Public Defense

Wednesday is still link dump day

By Gideon

because it's been just too damn long

Too many browser tabs, not enough motivation to turn them into posts. My excess, your bounty. Or something:

• What has to be the story of the week and case-in-point in re my tirades against the press and its coverage of the #hayes trial: mother of the victim of a murder sees murderer plead to 30 years in jail, then goes outside courthouse where gaggle of #hayes reporters twiddle their thumbs, bangs on 3 news vans and not one is interested in this woman’s loss. Shame. Shame on us all. To top it off, this happened a month ago and we’re just hearing about it. You tell me the press’ coverage of #hayes wasn’t about race or socio-economic status. Just try.
• If it’s Wednesday, it must be time to get a-round-tuit.
• Does routinely sampling DNA from people who are merely arrested violate the 4th Amendment?
• Prosecutor says listening to call between defendant and his attorney was a “good faith mistake”.
• A CA judge ruled that laws restricting where sex offenders can live are unconstitutional.
• Co-defendants, Bruton, Crawford, hearsay… oh, my! A primer.
• Georgia keeps having to dismiss murder cases because they don’t got no money.
• The Texas Tornado on TSA, public fondling and specific intent. Gamso on why the Government always lies.
• Housing, jobs key to re-entry.
• Apparently, some people think that pro-se defendants shouldn’t have the right to cross-examine the complaining witness [this may actually be worth an entire post. Have at it, blawgers].

And finally, in the “Rivalry That No One Cares About And Also Proves That Ivy Leaguers Are Just Not Funny” category, this immensely stupid video that some Haahvard types made about Yalies. I turned it off at the 00:57 mark with the “Yale student murdered and stuffed in a wall” joke. See if you fare better.

Full post as published by A Public Defender on November 17, 2010 (boomark / email).