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Should a judge who assaults a lawyer be let back on the bench?
Why do some judges act more civil to some lawyers and litigants than to others, and act downright hostile to others? The short answer is that it is a combination about what is going on with the judge, the lawyer, the litigant, and outside circumstances. In...
LegalNews.com interviews me on SCOTUS decision eroding Fourth Amendment by giving too much credence to 911 callers
Recently, Kimberly Atkins at LegalNews.com interviewed me on the Prado Navarette v. California Supreme Court decision eroding the Fourth Amendment by giving too much credence to 911 callers. The reporter contacted me after reading my blog entry on the case. Here is the article that...
In Persuading, Remember That People are Like Ever-Changing Rivers
Good criminal defense lawyers talk about judges and prosecutors, because an important part of persuading is knowing the people we are persuading and battling. However, the judge, prosecutor or anyone else we see today is not the same one we see tomorrow nor saw yesterday,...
Ideas on the path to victory
The trial litigation battlefield is often far from the elegant setting of a Supreme Court oral argument. Here are a few thoughts that I add on the road to trial court victory: When you are at zero you are not an impediment to the people...
Police are on high alert during holiday weekends – Caveat emptor
NOTE: Police are on high alert during holiday weekends with extra human power on the streets. This Memorial Day/unofficial start of summer will be beautiful and filled with merriment., and the police will be on the lookout for arrests to make. You can have fun...
Challenges versus problems in Virginia criminal court
In many ways, my Fairfax criminal defense lawyer blog is a tool for my self exploration and self development, and to remind myself of the best ways to get and stay on the right path. If I do not write down and crystallize my key...
Negotiating from the Getting to Yes Approach
Soon after starting college, I sat transfixed as Roger Fisher gave a talk about negotiating on goals versus positions, in any conflict from global to local to litigation. It all makes sense, but many prosecutors seem not to have heard of such an approach to...
Winning in the absence of a breath technician
When a criminal defendant’s trial date continuance motion is denied, s/he ordinarily must proceed to trial on that date, or resolve the case by settlement negotiations. When a Virginia prosecutor is unable to obtain a trial date continuance, s/he can move the court to enter...
The difference between handling flung dung in the battlefield versus from behind the keyboard
Deepak Chopra once replied to a barb that he is full of dung: “But shit recycles as life !” Without taking away from Dr. Chopra my praise for his reply, he replied from the distance of space and time from the Twitter attacker. Dr. Chopra’s...
SCOTUS erodes Fourth Amendment by giving too much credence to 911 callers
No matter how non-plussed, at best, that I am overall about President Obama, his two Republican opponents doubtlessly would have placed much bigger threats on the federal bench than Obama would ever nominate. On April22, 2014, the dangers of Ronald Reagan’s, George Bush I’s and...