Michael Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
client jail totally wrong
My client has been in jail for 19 months. They so totally have the wrong guy.
certainly expect hope people saying standing
We certainly hope they're going to be honest. But we wouldn't expect to see a lot of these people standing up and saying they have some alternative lifestyle.
circumstance days later sergeant several statement
The statement to the sergeant was made under markedly different circumstances than the two-hour statement several days later to investigators.
There's no way they can show she didn't end her own life.
case extremely particular timing
The timing in that particular case was extremely critical.
emotional fulfill sort
It does fulfill some sort of emotional need that they have to own these items.
gets people
He's a conciliator. He's someone who gets people together,
monster near nowhere
She is nowhere near the monster everyone has made her out to be.
almost believe black courts criminal dealing defending evidence historical plenty police stuff telling willing work
There is plenty of historical evidence to show courts are more than willing to believe the police over a black defendant. It is not the stuff of fiction; there is almost a presumption when dealing with police witnesses, that they must be telling the truth, and it makes the work of defending criminal defendants harder.
case conduct darn police seattle
The only thing the case is about is the conduct of the Seattle police and some of its personnel, which, from our perspective, is pretty darn bad.
against case confession destroy evidence physical police strong
the physical and circumstantial evidence the police have gathered. If there's a strong nexus between that evidence and the defendant, dismissing the confession won't necessarily destroy the case against the defendant.
asked assuming confession fact lawyer minutes obtained questioned repeatedly request requests stop twenty understanding until violation
When a defendant makes a request for a lawyer, all questioning must stop until a lawyer is on the scene. The fact that Shaw made two requests for a lawyer and was questioned for twenty minutes indicates a violation of his rights, assuming that is what really happened. My understanding is that Miranda does not legitimize a confession obtained by questioning a defendant who has repeatedly asked for a lawyer.
amendment people protect reason
The reason we have the First Amendment is to protect people who say things other people don't like.
biggest effect soldiers
That's the biggest effect the soldiers have. They say.