Christian Bale, star of the latest Batman movie and the next Terminator movie, is accused of assaulting his mother and his sister in an incident at a hotel in London. He's quoted in an AP wire story: "It's a deeply personal matter," Bale told The Associated Press at a news conference at a luxury hotel in Barcelona. "I would ask you to respect my privacy in the matter." Yeah, … [Read more...] about Christian Bale Wants Privacy
Greenfield On the Lori Drew Dismissal Motion
New York Criminal Defense Lawyer Scott Greenfield has a fascinating examination of the dismissal motion in the Lori Drew prosecution. Drew is accused of helping her daughter set up fake MySpace page to trick a troubled young girl named Megan Meier into thinking she had made a new friend. Later, this "friend" turned mean and abusive and ultimately suggest that Megan should kill … [Read more...] about Greenfield On the Lori Drew Dismissal Motion
A Model Shoot At Six Corners
I just finished a model shoot. I haven't got any pictures yet, so if you were hoping for some cheesecake, this post will be a disappointment (I'm looking at you, Ken!) I just thought a few people might be interested in how this works, and besides, I need a break from all the law-and-order blogging. I did a couple of group model shoots last summer, and they were fun and … [Read more...] about A Model Shoot At Six Corners
Something Fishy About DNA Fingerprinting ?
There's been some excitement among criminal defense bloggers such as Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Katz, and the Dude over a fascinating Los Angeles Times article about some strange search results in some of the major DNA databases. State crime lab analyst Kathryn Troyer was running tests on Arizona's DNA database when she stumbled across two felons with remarkably similar genetic … [Read more...] about Something Fishy About DNA Fingerprinting ?
“The superman exists and he’s American.”
I just found out the Watchmen trailer is up at Empire Online. I'm not a super-fan of the comic, but I can understand why some people are. In its day, it must have been the most amazing thing ever. Some of the freshness has worn off now that we've seen its techniques used by more recent graphic novels. Kind of like how the ending of Hamlet---big fight, everybody dies---seems … [Read more...] about “The superman exists and he’s American.”