Dial Scheck For Murder
August, 1998
Dial Scheck for MurderBarry Scheck, across the table and behind a plate of eggs, is talking about his existential dilemma. Not complaining. Talking. Analyzing. Mulling. Expounding in that familiar nasal warble that picks up steam as the triple espresso kicks in. For 23 years Scheck has practiced law, beginning at Legal Aid in the Bronx, donating countless hours, weeks and months to poor clients. In the past five years, Scheck's Innocence Project has used DNA testing to rescue more than 30 men wr...