Defending Innocent People

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

A large number — no doubt many people — arrested by the police are guilty.  Often enough, they’re even actually guilty of the crime for which they have been arrested.  No matter how much of a true believer one might be as a criminal defense attorney, this much has to be admitted.

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Simpson Screwed

Friday, September 12th, 2008

O.J. Simpson might be guilty of having committed a crime.  The prosecution in his case, however, has ensured that we’ll never really know.  Backed by the judge, the prosecutor in the case excluded all blacks from the jury, while simultaneously allowing white people who believed Simpson was unfairly found “not guilty” of murdering his wife.

I’m betting on a conviction.

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