Expanded Criminal Defense Lawyering

Broadening the Holistic Mindset: Incorporating Collateral Consequences and Reenty into Criminal Defense Lawyering

Over the past two decades, public defender offices across the country have broadened the range of defense services provided to indigent clients. These expanded services, some of which involve representing clients on related non-criminal matters such as housing and public benefits, are included in what is now commonly referred to as “holistic representation.”’ This form of representation strives...

The Multiple Personality Syndrome and criminal defense.

After years of disrepute , Multiple Personality Syndrome (MPS) has become the focus of considerable attention. 15 Grouped in the third edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (p. 259) with the dissociative disorders, the diagnostic criteria are: "(A) Existence within the individual of two or more distinct personalities, each of which is dominant at a ...

Criminal Defense Challenges in Computer Forensics

Computer forensic techniques may be unfairly applied in order to tip the scales of justice in the direction of prosecution. Particular areas that are known to be problematic for defense experts include: erroneous allegations of knowledgeable possession; misuse of time stamps and metadata; control and observation of the discovery process; authentication issues; deficiencies and the lack of verif...

Premenstural Syndrome: the Debate Surrounding Criminal Defense

Professional Responsibility When Lawyering