February 4, 2011 - Not Guilty No Way

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple.

Feb 4, 2011 | Not Gulity No Way | 7 comments

This is one of my favorite poems: When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat that doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves and satin candles, and say we’ve no money for...

A win for the good guys, for now.

Feb 4, 2011 | Not Gulity No Way |

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Supreme Court of Virginia removing a defendant’s right to challenge their conviction via the writ of error coram vobis. The case involved two separate petitioners, both challenging their convictions based on ineffective...

FYI

Feb 4, 2011 | Not Gulity No Way | 2 comments

I’m hopeful that my friend Matt Kaiser is wrong, that I’ve not mythologized criminal defense and it’s place in the legal profession. I hope that people who are thinking of becoming criminal defense lawyers aren’t doing it because they...