Aggressive Defense Takes Death Penalty off the Table
Facing criminal charges can be a very frightening experience especially considering the fact that a conviction could lead to your incarceration. If you are arrested and charged with committing a violent crime the possibility that you will face a lengthy prison sentence in addition to hefty fines, community service, probation and other penalties increases exponentially. […]
US Supreme Court redefines testimonial evidence under the Sixth Amendment
The Supreme Court recently published a confusing case that may affect how courts view the Confrontation Clause. Following the seminal cases of Crawford v. Washington and Davis v. Washington, the United States Supreme Court held that with few exceptions, a prior testimonial statement could only be admissible if the witness was unavailable and a defendant had a prior opportunity […]
Serial Murderer Gets Two More Life Sentences
After pleading guilty to the murder of Anthony Martinez, a judge today sentenced serial murderer Joseph Edward Duncan III to his tenth life sentence.Duncan has already been sentenced to die to three sentences stemming from murders committed in the state of Idaho by a federal court. Typically, the federal death system is quicker than California, […]