Rape cases are often the most difficult cases to handle. Many attorneys shy away from them, not wanting to be involved in cases that involve the kinds of facts that arise in these cases. Frequently the issues raised strike close to home for many attorneys,...

People are often confused by the terms homicide, murder and manslaughter.  When reading the newspaper, they wonder why one defendant gets life for murder, while another person gets probation for manslaughter, which, in a way, sounds worse than...

The Erosion of the Right to a Public Jury Trial and a Defendant’s Right to Presence Meeks is of particular import to me as it was issued just after the Eighth Circuit issued United States v. Picardi, a case that I was personally involved in as appellate...

At least once a month this scenario plays out in my conference room.  A client, usually a younger male, sits at my table, staring at the charging documents in his hands.  He has just been served with a criminal complaint that alleges that...

One of my best professors in law school was Peter W. Tague. I took his evidence and criminal law courses at Georgetown Law, and he knew the subjects well. More importantly, unlike many of my other professors, he had actually practiced law before he...