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Transcript of His Honor’s Handwashing Liturgy, or The Defendant’s Romero...
Under California’s Three Strikes law, defendants with two or more serious or violent felony convictions receive a minimum sentence of 25 years-to-life for a third serious or violent felony. However,...
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Journey Through the Sealed Transcript, or Marsden Motions: A “Choose Your Own...
“I want a Marsden motion!” my client proclaimed from his seat in the jury box. When a courtroom is not used for a trial, the jury box is typically used to seat 12-14 inmates, handcuffed in pairs,...
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Profiles in Happenstance
Chasing Truth, Catching Hell turns one year old today. A surprising amount has happened since then; my cathartic creative writing project is now featured on the ABA Journal’s “blawg” roll and has...
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Let Me Tell You About my Morning…
When you ride as a passenger in someone’s car, does the driver then get access, dominion, or control over your anus? I thought the obvious answer was “no, are you kidding me?” This week, I tried — and...
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The Warrant Exception: A Fourth Amendment Field Report
Most of my cases involve some kind of search. My clients have had their homes raided by squads of police officers sporting surplus military weaponry. Their underwear drawers, pants pockets, and...
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