Legal Tweets

Arizona v. Gant-SCOTUS--especially Scalia--surprises us all.

ScottGreenfield: New Post: Did Gant Create a New Test? http://tinyurl.com/d6dscr

• jedsalawyer: S.Ct. decision in AZ v. Gant reverses NY v. Belton, holding that car search incident to arrest must be to preserve evidence or for safety.

• GoodSquire: Don't know most of you, but I argued a case before US Supreme Court in October. Check out AZ v. Gant @ www.supremecourtus.gov for the win!

• hburgcook: Just read Gant: Court finally finds a limit to police authority to search incident to arrest, did so by actually reading their prior cases.

• robmckinney: Read the opinion in Az v Gant. It's great stuff for search and seizure law. My faith has been restored in the SCOTUS for now.

• Wesroot: In ref to Az v. Gant, http://tinyurl.com/czfzvv (expand), shouldn't cops now just impound and then inventory search?

• PaulBKennedy: SWEET! RT @another_pd: two dismissals relying on AZ v. Gant at preliminary hearings.

Should bad legal advice be a crime?

carolynelefant: should lawyers face criminal action for bad advice (like John Yoo)? And why Bush lawyers but not Enron lawyers? http://bit.ly/BpyJk

• mjakubik: @carolynelefant Its an awfully slippery slope if we start prosecuting lawyers for what turns out to be wrong advice.

• ronfox: @carolynelefant if facts show lawyer followed "order" to authorize action (torture?)&didn't exercise independent judgment,is that "advice"

• carolynelefant: @ronfox I agree w/you there - that activity borders on collusion, rubberstamping activity instead of analyzing

• ronfox: @carolynelefant son led campaign yr ago: email Dean Edley & urge dismissal of John Yoo from Berkeley for torture memos http://bit.ly/vf8l2

• carolynelefant: @ronfox can understand not having him teach. But criminal charges are much more serious.

Leak of A-rod Steroid Results

corporatetool: Leak of A-rod steroids results a crime; tied in with Bonds BALCO case. Someone is going to jail. http://is.gd/iXO8

• corporatetool: @DougCornelius I am also impressed A-rod came clean, although his options were limited.

• kdtalcott: @corporatetool - understood; but if MLBPA had insisted, tests would have been destroyed back in 2003 - a real privacy issue

• corporatetool: @kdtalcott Bet MLB destroyed the results and the lab didn't. But MLBPA could have been more aggressive in protecting player's interests.

• dougcornelius: @corporatetool A-Rod could have been like Clemens or McGuire. Although I think they showed that you look guilty any way

• corporatetool: @dougcornelius would have loved to hear, with a shrug: "I did it; it wasn't against the rules; haven't done it since it was banned."

• corporatetool: @george_murphy it wasn't illegal then, so why would know the what/when? Might as well ask for exact dates he took Tylenol in 2003.

• george_murphy: @corporatetool he doesn't remember what he took? Bonds said the same thing, and at the same time was goin through sheffields mailbox

When civil wrongs become criminal.

bschuelke: @ScottGreenfield @MIAMICRIMLAW @PaulBKennedy @HouCrimLaw What are your thoughts on the football coach indicted for death of player?

• HouCrimLaw: @bschuelke Haven't seen the indicted coach story yet.

• bschuelke: @HouCrimLaw Here's the story. There's probably some football exception in Texas. http://snipr.com/arw27

• HouCrimLaw: @bschuelke Oh good lord. Must criminal prosecution be the solution to ALL of our problems?

• bschuelke: @HouCrimLaw I had same reaction. BTW, us trial lawyers are accused of thinking civil lawsuits are the solution to ALL problems.

• nikiblack: @bschuelke @HouCrimLaw Maddening when criminal charges are filed when only civil wrongdoing. Wrote about this trend here: http://bit.ly/E68t

• PaulBKennedy: @bschuelke My gut feeling is he shouldn't be indicted, but I don't know enough about the case. Do you have a link?

• PaulBKennedy: @bschuelke I was surprised when I heard b/c those are usually resolved by a wrongful death suit that is quickly settled.

• sottolaw: @nikiblack indictments in matters that ought to remain civil is definitely on the rise..I have seen it happen in bankruptcy cases..

• sottolaw: @nikiblack failed entrepreneurs related to start-up capital, failed contractors, etc..clearly no criminal/fraudulent intent.