by Brian Mahany
Just about everyone has an opinion on President Obama’s health care legislation. Some say it will bankrupt our nation. Others say the health care plan is badly needed. Whatever your opinion on the substance of the bill, I say that 99.9999% of Americans have not even read the bill. Unfortunately, the only …
by Brian Mahany
An allocution is a criminal defendant’s opportunity to address the court prior to the imposition of sentence. Although always important, the defendant’s allocution becomes critical if there is no binding plea agreement in place.
Most cases resolve by plea agreements - the prosecutor and the defendant (through his lawyer) discuss the relative strengths and …