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Technical Difficulties: Please Do Not Stand By…The Constitution
My plans to return to Donald Trump, and his impact on the criminal legal system – I no longer really think it’s proper to refer to it as a “justice” system; it’s not even really a system of law – have...
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Tweets & Stones
Well, so I’m a few minutes late getting to the party on this issue of tweets, twits, stones…whatever. Okay, maybe it’s a few days. On the other hand, I don’t see any of you paying me to write these...
View ArticleImmigration, Deportation & Criminal Defense
Many defense attorneys fail to consider the potential consequences a criminal case will have on their clients. And even where a person has committed a crime, had a momentary lapse, or made a stupid...
View ArticleThe Bell Curve of Crime & Punishment
I meet some bad people in my line of work. I also meet some really nice people. And I meet a whole lot of people somewhere in between those two extremes. The law, unfortunately, ignores the bell...
View ArticleA Criminal Defense Attorney's "Job"
Recently, I won a medical marijuana case without even mentioning the words “medical” or “marijuana.” The experience, however, was anything but enjoyable and if I had known what I was getting into, I...
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Court Considers New Rules for "Hide the Ball"
I don’t often read the actual news section of the San Francisco Daily Journal, although I try at least every couple-or-three days to look over the Daily Appellate Report insert that comes with it....
View ArticleDemonizing the Defense
Without an ounce of self-recognition, the right howls at Biden’s a priori decision to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court. Several Senate Republicans have told CNN they disagreed with the...
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