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Date Title & Description Contributors
2014-07-12

  TLC_035: NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY

In This Episode: I pull back the curtain on the the plea of Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity.  How does it differ from Diminished Capacity and Competency to Stand Trial? Contrary to what the media often portrays, the insanity defense is pled  … Continu...
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-04-20

  TLC_034: COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES of a CRIMINAL CONVICTION

In This Episode: I pull back the curtain on the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction. What rights and privileges are affected beyond the punishment imposed under the law. We explore gun ownership issues, denial of government benefits, licen...
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-04-06

  TLC:033 PUBLIC DEFENDERS and PRIVATE LAWYERS

In This Episode: I pull back the curtain on the difference between public defenders, appointed counsel and private lawyers. So often the injustices involved in the system are blamed on the performance of a lawyer rather than an inherent bias in … Conti...
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-03-23

  TLC:_032: BAIL, BONDS and BOUNTY HUNTERS

In This Episode: I pull back the curtain on BAIL, BONDS and BOUNTY HUNTERS. What is the difference between bail and bonds? What do Bounty Hunters do and how are they regulated and paid? Why does a monetary issue like Bail have … Continue reading →
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-03-09

  TLC_031: ATTORNEY CLIENT RELATIONSHIP

In This Episode: I discuss the Attorney Client Relationship. I will leave attorney client privilege for another episode. Here we delve into how do we, as lawyers, and especially as public defenders, establish a relationship with our clients so that the...
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-02-23

  TLC_030: PROBATION

In This Episode:I pull back the curtain on PROBATION. What is it and how does it differ from parole? Probation is granted by the court on the condition that the defendant fulfill certain obligations and promises over a certain period of … Continue read...
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-02-09

  TLC_029: DESIGNER DRUGS and MEDIA PANIC

In This Episode:I pull back the curtain on Designer Drugs and Media Panic. In the wake of the tragic death of actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman, the media latched on to speculation that designer drugs were likely to blame for the … Continue reading →
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-01-26

  TLC_028: MANSLAUGHTER

In This Episode: I pull back the curtain on the laws relating to the LAW OF MANSLAUGHTER. There are 3 types of manslaughter: Voluntary, Involuntary and Vehicular.  Within these categories we find issues of reckless disregard for human life and acts com...
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2014-01-12

  TLC_027: MURDER

In This Episode: I pull back the curtain on the laws relating to the LAW OF MURDER. First degree murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought carried out in a willful, premeditated and deliberate manner. 2nd … Continue readi...
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author
2013-12-29

  TLC_026: OBJECTIONS and SIDEBARS

In This Episode: I pull back the curtain on the laws relating to OBJECTIONS and SIDEBAR CONFERENCES.  The law allows both sides in a criminal or civil case to object to certain questions or answers that are being asked or elicited … Continue reading →
  Elena Saris | Criminal Defense Lawyer, Speaker and Trainer author