12/14/2007
Eight Years of Pro Bono Ends in Acquittal in Palladium Case
By Thomas Adcock
The Cooley team representing David Lemus was led by partner Jonathan Bach, and included partner Lori Ploeger, associates Kathleen Cassidy and Jeffrey Lang.
A man who served 14 years in prison for a murder he did not commit said a tearful farewell to New York City last week after a jury acquitted him at a second trial, during which his pro bono lawyers pulled off what they called a "Perry Mason moment" with a confession by the real killer in open court.
Four attorneys for defendent David Lemus, 39, who left for Florida soon after hearing the words "not guilty" on Dec. 6, spoke with passion in an interview Tuesday about what they consider a travesty of criminal justice by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
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Reprinted with permission from the December 14, 2007 edition of the NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL. © 2008 ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved.