Supreme Court Ruling Raises Risk for Clients Testifying at Trial

Opinion: Criminal defense counsel should understand that trial courts will rely on Villarreal v. Texas moving forward and ...
Washington Examiner

Supreme Court allows judges to block lawyer-client ‘coaching’ during overnight trial recess

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that courts may place limitations on what a lawyer can discuss with his client during an overnight recess while the client is in the middle of testifying, finding ...
SCOTUSblog

Court rules criminal defendants may be prohibited from discussing ongoing testimony with counsel during an overnight recess

When a trial court recesses a criminal trial during a defendant’s testimony, the court may order the defendant and his lawyer not to discuss that testimony during the break except when it is ...
Des Moines Register

Expert testimony questioning eyewitness identification allowed, Iowa Supreme Court rules

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that defendants can use expert witnesses to explain the potential flaws in eyewitness identification. This decision reversed a Boone County man's conviction for indecent ...