In some ways it seems so obvious: any person who would plan to assassinate a public official, buy a gun, actually carry out the shooting, and kill people must be insane! Right?
So will Jared Loughner, the shooter in Arizona, get off by reason of insanity in his cases?
Under the law in most states, if a person …
With the tragic shooting in Tucson last week, I thought I’d comment on the violence in the courtrooms…or lack of it and why that should give us all hope.
I’m always amazed at the lack of violence toward public officials in courtrooms today. In most states, judges are still elected offices. When violence happens, it makes the news …
Hopefully, you’ll never have to go to court for any reason, but sometimes, you can’t avoid it. What things should you do to prepare for the experience? (Especially if you don’t have a lawyer) How can you make it easier?
1. Be early. Yes, I know you’ll probably sit around for a long time, but here’s what can …
2010 is about to end–what a great year it was!
I have two things to remember and be grateful for as the year closes.
In my work as a trial lawyer, I notice stories of courts and trials in the news through out the world. Most of us don’t realize how many billions of people in the world …
For years in Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, on the night before Christmas one judge always volunteered for duty.
Judge Jack Gill insisted on handling the misdemeanor calendars for those days. Now deceased, Judge Gill even looked the part of a small Santa Claus. He had a halo of white hair, large glasses, a small nose, and …
The first Guantanomo detainee to be tried in a civil court in New York was found guilty of one count but acquitted of over 280 other counts by a jury. See story at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/nyregion/18ghailani.html
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani had been held for years before coming to trial for his alleged role in bombings of U.S. targets in the world. …
Star Tribune reporter, Allie Shah, has written another great article about the latest upheaval in the Twin City Somali community. Read it at: http://www.startribune.com/local/109349164.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUeDyic:E7PNDh_oaE3miUsZ
With 70,000 Somalis in Minnesota, we have the largest concentration in the United States. For two years, Ms. Shah and other reporters followed the story of the young Somali men who disappeared from the …
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