Articles Posted in sentencing hearing

The Client Behind a Guilty Plea That I’ll  Never Forget Some cases stay with you long after the courtroom clears. This is the story of a mentally ill client who entered a guilty plea in a murder case, and the extraordinary moments that followed. What he carried and what he…

Defense lawyers don’t talk about it much. Not in CLEs. Not in chambers. Not even in the back halls of the courthouse, where truth slips out in whispered voices. We talk about strategies. We dissect rulings. We joke, sometimes darkly, because it keeps the walls from closing in. The emotional…