INITIAL THOUGHTS I know a lot of people are angry right now. To hear that Jodi Arias won’t be going to death row because of one lone juror (Juror #17) is too much for many to handle. Many on social media have suggested that, “There is no justice,” and numerous…
CRIMINAL DEFENSE FORUM By: Mark Eiglarsh THE SCENARIO A middle-aged man, Kyle, returns home to his wife and children after serving in the U.S. military for a number of years. Upon his return home from duty, Kyle volunteers to help war veterans who struggle with combat-related anxiety and mental health…
I try not to do fear. Yes, taking on fear is a choice. I tell myself that fear is nothing more than an acronym meaning “False Evidence Appearing Real.” Still, this Ebola outbreak has me rather concerned, with good reason. It’s the largest Ebola outbreak on record. Health officials are…
Most of us have said it and/or thought it, at some point. “Why the hell does it take so long to kill death row inmates?” In some instances, it literally takes several decades from sentencing to execution. Many have called this a miscarriage of justice. The majority of Americans want…
As a former burglary victim and father of three young children, I especially feel for Ray Allen and his family. I thoroughly understand why they’re demanding the arrest and maximum charge for all intruders who brazenly entered their home while they slept. What an extraordinary violation! As a result of…
My parents would be deemed career criminals by today’s standards. That’s not to suggest that I believe that they ever committed any criminal acts. It’s just that the things they did with me and my siblings back in the 1970’s and 1980’s now society calls “child neglect” and/or “child abuse.”…
Bob Smith reasonably fears for his life. A man yielding a knife, who is significantly larger than Bob, makes Bob believe that at any moment, he could be stabbed and killed. Bob chooses not to run for it. He pulls out a gun from his waistband and blows the perpetrator…
In my most recent post, I described the miscarriage of justice in the case of New York vs. Jonathan Fleming. Fleming, a 51- year-old convicted murderer, was in the process of serving his 25th year of a 25 years to life sentence when he was recently released. Turns out, he was…
If you’re one of the many who wonders, “How can you defend those guilty people?” then this article is for you. Once again, another prisoner has been released after newly discovered evidence proves that he was innocent. The latest defendant is Jonathan Fleming. Fleming, who is 51- years-old, was in…
Minutes ago, 42 year old Michel Escoto was convicted of murdering his wife. It took twelve years from the vicious beating to today’s first degree murder conviction. Jurors took just 2 1/2 hours to convict Escoto, who committed the murder to collect on a $1 million life insurance policy. The…