Virginia's Court Appointed Fees Are A JokeIt has been almost 60 years since the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Gideon v. Wainwright that every criminal defendant in a...
PAY PARITY FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS NOW!Yesterday, the Daily Press published an excellent article by Peter Dujardin highlighting the drastic salary disparities between...
Allowing Media Access To Unrepresented Mentally Ill Inmates Is UnethicalToday, The Virginian-Pilot published a story by reporter Caitlyn Burchett titled "Man accused in 3 homicides admits to killings, says he...
Sentencing Guidelines Part 2: The Secret Of The OozeAs we’ve discussed many times on our blog and podcast, jury sentencing sucks many butts. Thus we’re excited that effective July 1,...
Say Sayonara To Jury Sentencing. You're Welcome.If you watch the video, make sure to turn on closed captioning If you’re a follower of the W&K blog, then you know that we’ve been...