Category: Criminal Defense

Before a criminal case goes to trial, a deposition might be taken. When a deposition occurs, a witness will be under oath, and will be asked oral or written questions. An authorized person of the court, usually a top court reporter, will record the answers. In criminal case depositions, the testimony of those involved could be […]

Came across an interesting article in the Washington Post today about the government’s failure to turn over evidence in the case against the late senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have helped the former senator refute corruption charges. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Mr. Stevens’s state of Alaska, has […]