Law Practice,
Criminal
Jun. 22, 2018
Civil lawyer in first-time criminal trial tells jury his client is brave
In the closing arguments of his first criminal trial, defense counsel Rick Richmond, a seasoned commercial litigator from Jenner & Block LLP, painted his client — accused of murder — as a brave man who attempted to help a friend by jumping into a brawl that left one man dead and several injured.
In the closing arguments of his first criminal trial, defense counsel Rick Richmond, a seasoned commercial litigator from Jenner & Block LLP, painted his client -- accused of murder -- as a brave man who attempted to help a friend by jumping into a brawl that left one man dead and several injured.
"What did Dietrich see? What did Dietrich hear? We have to keep ourselves in his shoes," managing partner Richmond told the jury sev...
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