“Come to the Cut”

Friday, March 5th, 2010

A friend of mine, Joni Mueller, sent me a link yesterday, asking if I’d seen the article.  The title was “Exclusion of MySpace Evidence in Gang Related [sic] Murder Trial.” The article discusses an evidentiary ruling in the unpublished case of People v. Wiliams (2010) 2010 WL 611444, 2010 Cal.App.Unpub. LEXIS 1251.  [Note: Since there are two versions of the unpublished opinion and since I'm feeling lazy today, I personally will not use citations in discussing the case; the only time citations show up are when I'm quoting the original article using them.]

The article’s focus on the evidentiary ruling is puzzling.

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If I Only Had A Badge

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

By the time you finish reading this, you will know everything you need to know in order to testify, in court, as a gang cop.

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