Judge slams defense lawyer as inept, dishonest  Four years ago, I presented a reader participation exercise, " On Killing and Culpa...

Debate: Moral justice versus risk forecasting After Kevin had brain surgery for his epilepsy, he developed an uncontrollable urge to do...

Imagine you are testifying in a high-profile murder case being live-streamed over the Internet. Suddenly, an angry mob swarms all over you. ...

Prosecutor impugned defense witness in hebephilia case In a highly unusual development, a California appeals court has overturned the civi...

Do insanity consultations fall under the attorney-client privilege?  Not in DeKalb County, Georgia POSTSCRIPT: In 2015, the Georgia Supr...

Prosecutor secretly records forensic psychology evaluation  Alameda County Courthouse, Oakland The other day, I was evaluating an inm...

Imagine that every time you evaluated a criminal defendant, a partisan advocate was standing by your shoulder, ready to accuse you of bias i...

Thomas Haynesworth hugs his mother. Photo: P. Kevin Morley, Richmond Times-Dispatch One Sunday morning in February 1984, Thomas Haynes...

Death penalty cases are expensive. I spoke with a condemned man on San Quentin Prison's death row who had done the math: The money spent...

Waiving youth into adult courts for prosecution is unscientific, racially biased, and may increase crime, according to a Maryland study rele...

Homaidan Al-Turki , a Saudi Arabian citizen pursuing his doctoral degree in Colorado, was on trial in Colorado for assaulting his housekeepe...

Berkeley fraternity case spotlighted Remember the " Killing and Culpability " reader participation exercise I presented in April,...