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When an arrest is illegal, but yet lawful and the search? Wow.

Posted on January 14, 2008
Earlier today, I was perusing the transcript of oral argument in the Supreme Court in the matter of Virginia v. Moore. Mr. Moore’s case was argued by Tom Goldstein, of SCOTUSblog. I’ll let his co-blogger give you the skinny: If the hearing had been confined to the two core arguments of opposing counsel, the discussion would [...

Oh the irony - Appellate Court ARO 1/14/08

Posted on January 14, 2008
On the heels of my post last week about hazardous duty pay comes this decision from the Appellate Court today. In State v. Damato, the Appellate Court affirmed convictions for attempted assault and murder of a prosecutor. The State alleged that the defendant sought to hire someone to hurt a prosecutor who he felt was [...

Never enough

Posted on January 14, 2008
You just can’t please everyone. Especially when everyone you have to please are clients in this profession. Donzell relates: At Calendar Call, the State offered to dismissed the Aggravated Assault charge, to recommend that my client get ten years on probation with all those special conditions, including intensive probation supervision for six months, and have him [...

Sunday stupidity: Monday edition

Posted on January 14, 2008
A man rides a lawnmower; hilarity ensues.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPxIibhcKY SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Sunday stupidity: Monday edition", url: "http://apublicdefender.com/2008/01/14/sunday-stupidity-monday-edition/" } );

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Monday morning jumpstart

Posted on January 14, 2008
Snow, snow, snow. A jumpstart might just be needed today. Let’s start it off with something to think about: Skelly wonders about this article which asks whether we can continue to trial despite investigation revealing the guilt of the client. Concurring Opinions has this post on Seinfeld’s legal troubles and the law and language...

Prosecutors want hazardous duty pay?

Posted on January 11, 2008
A couple of years ago prosecutors in the State floated a bill asking for hazardous pay. They claimed that defendants threatened and stalked them. I remember the public defender’s office submitting testimony to the legislature saying, essentially, “you think your job is hazardous?”, and providing several examples of public defender employees being the subject of [...

If only I had a public defender - Appellate Court ARO 1/9/08

Posted on January 09, 2008
Four decisions from the appellate court today and all four on crim law. Two good, two pretty bad. In State v. Gupta, the defendant claimed that the trial court incorrectly joined charges involving three separate defendants for trial. Gupta was a pulmonologist who was charged with inappropriately touching the breasts of two patients and going much [...

Gov?s task force gets 2 out of 3 right

Posted on January 09, 2008
After yesterday’s press release by the Guv, apparently outlining her own proposals for criminal justice reform, the task force she appointed to make recommendations released theirs. Initial recommendations from Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s task force on changing the parole system did not include a ?three strikes? law for automatic life sentences, but focused instead on programs [...

Woman sues drug dealer and wins

Posted on January 08, 2008
Here’s a reason for the legalization folks: lawsuits! A woman in Canada successfully sued her drug dealer for giving her bad crystal meth that landed her in a coma. “It was frustrating not having anything done through the criminal system,” said Sandy Bergen, 23, who has been drug- and alcohol-free since the 2004 incident...

Criminal justice reform wheels start turning again

Posted on January 08, 2008
If it’s January, it must be time to get ready for the special session of the legislature. The only focus, as everyone probably knows, is how to fix the state’s criminal justice system which is so horribly broken. I mean, it’s in tatters...

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