Alaskablawg
Alaskablawg says it is about "law and life in the last frontier." It often focuses on criminal law issues.
Author: The author is a criminal defense attorney in private practice in Alaska.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • States • Alaska • Private Defense
Recent Posts from Alaskablawg
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Appendicitis
I'm blogging this from my hospital room where I have been since Saturday night. I developed appendicitis late last week and had emergency surgery Saturday night. Surgery went well, although recovery is a bit slower…
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How To Be Excused From Your Trial
Interesting decision from the Court of Appeals today. A defendant was so rude and obnoxious that the court ordered that he not be present during the trial, even if he wishes to testify. The Court…
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Post Acquittal Crime?
There's an interesting story developing in Anchorage these days. A local nurse, Mindy Schloss, disappeared in early August. The news has been filled with stories about all of the search efforts to locate her. In…
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Congrats Steve
I just wanted to say a quick 'Congrats' to my friend Steve Hubacek. He won the Alaska State Fair giant cabbage weigh off with an 87.7 pound cabbage. He looks pretty happy:
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Michael Vick, Part II
There's another point that keeps going through my head about Michael Vick: people generally ignore cruelty to other people but, in this country at least, get up in arms about cruelty to animals. I have…
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Michael Vick, Part I
I've been watching Michael Vick's legal troubles and two main thoughts keep rolling around in my head. The other point, since it is so disparate, is in another post. I also want to say that,…
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Prison
Why are so many people in prison? This article tries to get to the bottom of that question. Very thought-provoking. Key passage: This situation raises a moral problem that we cannot avoid. We cannot pretend…
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Prosecutorial Misconduct
Out of Washington comes an interesting story about a prosecutor who was sleeping with a defendant's mom. The prosecutor says that the relationship ended when the kid (it's a juvenile case) was arrested. The mom…
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Brilliant ad
This is a remarkable ad. Link from Radley. Spread it around.
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Recent Movies
I've had the pleasure of seeing 2 really good movies recently: Ratatouille and Pan's Labyrinth. They are good for different reasons, but I would recommend both of them. Ratatouille is the next good movie from…