I've carried a lot of cases this year, but the one that made me question how it survived long enough to have a trial date was a 0.014 DWI where my client was rear-ended and somehow ended up the one in handcuffs. I've had this case since January. It is now October. Nine months of… Continue reading The Anger Behind the Relief: On Profiling, a 0.014 BAC, and a Case That Never Should Have Been Filed
Tag: prosecutorial discretion
Where’s the Lab? On Trial, Mentorship and the Question that Changed Everything
I have five cases set for trial right now. Five. And if you asked me why each one was going to trial, I would give you five different answers. That got me thinking about something people probably don't think about very often: How does a criminal defense lawyer decide that a case should go to… Continue reading Where’s the Lab? On Trial, Mentorship and the Question that Changed Everything
In the Interest of Justice — On a Case That Never Should Have Been Filed and a Mother Who Deserved Better
The last few weeks have been a season of grief and illness — and if I'm honest, the illness isn't fully behind me yet. But you've walked some of this with me, and I have something from the courtroom worth sharing. Some cases stay with you not because they were dramatic, but because they reveal… Continue reading In the Interest of Justice — On a Case That Never Should Have Been Filed and a Mother Who Deserved Better
Release to Where
Note: this post falls outside my regular rotation. May is dedicated to women and the death penalty. But some things you witness in a courtroom don't wait for the right month on the calendar. The series continues Wednesday. The problem was not whether the man could leave jail. The problem was where he would go… Continue reading Release to Where
