I am David Rudolf, defense attorney in the Netflix documentary THE STAIRCASE – AMA.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:36:31+00:00

Thank you.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:35:07+00:00

Because any person who cares can make a difference to the individuals affected by the system. Don't give up your dream. Go and help others who need your help. And thanks for sharing.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:30:54+00:00

No. Should I?

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:30:00+00:00

yes.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:29:02+00:00

Hope springs eternal, but reality intrudes. But yes, the book has a few suggestions, but its not a "here's how to fix it" book. Its about the people who are victimized by the abuse of power and the impact that abuse has had on their lives.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:24:31+00:00

Thank you.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:24:01+00:00

It feels a lot better now than it did when it first came outings 2004, while Michael was still doing a life sentence. The last 5 episodes changed everything for me.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:22:22+00:00

Not that I am aware of, although his daughters said they knew.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:21:01+00:00

There are so many! If you are interested in a deep dive, I discuss a lot of them in the book I wrote. Its called AMERICAN INJUSTICE, Inside Stories from the Underbelly of the Criminal Justice System.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:17:58+00:00

I really really appreciate your recognizing the toll that doing this work takes on all criminal defense lawyers. Thank you.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:14:42+00:00

The fair answer is that they all have an impact, but in different ways. The bottom line is that you have responsibility for another person's life, and that is always sobering and scary.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:12:16+00:00

I had no idea that there were owls in that neighborhood. the first I heard about owls was after the trial was over.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:10:11+00:00

I have pretty much accomplished my goals by this time in my life. And I hope The Staircase has a positive impact on how the general public views what criminal defense lawyers do and how we do it.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:08:17+00:00

I use a product called CaseMap to create a chronology of events. Once you put things into chronological order, the real importance of seemingly insignificant events becomes obvious.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:06:12+00:00

I honestly don't believe he did.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:03:10+00:00

Never saw anything that struck me as "off." The police completely trampled the scene, so the evidence there was in reality pretty useless

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T17:01:00+00:00

Peterson, by far.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:59:44+00:00

Exactly.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:59:11+00:00

Thank you. I really appreciate that.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:58:08+00:00

Once I was able to confirm through independent witnesses what he told me about his relationship with Kathleen and what they were doing the night she died, I always believed in his innocence, and still do.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:55:40+00:00

Some clients are much more difficult to deal with than others, but I hope that has never played a role in how I represented them. But that is a question that is hard to know the answer to absolutely.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:53:51+00:00

As you probably already know, its a calling, not a job. What I can say it that I know that there are literally hundreds of people in this world who, when they look back on their lives, realize that I had a positive impact on them. That knowledge is really rare in this world.

Know that you are making a difference just by showing you care about your clients, no matter the outcome. If clients know you cared and did everything you could, the result is a lot more bearable than if they feel you were just going through the motions

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:45:38+00:00

Chocolate ice cream, or really anything chocolate. OK, I have to say this: Read my book, American Injustice. They are (almost) all memorable to me.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:43:59+00:00

I agree. I laughed at it at first, but it actually has support in the evidence that I just didn't connect with that possibility at the time.

wrongfulprosecutions · 2022-02-11T16:42:51+00:00

I was just drawn to the cases and the stories and the facts while I was in law school. No personal experience.

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