Legal Issues

The Stench from the Bench
Senior Judge Maureen Skerda pulls a dirty trick to bury the Penn State prosecutors scandal

Senior Judge Maureen Skerda pulls a dirty trick to bury the Penn State prosecutors scandal

In Part 1 of this series, I pointed out how hypocritical I thought it was for P. David Soares , the Albany County District Attorney, to have announced last week that he was going to investigate whether New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo sexually assaulted and/or harassed one or more the women w

When I first read that Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares was planning to investigate whether New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo sexually assaulted and/or harassed one or more women, I immediately tried to remember what other politicians Soares has investigated and/or prosecuted during h

Editor’s Note: There is a full copy of the Cosby decision available at Bill Cosby released from prison after Pa. Supreme Court overturns sexual assault conviction (inquirer.com) . Since reading the full opinion, I have made some modifications to the original post.

In Part 1 of this series of posts, I outlined parts of the overall appeals process in federal criminal trials – which is what will govern how the appeal that was filed in Keith Raniere’s case will be handled.

In Part 1 of this series of posts, I outlined part of the overall appeals process in federal criminal trials – which is what will govern how the appeal that was filed in Keith Raniere’s case is being handled.

[Editor’s Note: This post was updated on Monday, May 24th, after I noticed a couple of things that were not as clearly stated as I thought they should be].