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Jeff Gamso has an interesting post today about what may be the most common use of the death penalty: And there's Jared Lee Loughner who might have been found insane rather than guilty of murder and locked away for the rest of his life after a trial rather than quickly pleading guilty and getting locked away for the rest of his life if..Arizona...didn't have a death penalty. … [Read more...] about What the Death Penalty Deters

Seventeen years after O.J. Simpson got away with murder, prosecutor Christopher Darden announces he's figured out why he lost: Former Los Angeles deputy district attorney Christopher Darden on Thursday accused Simpson's defense lawyer, the late Johnnie Cochran, of "manipulating" one of the infamous gloves that the prosecution said linked Simpson to the grisly double murder of … [Read more...] about Christopher Darden is Apparently Still a Little Bitter

So here's a bit of good news: In the race to succeed longtime Pinellas County Judge Henry Andringa, Cathy McKyton defeated Scott Andringa. Scott Andringa is Henry Andringa's son. I don't know anything about Cathy McKyton, except that Brian Tannebaum supported her, which means she probably isn't a complete tool. On the other hand, I know plenty about her opponent, Scott … [Read more...] about Scott Andringa Won’t Be a Judge After All

Lawyers in the blogosphere are always complaining that having a presence on the internet doesn't bring them more business, just more people asking for free legal advice. Today, while cleaning out a bunch of spam email, I discovered that somebody was asking me for free legal advice. Since I'm not a lawyer in any way, shape, or form, I figured I'd throw it out to all my readers, … [Read more...] about An Urgent Legal Question About Ladies’ Undergarments

If you've ever tried to use Google to find a lawyer for a DUI or traffic offense, you've probably stumbled across one of those relentlessly SEO optimized sites that isn't actually a law firm but promises to put you in touch with a lawyer. Basically, they're referral services. This always seemed annoying but harmless to me. To Spokane, Washington criminal defense attorney Steve … [Read more...] about Dangers of Searching for a DUI Lawyer Online