New Gun Rights Legislation Before Congress
Nov 15, 2011
A summary of a proposed new law which would allow those with concealed carry permits in one state to travel to other states with their heat if if the new state's requirements are different. A brief gui...
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Gun Right Restoration Pt 2
Nov 15, 2011
What are the circumstances under which you may have your gun rights restored in certain states? This guide provides an explanation....
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State Relief from Federal Firearms Laws
Nov 14, 2011
I have long taken the position that certain persons disqualified from owning or possessing firearms cannot have their gun rights restored under state law. The list of such persons is set forth at 18 US...
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Can a Public Defender Refuse to Defend Your Case?
Oct 21, 2011
In this era of budget crises and mass lay-offs of public workers, regardless of whether refusing a case for lack of resources is ethical or not it is being done. In San Francisco County the Public Defe...
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Amanda Knox: Innocence and Guilt
Oct 09, 2011
Most people commonly understand jury trials to determine the innocence or guil of the accused. Such is not the case however. The jury can return one of two substantive verdicts: guilty and not guilty. ...
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Pro Bono Criminal Lawyers
Oct 01, 2011
One of the most persistent questions I see on Avvo is a request for a pro bono lawyer. This guide will hopefully clear upsome misconceptions about such lawyers.
Do they exist? Yes they do and they are...
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Why we kill the people we kill
Sep 28, 2011
Many people advance arguments in favor of the death penalty that either have been disproven by scientific evidence or are flawed in some other way.
First of all some argue that the death penalty deters...
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Eliminate the Death Penalty
Sep 25, 2011
Numerous arguments exist for eliminating the death penalty even when the subject is dead guilty and everyone knows that.
Practical arguments first. It costs more to execute someone than it does to imp...
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Troy Davis
Sep 25, 2011
Any article like this must begin with a recitation of the author's opposition to the death penalty. Otherwise every intelligent reader will brand him a barbarian. So it is with Troy Davis. I signed the...
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Helping Avvo Questioners
Sep 04, 2011
I am making this a legal guide because many Avvo questioners don't seem to understand the limits on what I can and can't do. I get calls now everyday from people in distant states indicating it is an e...
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