The afternoon drive to Parchman was not a particularly pleasant
one. Garner Goodman sat in the front seat as Adam drove. Adam
had just heard from New Orleans and from the district court.
H e’d lost twice. The Fifth Circuit agreed with the decision o f the
federal court on the claim that the gas chamber was cruel, and
the district court denied the claim that Benjamin Keyes had
perform ed ineffectively at trial. Adam now had to perfect appeals
on both claims, with Goodman s help.