Gideon's PromiseA Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer's Musings(Untitled)- July 23, 2003 The Onion's Irreverant, Yet Histerical "Murderer's Eye View" of a Murder Trial Sitting Through This Boring Murder Trial Should Be Punishment Enough The Onionhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0108274/2003/07/22.html#a148 (Untitled)- July 23, 2003 Judge Dismisses Two Terrorism Counts in Lynne Stewart Case ABC News reports here that Federal District Judge John Koeltl today dismissed the two major counts charging attorney Stewart and others saying charges they conspired to support a terrorism organization were unconstitutionally vague. Although this was less that her attorney, Michael Tigar, asked the judge for in a recent hearing, it is clearly a major blow to the government's case.http://radio.weblogs.com/0108274/2003/07/22.html#a147 (Untitled)- July 17, 2003 Reassuring Stat for the Anti-Death Penalty Community U.S. Death Sentences Dropping in Number. Hallelujah....the number of people being sentenced to death in the U.S. is declining. Read the comments by an Oregon prosecutor... TalkLeft: The Politics of Crimehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0108274/2003/07/16.html#a146 (Untitled)- July 17, 2003 A Rare Example of the Mainstream Media Talking Positively About Defense Lawyers Portrait of a Criminal Defense Attorney. The Seattle Times writes this profile of criminal defense lawyer Jeffery Robinson , who has made his name protecting the... TalkLeft: The Politics of Crimehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0108274/2003/07/16.html#a145 (Untitled)- July 3, 2003 Will 160 Miles Make the Difference for Malvo Judge Moves Sniper Trial, Leaving Area Where People 'Lived in Fear'. The trial of Lee Malvo, the younger man charged in the Washington sniper shootings, will be moved 160 miles southeast, from Fairfax, Va., to Chesapeake, Va., near the coast. By Adam Liptak. New York Times: NYT HomePagehttp://radio.weblogs.com/0108274/2003/07/02.html#a144 |