What winning means
Today we called a client to tell him that 15 years after he was convicted, the state appellate court overturned his conviction and ordered a new trial “in the interest of justice.” It was an exciting moment. A crowd of people packed into the room and hovered around the phone–our clinic had had the case [...]
...read moreImportant discovery on why I’m still unmarried
Apparently everyone I’ve ever dated (or known) is gay. As my roommate said, “quite possibly the best gay-panic checklist EVAR.” (h/t AWJ)
...read moreWhen Science is Subjective
One of the first lessons you learn as a criminal defense attorney, particularly an attorney working on innocence cases, is that nothing is as it seems. Those stories you thought were too crazy to be true? Totally happened. And all that stuff you thought was fact? It’s not. This is particularly true for pretty much [...]
...read moreNo one is innocent
**Trigger warning for descriptions of violence and sexual abuse** Today I sat in a room with a man who admitted to stabbing his step-father to death. This isn’t the first time I’ve met with someone who has murdered, but it was the first time I’ve had to tell that person I couldn’t help him because [...]
...read moreWelcome wagon
Hey folks, There are posts in the pipeline, I swear. But until they come, Visit Britain would like you to know: “A smiling Japanese person is not necessarily happy.“
...read moreMonday Meet & Greet
Hey folks. I’m Tricia, and I’m going to be joining y’all for the next 2 weeks. A bit about me: I’m a criminal appellate attorney. This means I believe we are more than the worst thing we have ever done. For the past 2 years or so, I lived in Alabama working on death penalty [...]
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