Comments on: Fighting the fight http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/ Case analysis with an attitude Mon, 21 May 2012 14:51:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: A Young Lawyer http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-40391 A Young Lawyer Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:48:06 +0000 http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/#comment-40391 As a young lawyer over here in the 6th district who takes pretty much any court appointment that comes his way, including criminal appellate work... is there any sort of checklist (book, web, other) to go through to identify possible issues of appeal. I ask not out of laziness, for I have no problem putting in the work, I just don't want to miss anything due to inexperience. I currently have an appeal case that I am leaning toward Anders on (negotiated plea, no max sentence, no consecutive sentences, counseled on PRC, ect) and I don't want to have not "done the work" cause I couldn't "find the work" Please Advise As a young lawyer over here in the 6th district who takes pretty much any court appointment that comes his way, including criminal appellate work… is there any sort of checklist (book, web, other) to go through to identify possible issues of appeal. I ask not out of laziness, for I have no problem putting in the work, I just don’t want to miss anything due to inexperience. I currently have an appeal case that I am leaning toward Anders on (negotiated plea, no max sentence, no consecutive sentences, counseled on PRC, ect) and I don’t want to have not “done the work” cause I couldn’t “find the work”

Please Advise

]]> By: Russ Bensing http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-40135 Russ Bensing Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:04:07 +0000 http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/#comment-40135 Greg: Thanks, and fixed. Brian: You indicated a while back that a lot of districts don't issue opinions in Anders cases, they simply do it by JE, so we have no way of knowing what the real percentage is. But either they've got super trial judges in the 12th District, and the prosecutors only bring airtight cases, or something's off. Greg: Thanks, and fixed. Brian: You indicated a while back that a lot of districts don’t issue opinions in Anders cases, they simply do it by JE, so we have no way of knowing what the real percentage is. But either they’ve got super trial judges in the 12th District, and the prosecutors only bring airtight cases, or something’s off.

]]> By: Brian Lee http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-40125 Brian Lee Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:35:03 +0000 http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/#comment-40125 You have been on this topic before. According to the Supreme Court website, the Twelfth District has released 86 criminal decisions (not counting juvenile) so far this year, and 28 of those were <i>Anders</i>. That number should register on a subconscious level with any of you plaintiff PI guys -- its one-third (actually, 32.558%, but close enough). I don't know if that number is high, but it seems high. I know that in the First District, I would guess that we don't have more than 10% <i>Anders</i> and probably no more than 5%. You have been on this topic before. According to the Supreme Court website, the Twelfth District has released 86 criminal decisions (not counting juvenile) so far this year, and 28 of those were Anders. That number should register on a subconscious level with any of you plaintiff PI guys — its one-third (actually, 32.558%, but close enough).

I don’t know if that number is high, but it seems high. I know that in the First District, I would guess that we don’t have more than 10% Anders and probably no more than 5%.

]]> By: Greg Helms http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-40122 Greg Helms Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:51:38 +0000 http://briefcase8.com/2008/09/03/fighting-the-fight/#comment-40122 Slight correction (I know you have the link right), but it's 2323.51 as opposed to 2923.51. Slight correction (I know you have the link right), but it’s 2323.51 as opposed to 2923.51.

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