The only evidence that linked Debra Milke to the death of her four-year-old son, Christopher, during her 1990 capital murder trial in Phoenix, Arizona was the testimony of a Police Detective Armando Saldate. He testified that Ms. Milke confessed to…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
(Editor’s Note: Please do not contact us if you are seeking a pardon of restoration of rights to possess firearms. We do not do that type of legal work. We are a criminal defense law firm and represent individuals charged…
2013
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law | Guns | Uncategorized
(Editor’s Note: Please do not contact us if you are seeking representation to restore your gun rights or to obtain a pardon. We do not do that kind of legal work. We will not give advice or answer questions about…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
In a recent post about prosecutorial misconduct, we opened with this question: Why do some prosecutors engage in misconduct? The Answer: Because they can.
Why? Prosecutors have little, if any, concern that they will be punished, personally or professionally, or…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
There is prosecutorial misconduct, and then there is egregious, intentional prosecutorial misconduct. The misconduct that former Galveston County Assistant District Attorney Jon Hall engaged in the case of Joshua Bledsoe was egregious.
In a July 20 post, Grits for…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
Why do some prosecutors engage in misconduct? Because they can. They have little, if any, concern that they will be punished if caught. It is a sordid feature of our criminal justice system about which we have often lamented (here).…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Terrorism Criminology
As the Government increases its investigation and prosecution of individuals suspected of involvement in terrorism, criminal defense lawyers are increasingly representing individuals thought to be sympathetic to terrorist causes. When representing individuals charged in “homegrown” terrorism cases, it is helpful…
2013
Category: Federal Criminal Law
As part of our daily fight to seek a just and fair outcome for our clients, we constantly struggle to discover evidence that the government possesses and intentionally hides. Unfortunately, since we do not have all the resources of Big…
2013
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
North Carolina resident Rodney Anton Williamson was indicted under seal in December 2006 and charged with conspiracy to distribute five kilos of cocaine.
Williamson and several co-conspirators eluded arrest. One of the co-conspirators, Edison Alberty, decided to surrender and…
2013
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
When we hear that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a 4th Amendment case, our ears perk up and conflicted feelings of hope and fear begin to swell. Criminal defense lawyers wield the sword of the 4th amendment daily and…