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How Can You Represent Someone Like That?

Dennis Shere, attorney, author, and member of the defense team for Juan Luna, one of the two men accused of the Brown’s Chicken murders, will speak at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.

During his presentation, Shere will answer the question, “How Can You Represent Someone Like That?” Shere’s talk will examine why an attorney would defend a person who appears to be guilty of a horrible crime, what the attorney hopes to achieve, and the difference between justice and retribution.

Shere is the author of The Last Meal: Defending an Accused Mass Murderer (2010), which focuses on the challenges a defense attorney faces in a capital murder case. Shere also wrote Cain’s Redemption (2005), a book about the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

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Shere received his juris doctorate from DePaul University in 2003 after a long career in journalism and as general manager of Moody Bible Institute’s media operations in Chicago. He is a former assistant public defender in Kane County.

This New Lyceum Lecture Series program, presented by the Batavia Public Library, is free. However, registration is required. Call (630) 879-1393 and select option 2, or register online at www.BataviaPublicLibrary.org.

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