Category: Trials, Judges and Jurors

Civil Lesson From Criminal Trials

Civil lawyers can learn something from criminal trials. Here is a 20-minute talk . . .   . . . and, if you are ambitious,...

Take The Deal or Go To Trial? Exactly.

The awful pressure to plead guilty, brought on by the significantly enhanced sentences that the Government often seeks where a defendant asserts his right to...

Katrina Shootings and Prosecutorial Ethics

Federal district court judge declaring a mistrial in Katrina police-shootings: “a prosecutorial game of qualsiasi mezzo.” #ethics #DOJ #Katrina (via White Collar Prof blog)...

Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials (on YouTube)

Criminal Trials.  Civil Lessons. This recent talk on Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials  is primarily directed to internal counsel; what they should think about when hiring...