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Category Archives: Law
“The War on Sex”
As anyone knows who litigates SORA hearings, reason and a dime will get you a cup of coffee. The “research,” endorsed by the Supreme Court, showing that sex offenders have a “frighteningly high” rate of recidivism comes from a … Continue reading
Vwar deer or vor dire? A guest post from the Public Defender of Harris Co., Texas
Alex Bunin founded the first and only public defender’s office in Houston, Texas, replacing the traditional folk custom of appointment-by-donation-to-the-judge’s-campaign. Asked in an interview with Simple Justice how he was received by the Jumbo State’s legal establishment, Alex said, “The biggest obstacle … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal law, Humor, Law, Satirical cartoons
Tagged Alex Bunin, Harris County Public Defender
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Do prosecutors know the truth from a lie?
Word is that California plans to make it a felony for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence from the defense. That’s harsh: to the prosecutor cerebellum, “exculpatory evidence” is a contradiction in terms. After all, the defendant is obviously guilty or they … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Criminal law, Humor, Law, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons
Tagged Brady, prosecutors
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Homeland Security announces contest for best sex offender passport design
Last February Congress passed the “International Megan’s Law,” requiring registered sex offenders to have a conspicuous mark on their passports identifying them as such. A federal court summarily dismissed a lawsuit challenging the law, saying that, since the government has … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Humor, Law, Law & Parody, Satirical cartoons, SORA
Tagged International Megan's Law
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SORA: The human cost of junk science
Of the nearly 40,000 persons on New York’s sex offender registry, 9,679 are displayed on its public website as Level 3, a warning that he or she presents the maximum risk of committing a sex crime of maximum seriousness. … Continue reading
The NY Court of Appeals gets its comeuppance
When it comes to federal habeas petitions, never has so much been denied to so many by so few. To the prisoner, a habeas is the last bastion of hope. To the federal judish, it’s the occasion for assuring state … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Criminal law, Judges, Law, Satirical cartoons
Tagged Brady material, federal habeas, People v. Fuentes, Second Circuit
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Guest Post: Exoneration after 25 Years Is Great but Competent Appellate Review at the Time Would Have Been Better
When Andre Hatchett was exonerated after serving half his life in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, the deceptively mild-mannered Ursula Bentele, Professor Emerita of Brooklyn Law School, commented that the Appellate Division had every reason to know at … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Criminal law, Law
Tagged Andre Hatchett, Brooklyn Law School, Innocence Project, Ursula Bentele
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