I’ve worked for years as a criminal defense lawyer. People are always interested in my work and the question they ask most often is: How can you defend someone who’s guilty?
I have to admit, sometimes it’s very difficult. And I always add that even guilty defendants are entitled to a vigorous defense. Though people nod in agreement, …
One of the most “common” crimes is driving while under the influence of alcohol/drugs. Maybe you’ve been stopped or at least know a friend or
family member who has been arrested lately. Particularly in the last 15 years, the penalties have gotten worse and law enforcement has gotten tougher. But there’s a fundamental legal problem at the heart …
One of the fun parts of being a writer is doing research for my books. Especially locations like the mysteries in Myanmar!
To make the settings as real and accurate as possible, it’s important to actually go there. It’s possible to get street names, for instance, from Google. But not possible to get a feel for the location …
Okay, I didn’t mean that title as a joke—I’m sure I’ll get tons of comments and answers for the next weeks telling me everything that’s wrong with lawyers! I just had a minor medical surgery process and things went so well. The team of people that attended to me was fabulous. Nurses, anesthesiologists, clerks, and surgeons. There must …
The oil and the money are gushing from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota. But so is the boom in sex trafficking. No surprise, since the practice has always followed a financial boom. This time, however, it’s worse than usual. Whenever there’s been a congregation of young males with lots of cash and nothing to do, prostitution …
The young man, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of detonating a bomb in a pressure cooker at the Boston Marathon, has begun his trial in federal court in Boston. He faces 30 charges including blowing up a weapon of mass destruction/terrorism. The prosecutors allege that Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlin, plotted and executed the detonation of the bomb during …
Think about it—you pay for Obamacare (or your employer pays), you have high deductibles ($1,000-$2,000), you pay for a big portion of your dental care, and you even pay for co-pays ($25-$60) each time you have one of your kid’s ears checked for a winter infection. Would you agree to free health care for criminals?
Most of us …
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