Subpoenaing MySpace Records

Fax subpoenas for MySpace records in criminal cases to:
Custodian of Records
MySpace.com
(310) 969-7394
Include the name and user I.D. number of the account holder.

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Foreign Blawgs

The three most prolific foreign blawgs that I read regularly — GeekLawyer, BabyBarista, and Ruthie’s Law — have convinced me that British blawgers are, to put it gently, odd.
Ruthie speaks of herself in the third person, with lots and lots of italicized words.
BabyBarista, if half of his tales are to be believed, [...]

The Same the World Over

Simon Myerson at Pupillage and How to Get It is talking about BVCs (Bar vocational courses) and whether they are worth a damn (at least, that’s my understanding of what he’s talking about, but we are two blogs divided by a common language). I hope that some day I will understand the British way of [...]

Sharon Keller Complaint

When Sharon Keller barred the courthouse doors to lawyers for Michael Richard, she killed Mr. Richard as surely as if she had put a bullet into his head on the courthouse steps (thanks to Robb Fickman for that vivid image). There can be very little doubt that, had Keller not acted as she had, Mr. [...]

Why Fear Luck?

The Greatest American Lawyer writes about luck:
If luck were a dominant factor in how things happen, there would be few if any patterns amongst high achievers. Achievement would be random. At that point, what is the use in even trying?
That’s a non sequitur. Who’s to say that good fortune is not part of [...]

Ten Best? No Dice.

I’ve been tremendously honored lately to be mentioned in some of my fellow bloggers’ (Grits for Breakfast, Austin Criminal Defense, Deliberations [edit: and Simple Justice]) posts about the ten best criminal justice blogs. Scott at Grits [edit: and Scott at Simple Justice] included me in the list (Jamie at Austin Criminal Defense and Anne at [...]

Malum and Mao

Mississippi Gulf Coast public defender Malum in Se writes about his guerrilla operations against the state:
Last month I prepared 42 motions for bond reconsideration and set them for hearing wherever the court administrators would allow me to squeeze them in. This had all the ADA’s in an uproar calling and pleading to take them off [...]

Heartbreaking Secrets, Jury Selection, the Tao and Voir Dire

Anne Reed wrote yesterday about What They’ll Never Tell You:
Good lawyers know how much you can learn about jurors if you ask the right questions in voir dire. Really good lawyers know how much you’ll never learn, no matter how perfect your questions are. Often — maybe always — the experiences that most shape our [...]

The Myth of Fingerprints

In the Brandon Mayfield case, AFIS listed Mr. Mayfield as one of four people in the system whose fingerprints had features in common with the questioned fingerprint from the bombing in Madrid.
An FBI “Supervisory Fingerprint Specialist”, Agent Terry Green, concluded that Mr. Mayfield’s left index fingerprint matched the questioned fingerprint.
John T. Massey, an “independent fingerprint [...]

Patriot Act Unconstitutional

Why have we not talked about this? I searched the blogs on my list of regular reads for “Brandon Mayfield” and found only one mention in the last seven months, in passing in Underdog. Do I need to broaden my blawgospherical horizons?
“This” is the opinion of the Honorable Ann Aiken of the United States District [...]

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