Legal Commentary

Tuesday Afternoon Open Thread

By Jeralyn

We're headed to 100 degrees today and I have to go to the dentist.

The Barefoot Bandit gets 3 months in a Bahamian jail on minor charges.

John Wyma, whose information led to the Blagojevich wiretaps, is testifying today. The prosecution seems close to resting and the judge may delay the trial a week for Blago to begin his defense. His lawyers say they will argue lack of criminal intent and reliance upon advice of counsel and others.

The defense in this case is a lack of willfulness,” said Sam Adam Sr., the dean of Blagojevich’s large legal team. “The defendant had no criminal intent in the things that he said and the things that he did.” “The defendant has the right to show he did not intend to commit a crime. He relied on many people, some lawyers and some not … who gave him advice as to what he could do and what he couldn’t do. He relied on it … That shows his lack of willfulness.”

Here's an open thread, all topics welcome.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on July 13, 2010 (boomark / email).