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The Case of Kian Khatibi
📻 Episode #39
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Oct 30, 2017
About This Episode
In 1998, Kian Khatibi was 22 years old and living in Westchester County, NY when he was wrongfully convicted of stabbing two men during a bar fight and sentenced to 7 to 14 years in prison. After eventually discovering that his brother had committed the crime, Kian successfully fought for his release from prison in…
The Case
In 1998, Kian Khatibi was 22 years old and living in Westchester County, NY when he was wrongfully convicted of stabbing two men during a bar fight and sentenced to 7 to 14 years in prison. After eventually discovering that his brother had committed the crime, Kian successfully fought for his release from prison in 2008 and was finally exonerated in 2012. Kian Khatibi graduated with honors from New York University in 2011 and passed the bar exam in New York after graduating from Cardozo School of Law in 2014. He established a law practice in New York City and is currently working to free other wrongfully convicted individuals.
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00:05:47“Speaker 3: that's him. Like so I kind of steer around the Speaker 3: group to get to the sidewalk because I don't want Speaker 3: anything to do with that. And the guy's still yelling Speaker 3: and it looks like he wanted to come after me Speaker 3: or to hit the tone of his voice.”
00:22:29“Speaker 3: I don't and I hope I never represent someone myself Speaker 3: as an attorney. Now, the way I was represented at Speaker 3: trial by my attorney, then there was a lot of Speaker 3: problems there with the defense. At the same time, I Speaker 3: have to say to myself, well, how can a defense”
00:39:54“Speaker 3: And he says yes, and all the officers stand up, Speaker 3: and I get up and I say, you're on or Speaker 3: I can leave. She says yes, you can leave, and Speaker 3: I turn the officers and I say I can go out. Speaker 3: Those back doors. Yes, I had to ask the question,”
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