We just posted on this issue, but already there has been another wrongful arrest based on mistaken identity. Paolo Londono was arrested by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Sunday as she disembarked from a Carnival Cruise ship with her husband and 9 month old son Nicholas. She says that someone stole her identification in March […]
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Prosecutors always argue to juries that police won’t lie because they have no reason to – here are three stories within the last three days that obliterate that argument
While most police officers would never lie to save a case, sometimes prosecutors imply in their closing arguments that jurors would be very gullible to believe that a police officer might ever lie. Our argument is not that police lie, it is simply that you should not blindly accept all law enforcement testimony without examining […]
Why does Pennsylvania still have the death penalty?
We have litigated death penalty cases from both sides of the fence, prosecution and defense, and therefore feel uniquely qualified to tell you the obvious. It is a tremendous waste of time. Last week Governor Rendell signed three more execution warrants – the step to have those who have been sentenced to death actually put […]
Trial Judge Removed From Case For “Unreasonable Fury” Towards Prosecution
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that U.S. District Chief Judge James Halderman shall be removed from presiding over the trial of a man accused of smuggling drugs into the U.S. due to his “unreasonable fury” towards prosecutors. Judge Halderman had suppressed fingerprint evidence under the theory that the government had tampered with […]
Beware of pleading guilty to traffic offenses
Did you know that the Court and/or police officer do not have to tell you if you might suffer a suspension of your driver’s license for pleading guilty to a traffic ticket. In fact, they may not even know that the offense carries a suspension. Even if that is the case, PennDOT will not care […]
