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Dean & Professor of Law @WillametteLaw. Father of two boys. Everyday leadership values = service, positivity & energy. Culture over everything. Opinions my own.
May 26, 2022 14 tweets 4 min read
1/ My heart breaks for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting. Like many, my heart hurts in different ways. 🧵 2/ My heart hurts as a parent who hugged his kids a little harder today, as a higher ed leader who believes it does not have to be this way, and as a crim law scholar who knows that the gunman’s use specifically of an AR-15 was preventable. Let me explain.
Jul 4, 2021 8 tweets 2 min read
1/ Circling back on the #Cosby opinion to focus on one problem: the remedy. So, why not suppress his deposition testimony & remand for retrial? Seems reasonable, and the concurring & dissenting opinion (CDO) pointed it out, but according to the majority... 2/ "Our disagreement with the CDO arises concerning its view that mere suppression of Cosby’s deposition testimony will remedy his constitutional harm and 'fully' restore him to where he stood before he detrimentally relied upon D.A. Castor’s inducement." pacourts.us/assets/opinion…
Mar 31, 2021 14 tweets 4 min read
1/ I have so enjoyed watching the impressive anti-racism efforts of law schools—including my own. #LegalEd has a long way to go, but we’re doing the work. As we do, though, I can’t help but feel tension between this work and the US News rankings. THREAD
aals.org/antiracist-cle… 2/ For those outside the loop, the US News rankings incentivize law school admission practices that alienate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds—e.g., those identifying as American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian.
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Sep 24, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
1/ Let's talk about some of the problems with the grand jury's decision not to indict the officers responsible for killing #BreonnaTaylor [Thread] cnn.com/2020/09/23/us/… 2/ Let's start with some background (I promise it's relevant and short): first, as a general matter, a grand jury is asked to consider presented evidence and decide whether probable cause exists to believe that a crime has been committed by one or more individuals.
Sep 22, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
1/ [Short thread] A few comments as await a decision from the grand jury about whether the officers who shot and killed #BreonnaTalyor will be criminally charged. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l… 2/ To begin with, it's the right call to rely on the grand jury here - it provides independence to a charging decision that would ...otherwise fall within the province of the prosecutor's discretion. Now, please know that grand jury proceedings are secret so we will not learn...
Sep 9, 2020 12 tweets 5 min read
1/ A former (& talented) student of mine @UARKLaw—Marion Humphrey—was subjected to race-based policing by the AR. St. Police. As a dean & scholar who is deeply committed to issues of crim. law & procedure, I can’t sit by w/o comment. So, let’s talk. THREAD
arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/… 2/ The stop: The officer alleged he stopped Marion for “changing lanes too quickly.” Maybe he did, but the dashcam footage I’ve seen doesn’t support that claim. My take: The officer stopped Marion because he’s a young black male who was driving a rented U-Haul on the interstate.
Jul 12, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read
I have participated for months in the Oregon and broader #DiplomaPrivilege conversations. For those advocating for diploma privilege, I thought you might appreciate the views of one dean. With thanks to @sjdprods & @profdaf who helped guide my thinking, let me offer a thread. As a law school, we were confident that our graduates could pass the bar exam--under pre-pandemic circumstances. But, to state the obvious, the conditions for the upcoming exam will be, at best, uncertain.
Jun 2, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
I confess I'm late on offering comments about #GeorgeFloyd but, as a crim pro and crim law scholar, I'm happy to offer thoughts (and entertain any questions) about the decision to charge #DerekChauvin with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Quick hits... First, remember that charging decisions are preliminary and that any decision at this stage is hardly final. It's not unusual for superseding charging decisions to arise as investigators learn more. Stated more simply, the charges for #DerekChauvin could increase in severity.
Oct 9, 2019 6 tweets 3 min read
Closing arguments in the #DanMarkel murder case will begin tomorrow morning with jury deliberations to follow. A few wrap-up comments on today's proceedings (short thread for those interested). 1/ In a surprise (to me at least), #KatieMagbanua took the stand in her own defense. Overall, she presented as more credible and composed than I would have guessed--particularly after hearing her on the wiretaps. That said . . .
Oct 8, 2019 5 tweets 2 min read
The state rested today in the #DanMarkel murder trial and so too did the #SigfredoGarcia defense. It appears the jury may get the case at some point tomorrow. A few summary observations from the day. (short thread) 1/ Thematically unimpressed by defense efforts to impeach or otherwise poke holes in the FBI's contributions to the investigation. Attorney demeanor matters in the jury's eyes and, at points today, the defense appeared aggressive and argumentative--to its detriment.
Oct 7, 2019 6 tweets 3 min read
The state presented significant wiretap evidence today in the #DanMarkel murder trial that I found clearly organized and easy to follow. A few highlights (short thread). 1/ An undercover agent approached #DonnaAdelson posing as #LuisRivera’s brother and claimed that she needed to take care of the brother the way she had taken care of defendants #KatieMagbanua and #SigfredoGarcia. The agent left Donna with a phone number.
Oct 4, 2019 5 tweets 3 min read
For those interested, a few more detailed updates in from the state's evidence in the #DanMarkel murder trial today (short thread). 1/ #CharlieAdelson deleted texts talking about defendant #SigfredoGarcia.