Category Archives: Thomas C. Brandstrader Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney

Hafemeister on Restorative and Procedural Justice for Criminal Defendants with Mental Disorders Thomas L. Hafemeister (University of Virginia School of Law, pictured), Sharon G. Garner, and Veronica E. Bath have posted Letting Justice Ring: Applying the Principles of Restorative and … Continue reading →

“Judges cautioned against reliance on overstated ballistics testimony” From Grits for Breakfast: Recently, thanks to contributions from readers, Grits purchased a copy of the brand spanking new third edition of the “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” produced by the Federal … Continue reading →

Covey on the Defense of Temporary Insanity Russell D. Covey (Georgia State University College of Law) has posted Temporary Insanity: The Strange Life and Times of the Perfect Defense (Boston University Law Review, Vol. 91, 2011) on SSRN. Here is … Continue reading →

What Earth Will Look Like 100 Million Years from Now Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:01 AM PDT This is what you’d call efficient. In two minutes, we watch our planet take form. 600 million years of geological history whizzes by … Continue reading →

Colbert on Prosecution Without Representation Douglas Colbert (University of Maryland School of Law) has posted Prosecution Without Representation (Buffalo Law Review Vol. 59, p. 333, April 2011) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court’s … Continue reading →

to me FORT WORTH, Texas – When you’re trying to decide the guilt or innocence of someone on trial, it’s probably not a good idea to ‘friend’ that person on Facebook. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports 22-year-old Jonathan Hudson was … Continue reading →

It becomes obvious that the members of the Supreme Court have never tried a criminal case and the one that is closest was a prosecutor…they completely miss the point of the eyewitness argument and their recent oral argument on the … Continue reading →

34 Years Later, Supreme Court Will Revisit Eyewitness IDs” Adam Liptak’s story is in the New York Times: WASHINGTON — Every year, more than 75,000 eyewitnesses identify suspects in criminal investigations. Those identifications are wrong about a third of the … Continue reading →

Court Rules That Police Cannot Use Warrants to Obtain Cell Phone Location of Person Who is Subject of Arrest Warrant” Orin Kerr discusses the opinion at The Volokh Conspiracy. In part: My own view is that Judge Gauvey is pretty … Continue reading →

Michael L. Perlin (New York Law School) has posted Tangled Up in Law: The Jurisprudence of Bob Dylan on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A a careful examination of Bob Dylan’s lyrics reveals a writer – a scholar – with … Continue reading →