When someone has been charged with a crime, the collection and analysis of evidence becomes extremely important. Because an examination of the evidence could be the difference between a conviction and freedom it is imperative that defendants have access to the evidence to conduct their own examinations of it. This is providing to be a […]

An ample amount of prosecutorial discretion is something that many people involved in or who study the criminal justice system often simply assume. Experienced criminal defense attorneys, who understandably have a deep well of knowledge concerning the criminal process and strategies to employ against crime charges, also know that some prosecutors do occasionally step over […]

Once again, it was the tape. The New York Police Department wanted a Bronx grand jury to return an indictment against a 19-year-old male for what was alleged to be an assault on two police officers and an attempt to take one of their guns on a November evening last year. Instead, and after watching […]

Although media reports are not readily implying anything in connection with a traffic stop in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and subsequent arrest of a man on an outstanding warrant for a drug charge that ended up with his shooting death while handcuffed in a police squad car, some doubts about the incident are being raised. The incident […]

The job of a public prosecutor is to bring criminal cases on behalf of the government, acting in essence as a trial lawyer for the people. Central to the prosecutorial role is the seeking of justice, which promotes the public good. Justice flows two ways. Just as it is in the people’s interest for a […]