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NY- James Davis-Closing arguments to overturn *Blake Harper 2004 Murder*-Brooklyn; 21 Nov 2019
Attorneys delivered closing arguments on Wednesday in the case of James Davis, who was accused and convicted of murdering Blake Harper at a Jan. 2004 party at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Davis’ lawyers argued that not only was Davis not present at the party when the shots were fired, but that he also had a different haircut from the described shooter.
Eyewitnesses described the shooter as having braids, but Davis’ lawyers argued in front of Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun that their client had a “low Caesar haircut” at the time.
“It did not match the description of the shooter, who was said to have braids,” said Susan Epstein, one of Davis’ lawyers. Davis’ lawyers even put the defendant’s former hairdresser on the stand to testify about his hair length.
Davis’ case is being handled by the Legal Aid Society. It is the first one to be worked on by the public defense organization’s new Wrongful Conviction Unit.
Overturning a man's 2006 murder conviction could come down to his haircut
Attorneys delivered closing arguments on Wednesday in the case of James Davis, who was accused and convicted of murdering Blake Harper at a Jan. 2004 party at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Davis’ lawyers argued that not only was Davis not present at the party when the shots were fired, but that he also had a different haircut from the described shooter.
Eyewitnesses described the shooter as having braids, but Davis’ lawyers argued in front of Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun that their client had a “low Caesar haircut” at the time.
“It did not match the description of the shooter, who was said to have braids,” said Susan Epstein, one of Davis’ lawyers. Davis’ lawyers even put the defendant’s former hairdresser on the stand to testify about his hair length.
Davis’ case is being handled by the Legal Aid Society. It is the first one to be worked on by the public defense organization’s new Wrongful Conviction Unit.
Overturning a man's 2006 murder conviction could come down to his haircut
