12.24.07

"I have lived my life, and I have fought my battles, not against the weak and the poor--anybody can do that--but against power, against injustice, against oppression, and I have asked no odds from them, and I never shall."

--Clarence S. Darrow, Attorney for the Damned 491, 497 (Arthur Weinberg ed. 1957)

Oklahoma

Tenth Circuit

United States Supreme Court

Other Cases of Note

Victories

"Send lawyers, guns and money, the shit has hit the fan."
--Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns and Money" (song) (1978)

Hearsay

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2007: OIDS is sponsoring a seminar from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (note the time change) in Room 104 of the State Capitol Building. The seminar will focus on the use of the ABA Guidelines in capital cases and the importance of mitigation evidence. Presenters include Robin Maher, Director of the Death Penalty Representation Project, and Russ Stetler, an experience capital case litigator. OIDS is in the process of obtaining CLE approval. You can obtain the registration form HERE.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2007: The death penalty case of Littlejohn v. State will be argued at the Court of Criminal Appeals at 10:00 a.m. Defense counsel is David Autry. If you have an argument coming up or just want to see a good lawyer argue a case before the Court, this would be a good one to see.

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