Defending People

the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering

Newbie Defense Lawyers

Mark Bennett | February 3, 2009

I’m enjoying hearing Harris County’s newly minted criminal defense lawyers, recent departures from the prosecutorial bar, talking about prosecutorial bullshit as though  they’re the first to discover a previously-unknown creature.

Ricochet

Mark Bennett | October 19, 2008

Scott “Paladin” Greenfield yesterday took on former prosecutors advertising for criminal defense cases by suggesting that they can do things for the accused that other people can’t. There are lots of angles that could be taken on this issue; Scott’s is that
The pitch is intended to capitalize on a basic misperception by thepublic, that the [...]