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The New York Times suggests a solution to the problem of insufficient funding for indigent defense: With states struggling to come up with financing for schools and hospitals, we fear politicians are unlikely to argue for significantly more money for public defenders’ offices. To solve the immediate crisis, new sources of support would have to [...]
Mark Bennett | November 20, 2008
Mark Bennett | November 20, 2008
House Bill 164. Full text. I’d like to believe it has a chance of passing. Really, I would.
Mark Bennett | November 20, 2008
The Supreme Court of Colorado tells me that, in order to reduce the impact of paper communication on the environment, I will have to pay Western Union to process my lawyer registration dues every year from now on: We have contracted with Western Union and Striata to provide this service to you. Western Union charges [...]
Mark Bennett | November 19, 2008
I’ve started reading the quarterly magazine of the American Society of Trial Consultants, The Jury Expert. It’s right up Defending People readers’ alley; it’s even subtitled “The Art and Science of Litigation Advocacy. I downloaded a stack of issues to carry in my bag for quiet times; there are several treasures in each volume. If [...]
Mark Bennett | November 18, 2008
I’ve written here many times about my opinion that the best judges are people whose life experience is broader and deeper than the ordinary high school-to-law school-to-DA’s office-to-bench career track. I’ve also mentioned my friend Kevin Fine before: he’s the guy I called when one of my friends was in Deep East Texas trouble; Kevin [...]
Mark Bennett | November 14, 2008
Criminal defense trial lawyering integrates technology, telecommunications and social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. This interaction, and the manner in which information is presented, depends on the varied perspectives and “building” of shared meaning among communities, as people share their stories and experiences. Right? I scavenged the definition from the [...]
Mark Bennett | November 14, 2008
Houston DUI defense lawyer and blogger Paul B. Kennedy and Myrtle Beach criminal-defense lawyer and blogger Bobby Frederick at lunch today at Goode Co. BBQ in Houston. Paul blogs about some of the discussion here.
Mark Bennett | November 14, 2008
A few blawgers I have met so far, in person or at least telephonically: Bryan, Texas criminal-defense lawyer Stephen Gustitis New York criminal-defense lawyer Scott Greenfield Austin criminal-defense lawyer Jamie Spencer Houston criminal-defense lawyer Paul B. Kennedy Texas country trial lawyer Paul J. Smith Maryland criminal-defense lawyer Jon Katz Miami criminal-defense lawyer Brian Tannebaum Harris [...]
Mark Bennett | November 13, 2008
Following the example of California criminal-defense lawyer Rick Horowitz, I signed up for JDSupra.com. JDSupra is a website that allows lawyers to share their work with the world. Why? Probably for the same reasons that we blog — the need to feel that we’re making a contribution? ego gratification? staking out territory — the human [...]
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