We hear over and over that someone is guilty of a particular crime because he confessed. But has anyone ever examined the validity of those confessions? The New York Times just ran a provocative article examining the validity of confessions and I think the conclusions will shock many people. I know that when confronted with […]
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Another Wrongful Arrest Based On Mistaken Identity
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 […]
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 […]
Supreme Court upholds Second Amendment right to bear arms in striking down Chicago gun law
The SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES has decided MCDONALD v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS in an opinion handed down on June 28, 2010. Chicago’s firearms laws provide that “no person shall . . . possess . . . any firearm unless such person is the holder of a valid registration certificate for such firearm” […]
FAIRLIE & LIPPY, PC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF THE FIRM
It is with great pleasure that we announce Fairlie & Lippy, P.C. is expanding. Stephen M. Geday, Esquire, has just joined our firm as a new associate. Stephen M. Geday is an experienced trial attorney, having argued cases in front of both judges and juries. He is a former Assistant District Attorney, having worked in […]
