Simple Justice

Commentary about the law, courts and life, from an old defense lawyer's point of view.

Author: Scott H. Greenfield, a New York City criminal defense lawyer "for way too long."

Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Trials & Litigation • States • New York • Solo / Small Firm • Blawg 100 • Private Defense

Recent Posts from Simple Justice

Safer or Sicker: A Peek into your Neighbor's Lives
A reader sent me a head's up the other day about a new website that purports to allow you to learn about a person's criminal history or just search your neighborhood to see who's been…
Promises of Privacy Give Way to the Cops (Update)
The story of former Cravath Swain attorney, James Colliton, isn't going to generate enormous sympathy. After all, the 44 year old Colliton, married and father of 5, was nailed for bedding a pair of underage girls. If it…
Bad Court Thingy Explains the Screwed Pooch Thingy
A few days ago, I took issue with some comments around the blawgosphere from Gen Y ("Y" for whiners). I've been accused of harping on the subject, as some don't like to hear anything beyond…
Blawg Review from the Trenches (Update)
It occurred to me yesterday that the anonymous Ed. of Blawg Review fame pressed me into service in a moment of weakness to host Blawg Review #170. Uh oh. This places me in the difficult,…
What Happens When You're Run Down by Former DA Pirro?
It seems that former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro has a nasty habit of getting herself into awkward situations. It's not easy being a shrill "tough on crime" voice when you get involved in wiretapping…
Are Lawyers Stealing From the (not so) Poor?
David Giacalone at f/k/a has deconstructed the practice of lawyers who sell their services to people who are financially drowning with the promise that they can save them "up to" 50% by negotiating down their…
An Originalist's View of the Exclusionary Rule
Not being particularly adept at Originalist rationales, nor sufficiently versed in American constitutional history, the open wound left by Liptak's ill-conceived article requires a far more scholarly analysis than I could provide. So I thanked my…
Investment Tip: Taser International
As the stories of police using tasers in lieu of thinking become legion, there can be only one smart move: invest. Jonathon Turley posts about the latest taser target: In Dayton, Ohio, citizens are upset over…
The "Science" of Plea Bargaining
Plea bargaining is a ubiquitous feature of criminal law, but hardly something that speaks well of the criminal justice system. So when I read Doug Berman's introduction of a new blog about plea bargaining, I…
Slackeoisie: Boomers Screwed the Pooch
Former 1970s disco superstar turned trial lawyer/blawger, Dan Hull, got a keyboard-lashing from a reader for his vituperative challenge to Gen-Y sensibilities:The boomer's [sic] have systematically destroyed all that once made life bearable: marriage, traditional…