Category Archives: wrongful convictions

Plainly, outrageously unjust criminal convictions ignored or evaded by judges.

May 8, 2012

Death Penalty

An excellent debate, one of the most thoughtful and well done television programs ever, but very little viewed.  Which says something, I guess:   The only thing that would have improved it is having Gamso on the panel.  That would … Continue reading →

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May 8, 2012

Chinese Lawyers

are “gallant” and “brave”.  When was the last time anyone applied even remotely similar appellations to lawyers in the US? Scott Greenfield worries about the future of the profession, and thinks the problem, and maybe the solution, has something to do with … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2012

Conrad Black Released

He’s an important figure on these pages, and I imagine we haven’t heard the last from him about his experience as a guest of the United States government. In any case, apparently they’re having trouble letting him go.

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April 25, 2012

RICO, MERS And The Rule Of Law

Some years ago I brought a “civil” RICO lawsuit.  RICO is a federal law, an acronym for “Racketeering, Influenced and Corrupt Organizations” Act, dating from about 1970 and designed to bring organized crime – basically mafia like entities – under … Continue reading →

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April 17, 2012

Separation Of Powers? (Update)

Forget about it.  Wrongful convictions are not the responsibility of the judicial branch that perpetrates them; they’re the responsibility of the executive branch that seeks them. That’s the underlying reality being implicitly acknowledged with this latest initiative in New York … Continue reading →

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April 17, 2012

Oops, Our Bad

Is anyone going to care now? But DNA testing this year on the hair and on other old evidence virtually eliminates Tribble as a suspect and completely clears Odom. Both men have completed their sentences and are on lifelong parole. … Continue reading →

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April 16, 2012

The Lindbergh Baby

There’s a joke you can perhaps effectively use if you’re ever pulled over by a police officer who asks you the standard question:  “Do you know why I stopped you?” – looking for a confession, of course. You can answer:  … Continue reading →

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April 13, 2012

Ineffective Lawyers And Double Standards

You would think  the issue of bad lawyering is dressed up in partisan, ego-flexing bickering.  Sometimes it is.  But there’s a bigger thing going on I thought I’d point out. Mark Bennett has had ineffective assistance on his mind.  As … Continue reading →

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April 9, 2012

Economics

David Packman has practically gone broke a dozen times.  Now he has to quit. I’m broke.  Have been for so long I no longer care. Meanwhile there’s a big legal battle, with lawyers and everything, over whether a small town … Continue reading →

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April 4, 2012

We The People…

I’m not as much of a populist as some might think.  In fact personally, my political tastes tend toward monarchy. But that’s not the world we live in, so let’s move on. The constitution is not some esoteric sacred scripture … Continue reading →

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April 3, 2012

Read It And Weep

The SCOTUS basically says that anyone who frames you for a crime you did not commit is immune from suit, at least in federal court under section 1983, which is pretty much a dead letter anyway. The case was Rehberg … Continue reading →

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April 2, 2012

Hidden Suffering

The toll taken by wrongful convictions is devastating.  It is worse when the victims live and die unnoticed and anonymous. Bravo to the Toronto Star for not letting this one go.

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April 1, 2012

Quid Pro Quo

I don’t know why this isn’t bigger news, at least in New York State. Read the transcript of the testimony yourself. The press makes sure to note that the testimony comes from a “disbarred” lawyer facing 45 years in prison.  … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2012

Very Important News Story

Can you imagine?  A pizza shop owner who collects from customers – and pays out to employees – at least partly in cash that never makes it into official accountings and tax returns?  And over a three year period might … Continue reading →

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March 25, 2012

Irony And Character

I don’t want to go on about this issue too much, since others do. There are many lawyers.  Too many, we have been hearing for years.  At the same time there is a crisis in providing legal representation for regular … Continue reading →

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