EPISODE · Nov 19, 2023 · 31 MIN
Death penalty defense lawyer on “how he lives with himself”
from NYC lawyer Dmitriy Shakhnevich, In Conversation With...
Dmitriy Shakhnevich, Esq., in conversation with David R. Dow on how he began in death penalty litigation, why he used to support the death penalty, but no longer does, how he “lives with himself,” toughest challenges in litigating death penalty cases, the prevalence of wrongful convictions and how that impacts death penalty litigation, what David has learned about death through his work and the importance of humanizing criminal defendants.
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Dmitriy Shakhnevich, Esq., in conversation with David R. Dow on how he began in death penalty litigation, why he used to support the death penalty, but no longer does, how he “lives with himself,” toughest challenges in litigating death penalty cases, the prevalence of wrongful convictions and how that impacts death penalty litigation, what David has learned about death through his work and the importance of humanizing criminal defendants.
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