Over my many years of prosecuting and defending criminal, I’ve represented a few serial killers in my days. No matter how much everyone in 
the system tries to treat these cases as “just another crime” and not put undue attention on them, they are different. The killers are a different type of criminal.
I’m certainly not a psychiatrist, …
A few years ago, I represented a young man who was accused of killing his domestic partner—his wife when he came home and found her with another man. Not only was he accused, he was guilty!! The young man, Jerry, came into their apartment and jumped onto to wife who still lay on the living room couch. (Couldn’t …
The Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, stated recently that “We’re going to stop law enforcement from profiling once and for all!”
What is profiling? Is it really bad? Here are four thoughts from all the years I’ve worked as both a prosecutor and Public Defender.
Profiling means that citizens are stopped by law enforcement—not because …
Last post, I reviewed what goes on “behind the scenes” in a Grand Jury. You’re probably aware of the tragic killing of an unarmed black man, named Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo. by police officer Darren Wilson. The Grand Jury there did not issue an indictment charging Officer Wilson with any crime from the shooting.
What happened? What …
I know I’ve posted a lot about the Adrian Peterson case, but it continues to show the classic parts of any criminal case—and what went wrong. As you probably know, Adrian Peterson was charged in a Texas court with a felony charge for beating his child with a stick. He did not plead guilty, but agreed to a …
I’ve worked for over 30 years in courtrooms and have seen some hilarious courtroom stories. Cases that are “too real” to even be on a reality show. Here’s a funny one I thought you’d like:
A sixteen year old named Deontre stole a car. It was his first big crime and he was proud of it. He raced …
Everyone has watched TV shows like CSI and others that look at the forensic benefit of medical examiners and crime labs. It looks like sexy and fascinating work. Is it really? What do medical examiners really do?
Because of the expense involved in setting up and running crime labs, there usually aren’t many in any state. The same …
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