Contributed by Thomas Wilkinson, Jr. and Issa Mikel In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Harris, No. 8 EAP 20098 (Pa. 2011) (McCaffrey, J.), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed its prior rule that orders overruling claims of privilege are immediately appealable as…
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GPS Tracking Devices, Technology & Privacy: U.S. v. Jones
By Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner Ongoing advances in modern technology consistently change the way we think about our privacy rights. The proliferation of the use of GPS tracking devices used by law enforcement officers and private citizens is no exception. …
Tagged with: Client, Fourth Amendment, GPS Tracking Devices, privacy, Search Warrant, Supreme Court, Technology and Law, US v. Jones
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
New Year – New Rules of Evidence: Plain Language in the Law
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint New “restyled” Federal Rules of Evidence went into effect on December 1, 2011. These rules were designed to be easier to read and understand while remaining substantively unchanged. This update reflects the growing “plain language”…
Tagged with: Federal Rules of Evidence, Plain Language Act, Recorded Recollection, Rule 613 (b)
Posted in Evidence
Posted in Evidence
Mississippi Clemency and Presidential Pardons
By Hayes Hunt and Catherine Hamilton Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour granted clemency to over 200 people prior to leaving office. Among those receiving a full pardon were over a dozen convicted murderers and five men who worked for the…
Tagged with: Clemency, Governor Haley Barbour, Mississippi, Pardon Attorney, Presidential Pardons
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
When ‘The Law’ Is in the Lobby: Practical Steps to Manage A Raid by Gov’t Agents
Published in The Legal Intelligencer’s General Counsel Section January 11, 2012 By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint It is 7 a.m. You grab a cup of coffee and head out the door to catch the train to your job as in-house…
Tagged with: Corporate Counsel, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Law Enforcement, Search Warrant, Seizure
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Criminal Bullying: Army Soldier’s Suicide Leads To Homicide Prosecution.
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint The Army has charged eight soldiers in connection with the death of fellow soldier, Private Danny Chen. Allegedly, these soldiers threw rocks at Private Chen, taunted him with ethnic slurs, and made him do…
Tagged with: Bullying, Criminal Causation, Criminal Law, Culpability, Manslaughter, Negligent Homicide, Private Danny Chen
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Attorney-Client Interview – Practice Points Part 2
Originally published in the Champion, November, 2011 The Client Has Been Accused of What Crime? It is essential to know what happened both from the client’s perspective and from the government’s point of view. Before the attorney starts, she should…
Attorney-Client Interview: Innocence, Jail and Canines – Part 3
Originally published in The Champion, November, 2011 Do You Believe That I’m Innocent? On occasion, some clients desperately insist that their lawyer must believe they are innocent. A tempered response goes something like this: Your innocence is not the standard.…
Tagged with: Attornery-Client Relationship, Attorney-Client Interview, Criminal Law, Innocenct, Practice of Law
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Attorney-Client Interview: Practice Points – Part 1 of 3
Originally published in The Champion, November, 2011 Basics of a Client Interview A lawyer can meet a client in many ways, including a referral by court appointment or in the waiting room of the lawyer’s office. For purposes of this…
Tagged with: Attornery-Client Relationship, Attorney-Client Interview, Client Communication, Criminal Law, Practice of Law
Posted in The Client
Posted in The Client
ABA Blawg 100
From the Sidebar has been selected to the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100, the 5th annual list of the best in blogs about lawyers and the law. Thanks for all your support, comments and advice all of you have provided to the…
