External Influences on Juries
We like to think that juries decide cases only on the evidence before them, but external...
Arrest Warrants: What’s in Them, How Police Get Them
Police must convince a neutral judge that, more likely than not, a crime has been committed...
U.S. Supreme Court: No Sixth Amendment Right to Speedy Sentencing
The high court held that the Speedy Trial Clause doesn’t apply to delayed sentencing. You have...
Relevant Evidence in Criminal Trials
Only relevant evidence is admissible, but not all relevant evidence is. Relevance is the basic building...
Do Prosecutors Have to Present Evidence That Helps the Defendant to a Grand Jury?
Prosecutors use grand juries to indict people, not to clear them of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, they sometimes...
Can a jail record my telephone conversation with my lawyer?
Law enforcement personnel can—and will—listen to, if not record, phone conversations at police stations and jails....
The Attorney-Client Privilege When a Third Person is Present
Is it a good idea to have a relative or friend sit in on your meeting...
Can you be an accessory after the fact to a misdemeanor?
By Micah Schwartzbach, Attorney An accessory after the fact is generally someone who, knowing that another...
What can the prosecution ask me about my conversations with my lawyer?
By Micah Schwartzbach, Attorney The attorney-client privilege is, in some sense, a broad one. In general,...
