An individual wrongfully convicted won an appeal and retained Norm to do the retrial. As a result of what Norm believed were false allegations regarding conduct at the first trial, the client was forced by the Court to wear a frightening net and hood over his head throughout the trial. The impact of that could have caused the jury to convict solely on the client’s appearance. Regardless, Norm passionately tried the case before the jury and his client was found not guilty of all charges. After the acquittal Norm told the NY Post: “His eyes portrayed a moment of restored humanity, he asked me to make sure I thanked the jurors for giving him a chance, despite how he looked.
Wrongly convicted individual retains Norm for retrial and wins even though the Court required the client to wear a frightening get up in front of the jury Wrongly convicted individual retains Norm for retrial and wins even though the Court required the client to wear a frightening get up in front of the jury View Article