Monthly Archives: March 2010

  Why is the passage of moderate health care reform being denounced as socialism?  Why is president Obama (a pragmatic centrist by all accounts) being called a Marxist? It is beginning to dawn on our more astute columnists that this really isn’t … Continue reading →

Friends of Justice board member, Mark Osler, was featured in the Sunday edition of the Dallas Morning News. Osler is a former US Attorney who teaches law at Baylor University.  He provided valuable assistance to attorneys working with a notoriously corrupt narcotics … Continue reading →

Last night Hank Skinner was a dead man walking.  This morning, his life still hangs by a thread.  An hour before his execution, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay of execution so they can decide whether … Continue reading →

This eulogy was written by Charles Kiker.  It is followed by a press release from Pax Christi and the text of Bishop Matthiesen’s last article in The U.S. Catholic. A Fine Fellow Friends of Justice, and all friends of justice … Continue reading →

By a 7-0 vote, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected Hank Skinner’s request for a stay of execution so that DNA evidence related to the case can be tested. In its own defense, the Board could assert that the … Continue reading →

John Pacenti called me a couple of weeks ago in connection with this article about prosecutorial misconduct in the federal system in the Daily Business Review.  I should elaborate on the article’s passing reference to a case I discussed with Pacenti in which “inmates were passing around … Continue reading →

Curtis Flowers In this influential Counterpunch post, Joe Allen talks to Alan Bean about the strange case of Curtis Flowers.  If you’ve been looking for a good summary discussion of the issues, this is it. An Interview with Dr. Alan Bean The Persecution of Curtis Flowers By … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, March 22nd, attorneys representing Kelvin Kaigler and James Bishop will file motions for a new trial.    As this article from the New Orleans Times Picayune suggests, one of the key issues will be the applicability of Louisiana’s majority verdict rule … Continue reading →

 Update: A hearing was scheduled on Friday, April 23rd to consider a motion for a new trial filed by Jace Washington’s attorney.  Curiously, neither Edric Cooper nor Grant Gethers appeared in court.  Both men had been subpoenaed and both are … Continue reading →

This guest post was submitted by King Alexander, District 7 Director of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Co-Chair of its Amicus Committee. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has recently toured the state making the case for increased criminal … Continue reading →