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30 Mar 2007, 5:38 am
In some counties, the courts operated like assembly lines, with defendants pleading guilty after talking with their appointed lawyers for a few minutes.But some people accuse the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, which runs the system, of spending too much time and money on indigent people. [read post]
26 Oct 2013, 4:39 pm
As such, the People argue, the authority did not receive the benefit bargained for because they did not agree to be provided by defendant's conflicts of interest. [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 2:38 am
On Thursday, in People v Garbutt, 2007 NY Slip Op 05972 the Third Department held that it is an error of constitutional (see NY Const, art I, § 2) and statutory (see CPL 270.35 [1]) dimension to substitute an alternate juror for a regular juror after deliberations have commenced, without first obtaining a defendant's written consent. [read post]
14 Jan 2019, 12:59 pm by Xi Lucy Shi
According to Article 237 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China, when hearing an appeal filed by the defendant or his/her statutory representative, defender or close relative, an appellate court shall not aggravate the punishments on the defendant. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 11:11 pm
Mark Bennett's post at Defending People, the best criminal law blawg around, on prosecutors concern for children, but only when it suits their purpose, struck a cord as I prepare for a federal sentence. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 11:54 pm by Lawrence Taylor
It always surprises me how many people are outraged that I would defend someone accused by the police of a crime – particularly of drunk driving. [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 9:53 am by New York Criminal Defense
Early last week the Court of Appeals reversed a decision of the First Department which held that the rule of law announced in People v Catu applies retroactively to pre-Catu convictions (People v Smith, 132 AD3d 511 [1st Dept 2015]) -- a decision I had labeled a "huge success for the criminal defense bar" in an October blog post.In People v Catu, the New York Court of Appeals held that the court must advise a defendant of the post-release… [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 2:15 pm
The Michigan Court of Appeals found that the double jeopardy argument made by the defendant did not offend the clause due to elements of each offense that do not apply to the other. [read post]
31 Jan 2007, 5:12 am
"I've had good people I've worked with at the public defender's office," Adams said. [read post]
25 Feb 2007, 8:59 am
As he points out, if PD offices made a hard and fast rule like that, good people like Skelly would not have jobs as defenders. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 5:27 am by SHG
  Smart people gonna smart, and they just can’t stop themselves from doing what comes naturally. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 5:24 am
"I appreciate not only being able to serve our clients, but supervising the dedicated people who work in this office. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 11:15 am
It should not surprise anyone that in People v Durand (2009 NY Slip Op 04476 4th Dept 6/5/09) the Court held that under New York law it was error for the lower court to have considered "the counts of burglary in the third degree and petit larceny, of which defendant was acquitted, when imposing the sentences on the criminal trespass counts (see People v Reeder, 298 AD2d 468, lv denied 99 NY2d 538; see also People v Rogers, 56 AD3d 1173, 1174). [read post]
1 Dec 2008, 4:46 pm
"There are very few people who would have acted as divisively as Mr. [read post]