In his recently republished book, Justice Under God: How Faith, Hope, and Charity Freed an Innocent Man and Helped Save a Thousand Lives, Boston College Law School Adjunct Professor Christopher J. Muse, a retired Superior Court judge, chronicles his and his father’s intervention in the life of Bobby Joe Leaster. Leaster was imprisoned for more than 15 years for a 1970 murder and armed robbery in Dorchester he didn’t commit. Working pro bono, Christopher Muse and his father Robert Muse (BC Class of 1942), started in 1977 to right the wrong; Leaster was freed in the winter of 1986. The book describes the crucial impact of the Leaster case in thwarting the reinstitution of capital punishment in Massachusetts during the 1990s, and unlocking compensation opportunities for people who were unjustly incarcerated. Following his release from prison, Leaster worked for decades steering at-risk kids in Boston away from gangs and toward school or jobs. Leaster maintained a close friendship and connection to the Muse family, until his death in 2020. Read more in BC News.