Padilla Retroactivity in Maryland
Ah, a legal post. Aren’t you all a-flutter. Don’t lie. I know you are, especially one that deals with Padilla and retroactivity. Oh, and Maryland law. Here it goes: In February, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued a...On Grief, three weeks later.
There are moments when I am well. Extremely well. Thinking about work and clients and obligations that I’ve put off to tend to the needs of my family in this time of grief. And then there are days when it all falls apart and while I can go...Ineffective assistance of counsel, again.
So while Dontrell Deaner’s judge was wise enough to halt proceedings and get him new, competent counsel before he spent the rest of his days in jail waiting for an appeal that would be fruitless, a trial judge in Michigan thought, ah hell, this fucker is guilty...A silver lining.
The story is all around the internet. It’s the hot topic of the week, and it should be on the lips of every criminal defense practicioner, if not every lawyer who gives a shit about the legal profession – Joseph Rakofsky, an alleged criminal defense...Oh, New York Times – Don’t you at least have Google?
So, today is April 1 – April Fool’s. It seems as if mother nature has played a great big April Fool’s joke on most of us – haha, you thought it was spring! Phhhtttt. And you know, that’s ok. I mean, I’m just a mere human...
ABA Journal Blawg 100
Contender - 2010 Criminal
