In a previous post I quoted Justin Brooks, from the California Innocence Project, saying that over 95% of criminal cases in California end up with a Plea Bargain. This is where the prosecutor and your attorney agree a crime that you admit and a sentence you will receive. The benefits to the state are significant […]
The Bystander attended a very interesting event in London on 30th July 2019. The main speaker was none other than Justin Brooks, co founder and director of the California Innocence Project (#XONR8). By a video link was Brian Banks, their most famous exoneree. Everyone was excited about a forthcoming movie which tells the Brian Banks story,
This blog will contain various thoughts about legal matters in Europe and other countries. The name of the blog (Officious Bystander) is borrowed from the legal profession, if you google the term you will find it to be quite popular. It is a legal device, there is postulated to be a person who encounters two