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Murder Trial
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Legal Profession Blog
COVID, Continuances And Contempt
The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed a contempt conviction of an attorney who had failed to appear for a murder trial because he had been exposed to coronavirus but did not…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Sentencing scheduled for morning after jury convicts Alex Murdaugh of murdering his wife and son
For whatever reasons, I have not been enthralled by the Murdaugh saga and trial in South Carolina. But, after a swift set of guilty verdicts from the jury tonight, I…
Pennsylvania Family Law
Divorce Trials and Lessons from the <em>Murdaugh</em> Trial
Until the 20th century, the best drama most Americans could see was found not on screen but in their county courthouse. Today, we can sit at home and watch 100…
The Velvet Hammer
Trial Diary Day 13: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial
Trial day 13.Not only do we not finish. But am crying again. On the phone with Alysha and Noelle. Making journey back from Ephrata to the hotel in George.Rewind.Wake up. …
The Velvet Hammer
Trial Diary Day 12: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial
Trial day 12. We don’t finish.Have packed up the car. Exited the hotel. Am wearing my last court outfit. And we are not going to finish.Rewind.Wake up an hour early. Unsettled. …
The Velvet Hammer
Trial Diary Day 10: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder trial
We are back in court. Judge K enters the courtroom. One of the 90 or so folks watching the trial via Webex is talking about the Supreme Court nominations process. …
The Velvet Hammer
Trial Diary Day 1: McNamara v. Nessl wrongful murder case
March 7, 2022Trial Day 1Wake up in gray hotel room. There’s a text from Furhad - our first year associate who will help me in trial. He’s going to the…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Career Success and Life Fulfillment: Five Top Tips for 2021
I am working on my third novel about my protagonist lawyer, Gabriela Sanchez. Gabriela grew up in the Rio Grande Valley where our daughter taught school, our son-in-law grew up…
Illinois Post-Conviction Blog
Trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to bar testimony that would not have impacted the verdict
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Brown, 2020 IL App (1st) 170980 appealed the trial court’s order dismissing his pro se post-conviction petition claiming ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Brown argued on appeal…
Simple Justice
But Enough About Me; What has Tessa Majors Done For Me
For a few minutes, people paid some attention to the murder of a Barnard freshman, Tessa Majors, in a New York City park. Well, less about her murder than the…