Technology

Good Samaritans — Not! — Captured on Video

November 6, 2011 Assault

It’s rare that we get a video this good, the prosecutor tells me as he hands me the DVD.  Usually with the metro cameras, he says, they are on the other side of the platform and you can barely make them out.  In this case, the whole thing happened right in front of the camera. [...]

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Why I Like Surveillance Cameras

September 19, 2011 Evidence

A proposal to install indoor surveillance cameras at Fairfax County schools in Virginia has created quite a controversy.  With many parents still upset over harsh disciplinary practices in the schools that have led to a couple of suicides, critics of the proposal have expressed concern over any further encroachment on the civil liberties of students.  [...]

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On Prison Tapes: Eavesdropping on Your Client

September 16, 2011 Criminal Procedure

I am dealing with a “hide-the-ball”-type prosecutor in Virginia. I have gotten spoiled from working with D.C. prosecutors; they are usually pretty upfront about what they have against your client.  There are no ambushes or surprises.  Your client has better information in deciding whether to plea.  Everyone is better off for it. This is not [...]

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Technical Problems and Apologies

July 22, 2011 Technology

This whole Internet/social media thing can be a bother.   A while back, I had someone impersonating me on Twitter, posting all sorts of inane things under my name, photograph, and biographical information.  I have recently been experiencing problems with the server for this site, problems which have hopefully now been resolved.  And this morning I [...]

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On Criminal Defense and Listservs

April 12, 2011 Criminal Law Bloggers

As a former English professor, Jeff Gamso is no stranger to allegory, metaphors and other literary devices. In a nostalgic and almost wistful entry on baseball over at Gamso For The Defense, Gamso writes about a lawyer posting on a listserv about doing some criminal defense work. On the “precipice of hanging out a shingle,” [...]

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In Defense of Listservs: Take What You Can. Ignore Everything Else.

December 16, 2010 Technology

Scott Greenfield and Matt Brown have both warned recently about the perils of participating on a listserv.  Keith Lee, commenting on Greenfield’s site, was even more emphatic:  “The real issue is . . . who the hell still uses listservs?!?  They’re about the worst forum for exchange of information within a group.” Greenfield started out [...]

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly On The Internet

June 8, 2010 Criminal Law Bloggers

A couple of days ago, my friend and colleague Mirriam Seddiq posted a very flattering piece on me on the Not Guilty blog.  Thank you, Mirriam. This is one of the many good things that have come about because of my presence on the Internet. The same day that Mirriam’s entry came out I also [...]

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Criminal Defense Attorney Challenges to the Breath Test in a Washington, D.C. DWI or DUI Case

December 26, 2009 DUI and Driving Offenses

Over the last couple of weeks, I have covered potential legal challenges along every step of an arrest for driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving under the influence (DUI), or operating while impaired (OWI) in Washington, D.C. Specifically, I have discussed potential challenges to the police officer’s initial stop of the vehicle and the officer’s decision [...]

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A Neophyte Deals with Search Engine Optimization

December 19, 2009 Law Marketing/Networking

Ever since I set up this website a couple of months ago, I have had many offers – for a fee, of course – to improve the site’s ranking on Google.  I have always been a neophyte when it comes to matters involving the Internet.  I also have to admit that, prior to launching the [...]

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Tracking the Koehler Law Blog: We’re #2117!

November 18, 2009 Law Marketing/Networking

I read a New Yorker article a couple of years ago in which the author was tracking sales of his new book on Amazon.com.  While I can’t recall the author’s name or the title of the book, I remember that the book was ranked at well over 1 million on the list of Amazon.com’s best-selling [...]

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