Probable Cause
"The legal blog with the really low standard of review. While the primary emphasis of this blog is criminal law and procedure, there will be occasional commentary on constitutional and international law, as well."
Author: Rick Horowitz is a solo practitioner in Fresno, Calif.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • Criminal Justice • Criminal Procedure • International Law • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Probable Cause
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Innocent Although “Proven” Guilty
Governor Schwarzenegger today vetoed, among other anti-crime bills, a bill which would have required corroborating evidence for the testimony of jailhouse snitches. Has the Governor gone soft on crime? Not infrequently, a case will come…
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All Points Bulletin: Sophia at Large!
Sometimes, when things don’t go your way, you have to take things into your own paws. Well, that’s one less court hearing I have to worry about, I guess. At least until she’s caught again!…
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Shocking? Only to the Constitution…and to the Humane
I have not infrequently written about the fact that our nation is moving toward a state of institutionalized lawlessness. I haven’t exactly used that term before, but that now seems the best name for the…
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The Science of Killing People
Like about a bazillion other people, I’ve often wondered why we kill people to show that killing people is wrong. Not surprisingly, the political beliefs of those in power have a lot to do with…
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Simpson Screwed
O.J. Simpson might be guilty of having committed a crime. The prosecution in his case, however, has ensured that we’ll never really know. Backed by the judge, the prosecutor in the case excluded all blacks…
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Defense Your Rights!
Not much time lately for serious posts, but I promise more soon. Meanwhile, photographer Bob Marcotte, a friend of mine who owns Marcotte Photography, shot some images of me yesterday. Click on the images to…
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Absence of Law
I have a difficult time these days referring to myself as a defense lawyer. It’s not because of the usual negativity that one encounters as a defense attorney. Many people on hearing that someone is…
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Jesus Malverde, King of Beers?
A Mexican brewery has started making Malverde Beer, — that’s “cerveza” to you Gringos — named after the legendary Jesús Malverde. According to the not-so-low-rent correspondent out of Mexico City, Cerveceria Minerva actually began brewing…
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Facebooking Jurors Before Letting Them In YourSpace
Maybe that title is a little too cute. (I picked it after Kerry Prindiville, a librarian at the Fresno Public Law Library, sent me the link to an article on the use of social networking…
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Naked Power Play
Yesterday, I got a phone call from the litigation coordinator at Pleasant Valley State Prison saying that if I take off my pants one more time at check-in, I won’t be allowed to visit again.…