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29 Aug 2008, 5:16 pm
., a great opinion on the avoidance of forfeiture doctrine by Chief Judge Sol Wachtler of the New York Court of Appeals. [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 5:04 pm
Sol Wachtler, who was disbarred after his 1993 conviction on federal charges including blackmail and extortion, has received approval from the state's Appellate Division for a hearing before the Committee on Character and Fitness, a key step toward reinstatement that was denied to him on his first application in April 2003. [read post]
28 Jul 2009, 12:58 pm
The burden to obtain an indictment is so low that the former Chief Judge of New York State, Sol Wachtler, humorously noted that a prosecutor could persuade a grand jury to "indict a ham sandwich. [read post]
19 Aug 2015, 9:37 pm
(Hence that line credited to Sol Wachtler that a prosecutor can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.) [read post]
29 Nov 2014, 7:41 pm
Former New York state Chief Judge Sol Wachtler famously remarked that a prosecutor could persuade a grand jury to “indict a ham sandwich. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 7:52 pm
Sol Wachtler, a former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, famously said that a grand jury would “indict a ham sandwich” if that was what a prosecutor wanted. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 2:43 pm
Sol Wachtler, Chief Justice, New York State Court of Appeals (retired) andHon. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 8:05 pm
So I checked out the former Chief Judge of New York, Sol Wachtler, to see how he was doing. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 9:18 pm
Sol Wachtler, the former Chief Justice of New York State's highest court, prosecutors hold so much sway over the grand jury, they could cause them to "indict a ham sandwich," if they wanted. [read post]
23 Dec 2015, 4:11 am
It took sufficient pride in the fact that it was more protective of rights that former Chief Judge turned crazy criminal, Sol Wachtler, a moderate Republican, wrote: ”The Supreme Court’s role in construing the Federal Bill of Rights is to establish minimal standards for individual rights applicable throughout the nation,” Judge Wachtler wrote in 1986 in Arcara v. [read post]
23 Feb 2007, 12:09 am
Wachtler was on the Court of Appeals for 20 years, seven of them as chief. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 7:09 am
” Sanctions, however, will follow when National Prosecution Standards aren’t satisfied even notwithstanding former judge Sol Wachtler’s famous invocation of the Ham Sandwich Theory that most grand juries would “indict a ham sandwich” if asked to do so by the district attorney. [read post]
9 Sep 2012, 4:24 pm
Menzel, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Pacific Lutheran University 1:00pm–2:15pmLunch Keynote Hon Sol Wachtler, former Chief Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, author of the opinions in Matter of Eichner and Matter of Storar (1981) and Matter of O’Connor (1988), decisions which established New York law with respect to end-of-life decisions for persons who lacked capacity. [read post]
22 Jan 2016, 10:12 am
Judge Kaye was initially nominated to the position of associate judge by Governor Mario Cuomo in 1983 and she served in that position until 1993 when Chief Judge Sol Wachtler resigned and Cuomo appointed Judith Kaye as Chief Judge. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 3:11 am
Coupled with Sol Wachtler's oft-quoted observation that a prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich, and the criminal defendant finds himself in for the long haul, with all the cost, damage to reputation and ancillary harm that comes along for the ride.In many instances, this may not seem to be much of a problem. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 10:50 pm
Former New York state Chief Judge Sol Wachtler famously remarked that a prosecutor could persuade a grand jury to “indict a ham sandwich. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 1:07 am
Disgraced Ex-Chief Judge Is Readmitted to Bar
New York Law Journal
Sol Wachtler, the former chief judge of New York state's high court, has been reinstated to practice law in New York by a unanimous state appellate panel. [read post]
8 Nov 2007, 9:00 pm
" ADDENDUM III - Thanks to Scott Greenfield for commenting as follows: "That was when the New York Court of Appeals, with then Chief Judge Sol Wachtler, was at the height of its independence. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 3:13 am
Yet, former New York Chief Judge Sol Wachtler’s words echo: If a district attorney wanted, a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. [read post]
22 May 2017, 4:13 am
Should Dersh be forgiven his theft without citation of former New York Chief Judge Sol Wachtler’s “indict a ham sandwich” quip? [read post]
