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Arbitrary and Capricious

http://skellywright.blogspot.com

To live outside the law you must be honest.

Added on: May 10th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Skelly
Listed in: Law & Legal Law
Tags: crime attorney lawyer public defender public defenders criminal defense

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Hiatus

Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 01:59 am in blogs

The blog is five years old now. It's had a few good years, and a few years of gentle steady decline. It's given me a place to post about representation, depression, transitions, and a few odd obsessions (and post about the kid and dogs and cats). It...
"From Time Out to Hard Time"

Posted on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 at 12:25 am in politics, texas, juvenile

From the New York Times:12 and in PrisonThe editorial was prompted by the release of “From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System” by Michele Deitch of the LBJ School at the University of Texas (homeland of Gri...
UT: cost cutters 1, indigent defense 0

Posted on Tuesday July 28th, 2009 at 11:25 pm in politics, Utah, caseload

From the Ogden Standard-Examiner:No more Weber attorney group for indigentAfter four decades defending the indigent, the Weber County Public Defenders Association will be dismantled. The Weber County Commission is moving in another direction by the e...
WA: the war at home

Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 01:28 am in washington, olympia, in court

From the Olympian:A second chance for vets - New Program: County Veterans Court helps those in trouble with PTSDThurston County Veterans Court offers a second chance to current and retired service members who commit crimes while struggling with war-r...
"Trial it is then"

Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 01:47 am in Florida, colleagues, clients

Brother PD Scoplaw speaks a weary truth:Denial, Perspective, Jail House LawyeringI'm not talking about innocence or guilt - I'm talking about the pratical realities of what's going to happen in a court of law......
CA: don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge

Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 01:27 am in California, caseload

From the Ventura County Star:Public Defender's Office close to edge - Any death penalty cases will trigger need for more help, says Dammeyer I just liked the message in the headline, I guess....