Jul 11 2012
That pesky Constitution got in the way of a criminal conviction yet again in the case of People v. Torres a 2011 case out of Onandaga County in Upstate NY. Vincent Torres was convicted by a jury of burglary,sodomy and sexual abuse. Onondaga County Judge William Walsh barred the defendant’s wife from the courtroom for …
Jun 21 2012
As the nation waits for the Supreme Court to rule on the President’s Health Care Program, I expect the decision will be a greatly splintered and divided one which will most likely add to the run of 5-4 decisions that will be the Roberts Court’s legacy. Without a doubt, this is the most polarized and …
Mar 01 2011
Yesterday the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that severely weakened an important right contained in the Constitution. The Sixth Amendment contains The Confrontation Clause: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” While much of the Constitution is derived from English law this basic right …