What if every police encounter were recorded?from ‘The Post’s View’ The video showing former North Charleston, S.C., police officer Michael T. Slager shooting Walter Scott dead is sickening. There is a full-color record of Mr. Slager firing eight shots at the back of a fleeing Walter Scott, then deserting the felled body, possibly to tamper with the crime scene. By …
The Shooting Death of Walter Scott
The Walter Scott MurderBy THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the New York Times The horrifying video of a white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., shooting and killing an unarmed black man — while the man is running away — may still come as a shock to many Americans. But this heinous act, which the officer tried to explain away by …
A Revealing Look Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison
Imagine twenty-three hours a day in solitary confinement in a 12-by-7-foot cell with thick concrete walls, a single window, and a small slot for food. For the first time, the public is able to get a glimpse of what life is like inside ADX, the highest-security prison and the only supermax facility in the country, thanks to a landmark lawsuit …
One Year Term For Sexual Assault Against 12 Yr. Old
Wailuku man and Client of Maui defense attorney Cary Virtue, 57, pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual assault of a 12-year old girl and two other third-degree sexual assault charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement which saved the victim from having to testify. Client was sentenced to one year in jail, sex offender treatment, and five years of …
Detention of Public Defender Unconscionable
Washington, DC (January 29, 2015) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) supports San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Jami Tillotson, the entire San Francisco Public Defender Office headed by Jeff Adachi, and public defenders everywhere who under the most challenging of circumstances each day work to zealously represent their clients. On Tuesday, it appears in this video that …
Maui Accountant Sentenced in Theft and Forgery
Maui accountant acted as treasurer for a Hawaii State Parent Student Teacher Association (PTSA) from 2004 to 2006. In October 2008, the PTSA realized funds were unaccounted for and an attorney general investigation found that Nathan stole nearly $34,000 from the nonprofit by writing himself checks and forging the signature. Client pleaded no contest to charges of first-degree theft and …
Government Rethinks Waivers With Guilty Pleas
Defense Lawyers Say Giving Up Right to Appeal PresentsConflicts of Interest By: Joe Palazzolo In a significant policy shift, federal prosecutors no longer will ask criminal defendants with guilty pleas to waive their right to appeal over bad legal advice. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce the development as soon as next week, a Justice Department official said. …
60 Year Term Given For 36-Hour Crime Spree By Maui Teen
In December of 2012, 17-year old Client of Maui defense attorney Cary Virtue went on a wild three-day crime spree which included a series of robberies, brutal assaults, and a kidnapping, three days after being released from a juvenile detention facility. Client was charged with two counts of 1st degree robbery, two counts of 1st degree assault, one count of …
20 Year Sentence For Maui Long’s Store Manslaughter
A Kihei man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a store manager that he hit in his haste to drive away with stolen beer. At around 5:30 a.m. on December 23, 2012, Attorney Cary Virtue Client entered a Kihei Longs Drug Store and picked up a 30-pack of beer. Schmidt, who was 29 …