As a young assistant public defender, Tamara Rice Lave initially thought she could be something of a social worker, helping clients turn their lives around. Now she sees her job…
A drug possession trial in Los Angeles ended abruptly after dramatic courtroom developments. When a surprise videotape of the defendant’s arrest was played in court Friday by the defense, it…
When Gary Proctor committed suicide earlier this year, the renowned California criminal defense attorney did so as court officials were seeking more information. They wanted to know how his publicly…
The judge in charge of the case for death-row inmate Charles Dean Hood is defending a ruling made without input from defense lawyers that allowed the execution to proceed.
A plan to save money by eliminating an office of public defenders handling some Atlanta cases has raised the ire of the chief judge and prompted concerns by the local…
When James Hennings first agreed to help start one of the country’s first not-for-profit law firms to serve defendants who couldn’t afford attorneys, he thought he’d do his part for…
As efforts to conduct military trials of terrorism suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison inch forward, some suspects and their counsel are not optimistic about the process.
Updated: One of the high points of Gary Proctor’s life was represented by the quote he kept on his office wall from Harry Reasoner of 60 Minutes. It tagged Proctor…
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