The Defense Attorney Case Summary

We have read in the news recently that there are plenty of public defenders who are facing budget cuts and are in a financial crisis. This can be seen by a chief public defender in New Orleans who has had to resort to turning clients away. The public defender’s office in New Orleans is understaffed, currently employing 42 overworked lawyers, in relation to the 72 attorneys and 20 investigators it employed in 2008. These go against the standard set by the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice and the ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Counsel in Death Penalty Cases. The National Standards point to the caseload maximus prescribed by the National Advisory Commission (NAC) on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals, a 1973 U.S. Department

A special prosecutor will be assigned to a case involving a local attorney who allegedly assaulted another man at the Wayne County Courthouse the morning of March 11.

You would like your attorney to become a subject material expert on fighting cases much like yours. Somebody that dabbles in defense may not know precisely the how to challenge the prosecution in the court for the greatest results. Idol judges respect lawyers who make wise arguments and clearly know their business, and could allow more leeway in eliminating your situation.

Thank you for meeting with Ronald Phillips, Supervisory Trial Attorney, and me to discuss the concerns by several of the Charging Parties that the Conciliation Agreements were being breached with respect to the training opportunities.

The Issue: here is whether the Mr. Rosemberg, under the facts and circumstances of this case, had the right to terminate the tenant’s lease pursuant to the termination clause.

Ms. Chaker to separately create duplicative sets of discovery to each of the Defendants is unnecessary here. Given their trustee-beneficiary relationship, defendants are of an aligned interest in this matter. Ms. Chaker seeks to assert her rights against both Ms. Lindstrom and Ms. Lindstrom-Blech under the same claims, and would provide identical discovery to each defendant even if they were served separately. Thus, even if Ms. Chaker separately served Defendants with discovery defining “you” and “your” for each individual, but otherwise identical, Defendants would provide the same responses as already furnished, and would most likely answer provide answers applicable to Defendants collectively.

According to Pollock, (2017) judged and prosecutors are prohibited from discussing cases outside the presence of another attorney. This is a violation called ex parte communications, it is prohibited because it gives one side preference over the other.

When Judge Irving R. Kaufman sentenced the Rosenbergs to death in the electric chair, it sparked controversy that has maintained the media’s attention even a half-century after its initial sentencing on April 5, 1951. Throughout the trial, Kaufman did not remain impartial in front of the jury. In his sentencing speech to the Rosenbergs, he made his opinion that the Rosenbergs committed a crime worse than death very clear, which creates the question: To what extent did Judge Irving R. Kaufman’s behavior during the Rosenberg/Sobell Trial influence the jury’s decision to prosecute the Rosenbergs? To determine the extent of his influence, the investigation will thoroughly examine Kaufman’s actions during the trial and their primary effect on the jury.

Severance works somewhat differently in federal criminal trials because this case involves the indictment of more than one defendant Jones, Walsh and Bert. In Bert 's situation, his defense attorney will provide an argument that a joint trail might be unfair against Bert or reaching a decision on the rape charges against him. The Severance is not automatic because the Federal rule 14 allows judges broad discretion in deciding whether to grant a severance to Bert. To be successful, Bert’s defense will to fill a motion for his severance which must show the concerns for Bert 's right to a fair trial outweigh the goals of the joinder. One of the most successful grounds for seeking severance for Bert arises when Bert wishes not to testify on all, some or any of the charges in the trail but chooses to claim his Fifth Amendment privilege on one or more charges. The separating by court order, such as separate trials for Bert, Jones, and Walsh who are charged with the same crime, or trying the negligence aspect of the rape charge or any other charge before the trail. Such division of issues in the trail is sometimes called "bifurcation." ("Burton 's Legal Thesaurus," 4E. (2007).

According to Cole, Smith and De Jong (2014) excessive use of force is the application of force against individuals by police officers that violate either departmental policies or constitutional rights by exceeding the level of force permissible and necessary in a given situation. Police are held accountable in such ways as having the internal affairs unit, civilian review boards, standards and accreditation, and lastly civil liability. The internal affairs unit investigates and receives complaints against officers. Officers who are charged with a misconduct can face several disciplinary actions and criminal prosecutions that can lead to termination, suspension or resignation. Civilian review board is a committee made of citizens who investigate police departments when they cannot effectively show combats of corruption with officers. The public requests the civilian review board to investigate the department (Cole et al., 2014).

“He felt neither terror, shame, nor depression, but only weariness and inward emptiness. It seemed to him that it made absolutely no difference to him whether they forgave him or not; he had come here to hear his sentence and to explain himself simply because kind-hearted Ivan Markovitch had begged him to do so. He was not afraid of the future. It made no difference to him where he was: here in the hall, in prison, or in Siberia.”

“The Trial of German Major War Criminals : Proceedings of the International Military Tribunal Sitting at Nuremberg Germany.” Avalon Project - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy,

Unfortunately, the divorce attorney cancelled our scheduled 11:00 AM meeting for today. Therefore, I didn't have an opportunity to further ask him about his thoughts of placing a wall at the front (essentially creating a front lobby/waiting area). I called the tenant's agent and fully explained your idea of placing a wall and creating a front lobby/wait area at the front (creating maybe something like 10 X 10 or 10 X 8 waiting area, or whatever the right size may need to be). He is asking if lease rates under both scenarios can be proposed for his client's consideration.

Walter closed the door behind him and sat down heavily at his desk. He buried his head in his hands and tried to concentrate on his breathing, the tick of the clock, anything to distract his mind. His conscience was constantly being tested. It seemed that every German who entered the courtroom declared they had been against Hitler and were sorry for the Jews; either the German people had very short memories or no sense of shame. Gut instinct told him that the accused had indeed been a Nazis however without enough evidence to convict him there was no choice but to let him go. The uproar from the Jewish bystanders in the courtroom was to be expected, nevertheless it made it all the more difficult to find peace with his decision. He collected his briefcase and coat and rubbed his head to try to ease the ache that competed with the one that came from his complaining stomach and walked wearily into the hallway.

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states- transitional justice includes three areas; ‘The philosophical, legal, and political investigation post war’. The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials {1963 and 1965} was one of the groundbreaking trials that attempted to prosecute Nazi perpetrators in Germany after the Holocaust. In my research paper, I will be discussing the Auschwitz trials, with special focus on the second set of trials that took place in Auschwitz. While also, comparing the similarities and contrasting the differences between the Frankfurt trials and the Nuremberg trials; the successes, as well as the failures of the court and how this unique court system shaped large-scale convictions of the modern history.