado, throw a monkey wrench into America's "death machine"? Slip into a juror's seat as David Wymore and other nationally recognized criminal defense attorneys bring their fight against the death penalty to the front line: the courtroom. Casting a revelatory and often uncomfortable light on our justice system, The Life Penalty shakes the ethical and moral foundations of capital punishment in the contemporary United States.