When Victim Advocates Cross the Line
Most criminal defense attorneys will tell you that the most winnable cases are those in which the government’s witnesses are real people rather than police officers and other professional witnesses. One reason why is because…How to Look “Not Guilty”
When preparing for court, criminal defense attorneys often overlook how their client will appear to a jury. Sure, criminal defense attorneys might spend a lot of time preparing a criminal defendant to testify, but preparing…THE RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL
Groucho Marx said, “I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.” All kidding aside, for business owners, when are jury trials available and are they always beneficial? The Seventh Amendment…How Do You Win Jury Trials?
A few months ago I was presenting at a seminar and was asked “how can a criminal defendant ever win a jury trial?” The inquisitive young lawyer talked about the great amount of assets at…PRESUMED INNOCENT… BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THEY’RE GUILTY.
Legal scholars have argued that the presumption of innocence dates back to the time of Deuteronomy and that the presumption was embodied in the laws of ancient Greek city-states Athens and Sparta. Today the presumption…