Prognostication

One of defense lawyer Norm Pattis's ex-clients apparently wants to kill him. On the one hand, he's got an internal justification for his actions (revenge), and he doesn't seem like the type to care about the consequences. So he's a serious threat in that sense. On the other hand, I don't see how the guy can pull this off. I mean, he didn't have the ability to order a hit … [Read more...] about Another Reason I Couldn’t Be A Criminal Lawyer

(Because I am becoming a site statistics whore.) Public Defender Dude has asked people to post their predictions about the Michael Jackson case. Here's my prediction: Having read as little as possible about the case, I nevertheless boldly lead the way by predicting he will be found guilty of at least one count of administering an intoxicating agent, but he will moonwalk his … [Read more...] about The Michael Jackson Trial

Well, he's guilty of some stuff. But it looks like someone other than white supremacist Matt Hale was responsible for the February 28 killing of the husband and mother of United States District Judge Joan Humphry Lefkow. I'm guessing that this murder of a judge's family hits a guy like Mike at Crime & Federalism pretty hard. He knows a lot of judges and is, of course, an … [Read more...] about Predicting Matt Hale’s Innocence