Defendant pleads guilty in $65 million scam to coax elderly people into sending cash to short-term rentals

Victims mailed their packages to short-term rentals, which prosecutors say allowed conspirators to quickly relocate and ...
Law

Defendant as Plaintiff’s Expert Witness: Part 1

In Part I of his two-part series, Bob Genis reviews how the plaintiff s in negligence and malpractice cases can strategically require the defendant to appear at trial during the plaintiff’s direct ...
Forbes

What Is A Plea Bargain And How Does It Work?

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
The Hill

Defendant faces new charges after attacking a Nevada judge in court, which was caught on video

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Moments after a defendant in a felony battery case tried to convince a Nevada judge that he was turning his violent past around and didn’t need to be locked up, his sentencing went ...
Law

Turning a Defendant Into an Expert

Andrew Lavoott Bluestone looks at issues arising at depositions of a defendant professional, limiting the discussion to attorneys in this setting. "The witness is not here as an expert!" is an ...
Reason

When Can Defendant Pleading Self-Defense Introduce Evidence of Alleged Attacker's Past Violent Acts?

From People v. Guerra, decided today by New York's high court: We are asked once again to discard the rule recognized in People v. Rodawald (N.Y. 1904) and People v. Miller (N.Y. 1976) that ...