Notes from practice · D.C. Superior Court
English v. United States: Aiding and Abetting Flight in a Motor Vehicle
Although you can be found guilty of aiding and abetting flight in a motor vehicle, there was insufficient evidence in this case to sustain the...
Blades v. U.S.: On Cross-Examination and Bias
The right to cross-examine witnesses is one of the defendant’s most important trial rights. And, among the areas for cross-examination, what could be more important...
In Re Gault: “Constitutional Domestication” of the Juvenile Justice System
There are only a small number of criminal cases that all lawyers, even those who don’t practice criminal law, seem to know. Although Miranda v....
On Ashe v. Swenson: Double Jeopardy and Collateral Estoppel
Jamison Koehler
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06/18/2011
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Many laypersons suffer from misconceptions about the protections offered by the Double Jeopardy Clause contained in the 5th Amendment to the Constitution. As Blonde Justice pointed...
Quarles v. Commonwealth: Coerced Confessions in Virginia
In Quarles v. Commonwealth, a recently issued opinion by the Virginia Court of Appeals, the court considered a set of facts similar to the U.S....
The “Collective Knowledge” Doctrine in D.C.
The firmly established “collective knowledge” doctrine in D.C. provides that, in determining whether the officers possessed sufficient knowledge to establish reasonable suspicion or probable...
Disorderly Conduct: D.C. Court Narrows The Scope
Jamison Koehler
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06/13/2010
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Disorderly conduct is a really annoying charge. The first problem is that the offense is usually so broad and poorly defined that it is...