Public Defense

The secret to winning: Gideon-style

By Gideon

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A while back, Scott the Greenfield ragged on Gerry Spence for offering some “sage” advice about winning: credibility and lack of thinking (It’s not as stupid as the Greenfield makes it sound, but I see his point).

So that got me thinking (uh-oh, I’m losing already): Can I offer anything here? Will anyone listen? Now, I’ve never won a motion hearing, let alone a case, so admittedly I’m on thin ground. But this being the internets, nothing’s stopping me from writing and you from moving on to the next website, so I’ll give it a shot and make it a meme.

Gideon’s secret to winning: Knowing your rear from your face, or, preparation.

I mean, really, that’s your only shot. Know the State’s case inside out. Know the allegations, the witnesses, the police reports, the statute and your theory of defense. You have to prepare, prepare, prepare.

Okay, see, that’s boring. So I’m going to invite my more enlightened blawger brethren to jump in and offer their definitely more exciting and sage advice (but if any one of you says something like “good facts”, you’re automatically sentenced to an internship with the former Judge Cassell).

I link to three blawgers, who post their own secrets to winning and then link to three others. I’ll collect all the posts here.

So, I will tag:

Scott the Green Monster,

The Texas Tornado, and

Bobby G. F.

Posts written by them (or others) will be collected below.

Full post as published by A Public Defender on August 10, 2008 (boomark / email).