Akron Defense Attorney Opposes Death Penalty; Has Perfect Record In Capital Cases

Akron attorney Don Malarcik has represented defendants in six death penalty cases in the past 15 years.


None was sentenced to death.


Malarcik, a staunch death penalty opponent, takes pride in his perfect record on what he considers his most important work.

“I have represented individuals I’m comfortable with never being free again,” Malarcik said in a recent interview. “I never represented someone I thought should die.”

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