Well, with Justice Stevens retiring from the Supreme Court, it's time to start another round of speculation and wishful thinking about who will get the job this time. I have no idea who the mainstream pundits are pushing for, but I'm always partial to Wise County Deputy Commonwealth Attorney Ken Lammers. He has more criminal law experience than the entire current court … [Read more...] about What Might Have Been…
In Which I Slap Around the Fairfax County Police a Bit More
My latest post at When Falls the Coliseum takes on the issue of why the police in Fairfax County, Virginia, should be more forthcoming about how and why one of their officers shot and killed an unarmed man. Jennifer tells me I need to work on my self-promotion skills, so I'll just say that I think this is one of my more rantastic pieces. I almost sound like I'm accusing the … [Read more...] about In Which I Slap Around the Fairfax County Police a Bit More
Jurors’ Presumptions
As a non-lawyer, and as a generally law-abiding citizen, my main interaction with the criminal justice system is going to be as a juror. But over at a public defender, Gideon is saying that jurors don't really understand the presumption of innocence: I have come to believe that that is hogwash. Jurors are smart enough to know what to say. They've also been reading the … [Read more...] about Jurors’ Presumptions
The Murderous Cops of Fairfax County, Virginia
Police officers in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been killing civilians. Then they've been stonewalling everyone who asks about it, not even revealing the names of the officers who pulled the trigger: Last November along the roadside of Richmond Highway, a major thoroughfare in Fairfax County, Virginia, a police officer shot and killed David Masters, an unarmed motorist, as … [Read more...] about The Murderous Cops of Fairfax County, Virginia
It’s Been a Year…
Happy Easter everybody. Today's not really a great day for me. It was a year ago today that my mother died. The trouble actually started two weeks earlier when she went into the hospital. That's when she really disappeared. But today's the first anniversary of the day she died. All in all, this is the end of a rough year for me. I lost both my parents, I lost months of my … [Read more...] about It’s Been a Year…