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Aug 18, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Welty on armed robbery by an unarmed defendant; Pettit on Madison’s new proposed legislation

The court of appeals recently held that a defendant who was initially unarmed, then stole a weapon from a victim, was properly convicted of armed robbery because the defendant was armed with the weapon that he stole. Sound circular?

Aug 17, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Judge DiMotto on judicial checklists, outlines; Swimmer on hot coffee

It is the responsibility of every judge to make a good record of every judicial proceeding in order to obtain a just outcome.

Aug 12, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Bashman on Judge Evans; Easterbrook on Judge Evans

Our colleague, Judge Terence T. Evans, died (Wednesday) night, a victim of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Aug 8, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Pettit on holdover damages; O’Hear on the Commerce Clause

After a landlord has had her rental property returned through an eviction action or the tenant vacating of their own accord, a landlord has the option of pursuing the ex-tenant for money damages.

Jul 20, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Hannibal on timeshares; Cicchini on the jury system

Timeshare ownership in Wisconsin is governed primarily by Wis. Stat. § 707. The statute regulates the creation, termination and incidents of timeshare ownership, management of timeshare property, and timeshare sales, among other things.

Jul 8, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Prosser gag makes its way to Capitol Square

The ongoing controversy over Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s allegations that Justice David Prosser choked her during an argument June 13 ballooned to new heights Thursday.

Jul 7, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Papke on the Anthony verdict; Federal Evidence Review on the Confrontation Clause

I don’t know if Casey Anthony killed her daughter or not, but I am confident that primetime television drama helped her to walk.

Jul 5, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Disrespect for judges a national trend?; U of M law school considering abandoning state dollars

If Virginia judges are feeling a lack of love, maybe they should consider the plight of their judicial brethren in New York.

Jun 30, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Cicchini on surplus graduates; O’Hear on the right to counsel

For the second time this month, the Court has granted certiorari in a case dealing with the right to counsel in collateral proceedings.

Jun 27, 2011

BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on party to a crime; McMullen on civil contempt

Did you ever REALLY wonder what LEGALLY constitutes being a "party to a crime?"

Jun 24, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Cicchini on criminal defense; Bauer on confessions

On a few occasions I’ve been asked: “How can you defend someone that you know is guilty?”

Jun 22, 2011

BLAWG LOG: Pettit on the right to enter; O’Hear on the Contracts Clause

Unbeknownst to many tenants, a landlord has a legal right to enter his tenant’s rental unit in certain circumstances. The rental unit is still the landlord’s property and the law provides a landlord with the right to access that property.

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