Reading Briefs using AI
Is AI ready to ingest briefs, summarise them, and answer questions about them? If so, how accurate is it?
Criminal Defence
Court of Appeal Sentencing Database
The Judicial Council has published a database of Court of Appeal decisions from 2014 to 2023, but in a format that is a little difficult to interrogate. I’ve taken the data and made it available here in a format that makes it easier to search and analyse.
United States -v- Bankman-Fried
I’ve been following the FTX Trial in New York and it has made for interesting (if sometimes cringeworthy) reading. There are numerous ways to follow the trial, and to learn more about the background, and I’ve collected some of those sources here together with some background information.
The Anatomy of Guns
Examining the different gun types, how they work, and the terminology associated with them – useful for your next firearms case.
Money Laundering: Presumptions & Indicative Sentences
In this article I look at (i) the legislative presumptions which come to the aid of the prosecuting authorities in cases of this type, and (ii) the sentence guidelines that can be extracted from the caselaw to date.
Challenging forensic evidence in court
Judges and juries can literally be ‘blinded by science’ when listening to forensic evidence at trial. Here’s how to debunk the CSI Myth.