I was reading Mark Bennett's account of the long and winding road that lead to the U.S. Supreme Court granting a stay of execution for Hank Skinner, a Texas man who's claiming that some untested DNA evidence might prove him innocent. It's a fascinating procedural tale, if you're into that sort of thing, which I'm not. But one thing Bennett wrote really sticks out: If the … [Read more...] about So What If You Might Be Innocent?
A Bank Robbery To Go
In the movies and on television, bank robbers are daring and audacious. After storming the bank in a blitz attack that stuns the guards, they force the bank manager to empty the vault while they raid the teller drawers. All the while, one of them yells out a precise two-minute countdown that will allow them to escape before the police respond. In real life, bank … [Read more...] about A Bank Robbery To Go
“We Are All Not Guilty of Something…”
As you may have noticed, I love reading criminal defense blogs, and now there's a new one I'm looking forward to. Actually it's one of the oldest crimlaw blogs on the web, but it's getting some new life to it: Mirriam Seddiq -- the no-longer-anonymous proprietress of the original Not Guilty blog -- is scraping a few rusty spots off her sword and shield as … [Read more...] about “We Are All Not Guilty of Something…”
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
I've been a Weird Al fan since the beginning, so yeah, I'd go see this. … [Read more...] about Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
WFTC: We Don’t Work For the Money
In my latest piece for When Falls the Coliseum, I try to explain why we work, and it's not for the money. To be honest, I kind of rushed this piece out to meet my self-imposed goal of posting something on WFTC every week. It's really not very good. I wouldn't read it if I were you. … [Read more...] about WFTC: We Don’t Work For the Money