Good writing about social issues helps you understand them clearly. Great writing about social issues shows them to you in a whole new way. Really great writing shows you important social issues where you never noticed them before. Scott Greenfield had a really great post about a guy who didn't pay all of his restaurant bill. Here are the facts, according to the Atlanta … [Read more...] about Crime or Contract Dispute?
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So Your Lawyer Has Some Influence?
Saturday, Scott Greenfield posted about the ethics of defense lawyers who make a big deal out of the fact that they used to be prosecutors and can therefore do a better job of defense. Scott, let's say, has his doubts: The pitch is intended to capitalize on a basic misperception by the public, that the skills one develops as a prosecutor, characterized as "experience in … [Read more...] about So Your Lawyer Has Some Influence?
The Truth About Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer
The latest buzz in the legal blogosphere is Brian Tannebaum's e-book The Truth About Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer. Both Mark Bennett and Scott Greenfield like it, which tells me it's pretty good advice. I'm not a lawyer, nor an expert at hiring one, but I took a quick look at this 28-page pamphlet myself, and it seems like a straightforward explanation of the types of … [Read more...] about The Truth About Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer
You Don’t Want to Be the Target of a Federal Criminal Investigation
The bottom line is, if you are charged with a federal crime, you are probably going to go to prison. If you have been charged with a federal crime your first thought should not be whether you are going to go to trial to prove your innocence. And if you are guilty you certainly should not risk going to trial. Your first thought should be how to keep your prison sentence to the … [Read more...] about You Don’t Want to Be the Target of a Federal Criminal Investigation
A Challenge For My Crimlaw Readers
If you're a criminal defense lawyer or a prosecutor who likes to interpret other state's statutes or even just an ordinary person like me who's fascinated by legal stuff, I have a small challenge for you. When I was writing the post below on some strange questions of law and morality, I read at Classically Liberal that it's illegal in Illinois for an 18-year old … [Read more...] about A Challenge For My Crimlaw Readers