Courtroom Secrets Part 1 – Things Law School Doesn’t Teach You About Criminal Courts
All lawyers can agree that law school can be a grueling experience and studying for the bar can be downright painful.  Future lawyer take numerous courses on the law, legal analysis and trial advocacy. However, there are few if any courses on what really goes on in a courtroom….especially in criminal courts. Here are just […]
Adolescent Brain Development as a Defense
Can an adolescent’s brain development or lack thereof be a defense? Three general differences between juveniles under 18 and adults demonstrate that juvenile offenders cannot reliabl be classified among the worst offenders. First, any parent knows…juveniles lack maturity and have an underdeveolped sense of responsibility much more so than adults. Moreover, juveniles are overrepresented statistically […]
