Imagine for one moment that you are falsely accused of committing a crime you did not commit. Imagine that someone made up horrific lies about you, claiming you did something that you simply did not do. Imagine that the person accusing you of these things that you did...
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Famous Cases
Man, They Really Murdaughed That Trial
I’ve been looking for a good pun, using ‘Murder’ and ‘Murdaugh’ since they synch so beautifully, but this is the best I could come up with. “They” refers to the lawyers. All of them, both sides, but especially the defense. I’m thinking “Murdaughing a Case” could...
KYLE RITTENHOUSE IS NOT GUILTY
Got your attention? Kyle Rittenhouse is on trial for shooting and killing protestor/rioters (depending on your point of view; I consider them to be both) in Kenosha, Wisconsin during the riots last summer. He is claiming self-defense. This means that he must show by...
What IS as Batson Challenge, Anyway?
By Craig Platt Ahmaud Arbery's alleged killers are on trial right now in Georgia. Mr. Arbery, a young black gentleman, was reportedly chased down and killed in cold blood by three white men. The three are now facing a jury of twelve of their peers. That jury is...
Bang, Bang, You Shot Me Down
Those lyrics from an old Cher song don’t convey the horror. Imagine being Alec Baldwin right now. Regardless of your opinion of the guy, you have to feel sorry for him. He killed a person and apparently had no clue the prop gun he was using was loaded. For anyone...
Is Kavanaugh a Rapist? The question matters.
Imagine that you have small children. Imagine that you have a big date planned with your spouse and desperately need a baby sitter. Imagine that you hear about a local high school boy, who comes highly recommended, is smart and charming, a stand out scholar, who baby...
The Nunes Memo: What Does it Mean?
Last week the airwaves were a-twitter with talk of a dramatic Memo prepared by Representative Nunes, which would destroy the Mueller investigation. Then, when it was finally released on Friday, the pundits appeared to be confused. They seemed confused by their own...
Larry Nassar – the Sentencing, and the Defense
I watched with interest the TV coverage of Larry Nassar’s sentencing, the pervert doctor who sexually assaulted young female gymnasts. Allegedly. Until he entered a guilty plea. Then it was for sure. Which is why his defense attorney’s attitude may have perplexed some...
Why I Quit Blogging
Simply put, there’s such a huge number of new legal topics to pick from these days that it has become impossible to keep up. An embarrassment of riches. It used to be that interesting legal issues, worthy of comment, came up in the news every week or so. IF we were...
Team Trump and their Legal Eagles
It’s been nearly impossible to write blogs over the past year or two. There has been such an embarrassment of riches in terms of legal subject matter in the news. And since January, as we all know if we have working brains, it has been coming so fast and furiously...