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 ...

No Footing: Court Confronts Unreliable Expert Testimony

Practitioners in every jurisdiction should read that holding closely. The duty to lay a proper foundation for expert ...

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 ...
Washington Examiner

Supreme Court skeptical of allowing lawyer-client ‘coaching’ during overnight trial recess

The Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Monday of arguments seeking to strike down the limitations a judge can place on what a lawyer can discuss with his client during an overnight recess while the ...
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 ...