First Post

A few articles/entries I've been storing...


First, an interesting case on Terry stop patdowns and subsequent inadmissibility of drug evidence out of Ohio. (from FourthAmendment.com)

Second, a trio of blogosphere musings that, will surprise few but comfort many of my colleagues.

• Simple Justice, An excellent law blog by a New York State private criminal defense attorney, posted this musing about why clients aren't always forthcoming with us.

• ...and Mr. Greenfield at Simple Justice followed up with this posting, discussing how the adversarial process is not always Defense Attorney v. Prosecution, or even Defense Attorney v. Prosecutor & Judge... but all too often Defense Attorney v. Prosecutor, Judge and YOUR OWN CLIENT!

• Another site I will be stealing from linking to frequently is Grits for Breakfast, a great blawg that focuses on Texas Criminal Justice, with a lot to say about juvenile law in Texas. GFB gave me the link to a Texas Criminal Defense Attorney who blogged about the differences in defense work, after serving as a prosecutor. Again, nothing shocking to my defense brethren, but comforting to see it in writing from another jurisdiction... it's the same all over!

Third, Blawgs react to the (horrible) decision in Herring v. U.S. [pdf]... Apparently our government of limited power can extend its power if the cops screw up...

• Jon Katz, MD
• And, of course, Simple Justice
  

Lastly, two Grits for Breakfast (again) postings about false confessions. First. and Second.

...and to sign off from my first substantive post... I steal quote Keith Olbermann...
who steals from... borrows...quotes... (no, no, no, as much as I agree with his politics, but not his methods).... Steals from Edward R. Murrow...

"Good night and good luck..."