DWI Charge Dismissed Because Driver Was a Gut-Brewer
You probably don’t suffer from “auto-brewery syndrome,” though, which is yet another reason not to drink and drive.
Criminal Defense
Criminal-Defense Attorney May Be Criminal Defense Attorney
You barbarians out there who aren't hyphenating compound adjectives should take note: sometimes it makes a difference. The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week on what it called an "unusual twist" in the trial of a man charged with fraud: his…
Is It Still Robbery If You Just Ask Nicely?
Let’s say you walk into a bank, go up to a teller and say something like, “Hi, I was just passing by your bank and thought I’d stop in and see if you’d be willing to give me some money….
Judge Ignores Defense Lawyer Who Is an Owl
Despite allegedly having three law degrees, the owl was completely ineffective.
Dead Guy Sentenced to Six Months (Suspended)
He will not be required to report to jail anytime soon. Or at all.
Judge Caught Driving Defendant’s Car Says He Was “Just Looking After It”
Things haven't gone too well for Eike Batista over the past few years. Once the richest man in Brazil and among the top ten in the world (he supposedly made it to eighth place), with a net worth of about…
Aggravated Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy
It's probably easier, though, if you are the head of the International Monetary Fund. In what seems like a very French sort of case, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and 13 other people are on trial for allegedly organizing—well, not surprisingly, what they're…
Just Because You Did It…
This is of course true in a couple of different ways (depending mostly on the meaning of "did it"), but it still seems to be a little jarring for people to see it on a billboard. Larry Archie is an…
S.F. Cops Arrest Public Defender for Publicly Defending
The officer's explanation to the lawyer at the time was that if she didn't stop objecting to what he wanted to do, "I will arrest you for resisting arrest." That either made sense to him or he just didn't care….
Again, Accused Taggers Should Reconsider Tagging the Courthouse
In covering some of these stories, I sometimes wonder whether I am potentially helping to deter future conduct of that kind or possibly just encouraging it. It depends a lot on what the particular conduct is, of course. I would…