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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]
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]
24 Oct 2014, 5:35 am
As Sol Wachtler famously noted, if a prosecutor so desired, he could indict a ham sandwich. [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 5:09 am
Former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, Sol Wachtler, offered that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if a prosecutor wanted it to. [read post]
16 Feb 2014, 3:00 pm
New York Law School's 2013-14 Symposium Issue on "right to die" topics includes an insider's analysis of opinions from the New York courts, authored by former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Sol Wachtler. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 1:00 am
Strauss Right-to-Die Cases: A New York Historical Perspective by Sol Wachtler From Schiavo to Death Panels: How Media Coverage of End-of-Life Issues Affects Public Opinion by Sherrie Dulworth Health Justice Denied or Delayed at the End of Life: A Crisis Needing Remedial Action by David C. [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]
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]
24 Oct 2011, 11:21 am
Before prosecutors began running grand juries.Nowadays, as Sol Wachtler is credited with saying, a competent prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. [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]
31 May 2011, 2:35 pm
[Metro Weekly]* This should be interesting: disgraced ex-judge Sol Wachtler tells all. [92YTribeca]* A moving Memorial Day edition of Blawg Review. [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]
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]
22 Jul 2009, 4:22 am
" In an article published by the Albany Times Union on July 16, 2009, former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, Sol Wachtler, said that the Governor's action in appointing Ravitch is "clearly unconstitutional, contrary to existing precedent and itself a dangerous precedent. [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]
13 Jan 2009, 10:59 pm
It's now up to him to decide whether he is going to be a leader, to return the New York Court of Appeals to a position of national prominence and to assert itself as a court that reflects a strong and independent state jurisprudence, as it did under Sol Wachtler, or whether it will be a rubber stamp, toeing the line of federal constitutional law, abandoning the state's once-strong position on individual rights and freedoms, and elevating the speed of… [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 11:19 pm
Via Ken at Popehat, who revisits his childhood as an AUSA by remembering Sol Wachtler's admonition about indicting a ham sandwich, comes this incredible story of a little screw up by the Jefferson County, Oregon District Attorney. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 2:43 pm
Sol Wachtler, Chief Justice, New York State Court of Appeals (retired) andHon. [read post]
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]
26 Aug 2008, 10:50 am
This it what Sol Wachtler spoke about when he said the prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich. [read post]
