SPEAK FOR YOURSELF AND HELP YOURSELF: By Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney in Alameda County California. Originally published in 2007 and reprinted with permission from Crimina Justice and America magazine Up until now, you’ve been silent. You wanted to speak up, but someone else did the talking, explaining, arguing, and negotiating for you. Your […]
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Representing Informants
By Stuart Kirchick – Criminal Defense Attorney in Santa Clara County, California since 1989 As a second-year law student in 1988, I attended a conference of criminal defense attorneys in San Francisco where half the day was devoted to discovery procedures for the disclosure of informants. In discussing the subject, each prominent attorney proudly announced […]
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The History Of Habeas Corpus
by the late Wally Farrell, Certified Criminal Law Spcialist, San Bernardino and Riverside County, California. Originally printed in 2004 and reprinted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Habeas corpus (roughly, “you should have the body”) has been a capstone of Anglo-American jurisprudence for many centuries, beginning in 1215: Abuses by King John led […]
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HUMOR – Part 3
Originally printed in 2002 in Crime, Justice and America magazine and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine I went to the store the other day. I was only in there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket. So I went up […]
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DNA Goes To Court
Third Of A Three-Part Series By John Riley. Originally printed in 2003 in Crime, Justice and America magazine and reposted here with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine. Attorney Barry Scheck became a national figure in 1995 when he joined the defense team for murder defendant O.J. Simpson as an expert in DNA, the […]
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PRESUMED GUILTY:
What the Jury Never Knew About Laci Peterson’s Murder and Why Scott Peterson Should Not Be On Death Row Book Review & Interview An Interview with Matt Dalton – Author of “Presumed Guilty: What the Jury Never Knew About Laci Peterson’s Murder and Why Scott Peterson Should Not Be On Death Row” by the late […]
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HUMOR – Part 1
Originally printed in 2002 in Crime, Justice and America magazine and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Absolutely-True Testimony From Guaranteed -Actual Transcripts (Nah, probably not) Judge: I know you, don’t I?Defendant: Uh, yes.Judge: All right, tell me, how do I know you?Defendant: Judge, do I have to tell you?Judge: Of course, […]
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