Feb 4, 2011 | Not Gulity No Way |
This is one of my favorite poems: When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat that doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves and satin candles, and say we’ve no money for...
Feb 4, 2011 | Not Gulity No Way |
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Supreme Court of Virginia removing a defendant’s right to challenge their conviction via the writ of error coram vobis. The case involved two separate petitioners, both challenging their convictions based on ineffective...
Feb 4, 2011 | Not Gulity No Way |
I’m hopeful that my friend Matt Kaiser is wrong, that I’ve not mythologized criminal defense and it’s place in the legal profession. I hope that people who are thinking of becoming criminal defense lawyers aren’t doing it because they...