Public Defense

Monday Morning Jumpstart

By Gideon

photo credit: Taekwonweirdo

Apparently there’s a hail advisory for this part of the State. Which one of you angered the weather Gods? Make it up to them by spending your morning reading some of these stories and posts:

• Rest in peace, George Carlin.
• The big news in Kansas is that juveniles now have the right to a jury trial.
• SL & P brings us news of a bizarre motion filed by prosecutors in a death case, seeking to bar the defense attorneys from crying in court. The comments are a must-read too.
• A prosecutor admits to throwing a re-trial where there was strong evidence of innocence. More from Talkleft.
• Man sues church after falling due to receiving the holy spirit. Yeah, it’s exactly what you think it is.
• The Kelo decision was not that bad.
• Western Justice ponders the existence of a “crime gene”.
• Grits reports on how flawed ID and crime lab procedures not only imprison innocent men, but also hamper crime-solving.
• Anne Reed loves the bumper sticker question.
• From across the pond: defendants have the right to know the identity of witnesses testifying against them.
• CDW’s weekly edition is here.
• AFI’s Top 10 courtroom dramas.
• Having wrapped up Hartford’s crime problem, mayor Eddie Perez led a demonstration outside the Hartford Courant to protest anonymous commenters on its message boards.

Have a good day!

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Full post as published by A Public Defender on June 23, 2008 (boomark / email).