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Your Attention Please: 29 Nov 2012 | 08:33 am
Judge Carol Berkman has retired. "I have this reputation for being a mean old bitch," Berkman, 70, said just before lunch, after hearing her last case, a gun possession, and stepping down from the be...
Take Pause, Anonymous 22 Mar 2012 | 02:15 pm
My previous post, The Cops Show You a Picture of Yourself raised a good question from an anonymous commenter, who wrote: Your comment "they don't have to show me the video" makes me take pause. Aren'...
Preach On, Gideon 21 Mar 2012 | 01:08 pm
I had two goals: First, to find some new defense blogs to link to as I clear out some apparently-abandoned blogs. The other was to try to write a meaningful piece on the Dharun Ravi - Rutgers - cybe...
The Cops Show You a Picture of Yourself 19 Mar 2012 | 02:52 am
This happens every day, so let's deal with it. The police come to your house or a detective calls you into the police station, and they show you a photo. It's a photo of you, but you're not doing an...
Prison for Profit 27 Feb 2012 | 04:38 am
Here's an interesting article: Basically, this corporation, Corrections Corporation of America, has offered to buy states' prisons, in exchange for a 20 year management contract, plus an assurance th...
Drug of Choice 20 Jun 2011 | 02:06 pm
If you were handed a hundred cases that are all serious felony trial cases, some of which need extensive motions or briefs, most of which need legal research and investigation, and they're all on for ...
Flirting Longer and Harder 14 Apr 2011 | 12:53 pm
I first met my client a few days ago. He is kind of homeless-looking and had a long rap sheet full of long prison bids. He had just been arrested and he was very angry. He didn't want to talk, he w...
Assisting by Being "Ineffective" 10 Apr 2011 | 04:19 pm
This week, the blawg world was abuzz about incompetent and ineffective criminal defense attorneys. I'm not excusing the practices of attorneys [accused of being ineffective], but all of this talk of ...
Don't Call Me Sugar 9 Feb 2011 | 04:06 pm
A few weeks ago, I got really overwhelmed. I have this case in which my client is facing a lot of prison time, a case that will probably go to trial. The first plea offer I got in the case is about ...
Lunch Lady 23 Jan 2011 | 04:07 pm
I usually eat lunch at my desk, but yesterday I grabbed lunch at a place near the courthouse. While I ate, two men sat down at the table next to me. I wasn't trying to listen to their conversation, ...
