Uncontroverted Facts: As an Attorney I Could Never Have Defended This Man
The uncontroverted facts: Cyrus was shot in the back. If someone is pointing a gun at you and you shoot them, they don't get hit in the back. Hawk also addresses that the jury was never told Mr. Chow had been involved in two prior shootings as a private citizen.
Hawk reflects on his own criminal defense career and the moral weight of defending clients in cases involving rape and child sexual assault, and why he walked away from criminal defense law after just three years.
Racism in America in 2026 is part of this conversation, and Hawk acknowledges the limits of his own perspective while…
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