Blogs about: Criminal Practice

The Scariest Thing I Saw Today

hestone wrote 2 years ago: I stumbled upon an article in the ABA's GP/Solo LawTrends & News Newsletter that I find real … more »

Massachusetts Exigent Circumstances exception to warrant requirement clarified, also "community caretaking"2 comments

hestone wrote 1 year ago: In the recent case Commonwealth v. Kirschner the Massachusetts Court of Appeals clarifies the … more »

Tags: Evidence, Fourth Amendment, The Black Dress

Myspace as an investigative tool1 comment

hestone wrote 2 years ago: I am becoming more and more concerned about young people incriminating themselves on Myspace.  … more »

Tags: Investigation

Police Misconduct; It's the attitude, stupid

hestone wrote 2 years ago: Please read this. It is a story about Baltimore Police officers abusing and falsely arresting a marr … more »

Tags: law enforcement, reality

Comm. v. Matis and discovery of evidence in possession of third parties

hestone wrote 2 years ago: The Supreme Judicial Court today issued its ruling in Commonwealth v. Matis, an interlocutory appeal … more »

Tags: Evidence, Mass. SJC, Sixth Amendment

The right to present a defense

hestone wrote 2 years ago: In re-reading the recent Supreme Court of the U.S. decision Holmes v. South Carolina, I think it may … more »

Tags: Defenses, Evidence, Sixth Amendment, Supreme Court

No more credit for home confinement in Massachusetts2 comments

hestone wrote 2 years ago: I have had several clients receive credit for time served in custody for the period during which the … more »

Tags: Indigent defense, Mass. SJC, State Sentencing

Great criminal practice resource, especially for new defense lawyers, and its free

hestone wrote 2 years ago: The Center for Criminal Justice Advocacy is an excellent on-line resource for criminal defense lawye … more »

Police torture man in Tennessee1 comment

hestone wrote 2 years ago: See this post on Georgia Criminal Law Blog and Podcast for what can happen if your client doesn' … more »

Tags: law enforcement, reality

Investigation and effective assistance1 comment

hestone wrote 2 years ago: I read a new case today that was disturbing not in its holding, but in the underlying facts.  I … more »

Tags: reality, Evidence, Sixth Amendment, Defenses, Indigent defense

New secure detox and treatment beds for women in Massachusetts5 comments

hestone wrote 2 years ago: As of March 27, 2006, there are 20 new secure detox beds and 40 secure step-down beds for women at H … more »

Tags: Substances

House of Reps budget does not include hourly rate increase for private counsel representing indigent defendants

hestone wrote 2 years ago: The Massachusetts House of Representatives on Wednesday evening passed a budget that does not includ … more »

Tags: Public Defenders

Latest judicial appointments are all prosecutors2 comments

hestone wrote 2 years ago: Governor Romney, taking a rare and brief break from his presidential campaign, yesterday appointed f … more »

Tags: reality, The Black Dress

Judicial bias . . . and the bicycle

hestone wrote 2 years ago: Today I had a conversation with a friend of mine over coffee after our cases were called in District … more »

Tags: reality, The Black Dress


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