criminal defense

November 22, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Two California professors recently faced off over the role of criminal defense lawyers in the justice system. According to the Sacramento Bee, Julie Mumma and Jimmy Martinez both teach criminal...

August 25, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Andrew Crespo’s suggestion that the Supreme Court put together an “expert” Supreme Court defense bar to help argue criminal cases before The Nine Eight has ruffled a few feathers. Particularly galling...

August 16, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Ask a football player the question, “What’s the biggest thing you could do in your professional career?” and the likely answer is “Win the Super Bowl.” Ask a military officer the...

August 10, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association has asked me to appear at the second annual two day “boot camp” for young lawyers (and law students) who want to practice criminal defense....

May 5, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Criminal defendants often come up with some pretty bad ideas, upon which they expect their lawyer to follow through. For example, the notion that a “jury trial costs x thousands...

Mar. 8, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Yesterday, Judge Kopf asked the question: is the practice of criminal defense no country for old men? He read a law review article called Criminal Defense Lawyer Moneyball: A Demonstration...