In their final bid to sway the jury on whether or not to recommend the death penalty for Patrick McDowell, prosecutors and McDowell’s defense team will make their closing arguments Thursday in his sentencing trial.
Before Patrick McDowell’s attorneys made their final bid Thursday to convince a jury not to recommend the death penalty for their client, McDowell took the stand for the second time during his sentencing trial and read a statement, asking the jury not to show him mercy.
Defense attorneys for Patrick McDowell are expected to call another two witnesses Wednesday as they wrap up their effort to convince a jury not to recommend the death penalty for the man who admitted to fatally shooting a Nassau County deputy.
The sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 will resume Friday morning with more testimony from defense witnesses.
The sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 resumed Thursday with something unexpected: Patrick McDowell took the stand to testify in his own defense.