In general, I think that once somebody has served a sentence or been pardoned for a crime, he should be free to get on with his life, get a job, maybe even practice law if he wants to. A past…
From a recent report of filings in San Francisco Superior Court: Bryerton v. Westar Marine Services, CGC-09-493160 (10/2/09) Marine personal injury action. The plaintiff was throwing a line to another ship when his ship's captain, who was distracted and talking…
The opinion in this case (linked below, previously discussed here) is worth a read. Just to clarify a few of the details, the parties had filed cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff's claims against the credit-card company were dismissed, which appears…
I put “Pilates instructor” in quotes because—spoiler alert!—that’s not actually what she was doing.
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on an anecdote from a set of interviews that all the Supreme Court justices recently granted to C-SPAN. This week is "Supreme Court Week" on C-SPAN, and that should attract more viewers than the channel's next biggest draw, the long-running…
First they tell you kids can't ride in the trunk, now they get upset about having them ride on the roof. What's a mother to do? Police in Albertville, Alabama, arrested a 37-year-old woman on Sunday and charged her with…
"Those drugs aren't mine" is probably a common argument, and commonly unsuccessful. And I would guess that it is an even tougher argument if you were found using a big bag of drugs as a mattress. Customs agents have charged two men with conspiracy and…
This is from some spam we received today: Fall is in the air and as the temperature continues to drop, now is the time to schedule surveillance. Don’t miss the opportunity to catch your subjects outside and active before it’s too late….
More details on the escape last week of Ronald Tackman, the inmate who was able to walk out of jail because he was wearing a suit for trial and was mistaken for a lawyer. After someone left a holding-area door…
Ordinarily – despite what so many of you are probably thinking right now – it is not that difficult to distinguish between lawyers and criminal suspects. Really. But I guess what we learn from this story is that it's mostly because of…