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Crimes, Courts, and Cops

A lawyer's perspective on the pursuit of justice.

by Jim Silver

Jim Silver is a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. See full bio

November 24, 2009

Death, Taxes . . . and DNA?

There's no way this scumbag didn't do it. We've got three freaking people who heard them arguing in the apartment twenty minutes before they heard the screams and dialed 911. Now the lab tells me that that there's only the girl's blood on the knife, no DNA from this asshole . . . The door is wide open for him to argue that someone came in after he left and did the stabbing. Read More

November 6, 2009

Not Just Another Shooting in the Hood

The gruesome massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, the country's largest military base, raises an enormous number of questions, not the least important of which is: who will investigate and prosecute the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan? Read More

October 30, 2009

Mind Reader?

"Was the teacher in the second row taking notes when I was talking?" "I'm pretty sure the retired guy in the front was nodding for that part." "Is she just closing her eyes or is she actually sleeping?"

These, ladies and gentlemen, are the actual thoughts running through a lawyer's brain when he or she is standing in front of a jury. Trust me, we're not thinking great legal thoughts, ruminating over case law or setting up the decisive Perry Mason moment where "the truth is finally revealed!" Read More

Books by Jim Silver

The Crime Junkie's Guide to Criminal Law: From Law & Order to Laci Peterson

Law and Crime Basics

Psychology and the law intersect in the field of forensic science. Legal practitioners require a grasp of human motivation at its most basic and most debased in order to render fair judgment.

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