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Birmingham Capital Murder Conviction, Death Sentence, Overturned
A Birmingham man will get a second shot at trial, after his 2010 Jefferson County conviction for capital murder was recently overturned by the Alabama Court of Appeals. Our Birmingham murder defense...
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CA - Audio from an anonymous person about Coalinga State Hospital
The following audio file was sent to use via email and posted with the users permission.WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGE, DISCRETION IS ADVISED!Audio Description: I would like to stay anonymous. I have a...
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FL - Today, An Accusation Gets You Life (in Prison)
Original Article05/25/2013By Joseph SnookEscambia - Most professionals would agree that children lie. Young children often have a creative and vivid imagination. Learning the implications of a lie can...
View ArticleS.1037: "A bill to ensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth...
Sen. Rand Paul's bill to ensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is not available on the Library of Congress website, perhaps until...
View ArticleLege slowly but surely plowing through Tim Cole Advisory Panel recommendations
One has to give the Texas Legislature credit where it's due. The Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions was a one-time task force charged with making recommendations to reduce false...
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Happy Memorial Day - Thank You Troops and Veterans!
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Kaufman County Court at Law- New Rules
Clients of mine who have experienced the criminal justice system in multiple Texas counties are often surprised by how different the process is in each locality. The Penal Code and the Code of Criminal...
View ArticleHow do I get an ignition interlock license?
Assuming you are otherwise eligible - the following are brief instructions on how to obtain your Ignition Interlock license (IIL): 1. File the application & Pay the $100 application fee. Take your...
View ArticleSheppard on Jury, Liberty, and Decay
Steve Sheppard (University of Arkansas) has posted Jury, Liberty, and Decay on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The jury is an ancient institution for the protection of an individuals’ liberty against...
View ArticleGreat Job Arnold & Wadsworth
I just wanted to congratulate Brian Arnold and Kara Nally for their recent trial wins. It isn’t always easy to fight over custody, parent time, alimony and child support. I feel blessed to work with...
View ArticleMcBride on Probability in Court
Ennis McBride (Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law) has posted The Practical Application of Probability in Court: Advancing Science or Timeless Art? on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The...
View ArticleEffective ProPublica reports on the problems of prosecutorial misconduct
The investigative journalism website ProPublica has now published another installment in its notable series of pieces concerning the problems of prosecutorial misconduct. The series is titled "Out of...
View Article"Humane Punishment for Seriously Disordered Offenders: Sentencing...
The title of this post is the title of this new paper by E. Lea Johnston now available on SSRN. Here is the abstract: At sentencing, a judge may foresee that an individual with a major mental disorder...
View ArticleIs capital punishment uniquely unfair to jurors required to make life/death...
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new AP article headlined "Arias trial jury foreman says death decision unfair for 12 average people who aren't lawyers." Here are excerpts:...
View ArticleD.Neb.: Voluntarily returning home supported finding of consent
Defendant who voluntarily returned to his home in his own car voluntarily consented to a search of the house. United States v. Rodas, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72970 (D.S.C. May 23, 2013).* Officers...
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OH - Man fights Facebook accusations of rape and being a pedophile
Original Article05/23/2013By Rob WiercinskiTOLEDO - [name withheld] says being threatened by a total stranger was his first clue something wasn't right. "I was walking at Highland Park yesterday, a guy...
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Man fights Facebook accusations of rape
5-26-2013 Ohio: TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - Chad Lesko says being threatened by a total stranger was his first clue something wasn't right. "I was walking at Highland Park yesterday, a guy......
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The Register's Editorial: Farm bill should benefit everyone
5-26-2013 Washington DC: The farm bill that died in the last Congress has come back to life. It might actually pass this time. Two versions of the bill being debated in the Senate and House......
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How Courts Punish You For Going To Trial
Video Description: Courts are set up to minimize their own work load and punish people who are convicted of wasting the court's time by going to trial and being found guilty. Defense attorney and drug...
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David Vitter’s hypocritical, punitive, horrible new amendment
5-26-2013 Washington DC: Senator's new measure denies food stamps for life to certain classes of ex-convicts In a sleepy moment on the Senate floor Wednesday, Senate Democrats accepted an... [[This,an...
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