Post Archive for April 2011

Recent Trial Results: The Power of Story Telling

In my most recent trial, my client was charged with the death of two people (2 charges of first degree murder, facing life without parole), gunshot wounds to two other people (assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury), the armed robbery of one person, and a pistol whipping to a person’s head (assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury).

The jury came back guilty of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter, and not guilty on the remaining charges. He received a sentence that will allow his release before he is 36 years old.

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Sentencing in a Murder case: Softball and Smiles

For two weeks we all sat in the same room hearing about the death of two young men, the shootings of two others, a robbery and a pistol whipping. The families of people shot and killed sat right next to the family of the person accused of the shootings. Jurors sat and listened and took notes. These people, who work on computers, at Wendy’s, these doctoral students, and sports editors, suspended their lives for a while and listened carefully to tragedy. I defended the person accused, and argued and argued and argued with the prosecutor. We all struggled with what … read more »