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Breaking Down the Chauvin Charges

by James J Heaney Posted on 20 April 2021

As we await a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd, I took some time today to figure out exactly what the jury is weighing in their ongoing deliberations. The full jury instructions are here. … Continue reading →

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How Anyone Could Do Such a Thing

by James J Heaney Posted on 29 March 2017

A lotta people think that there are certain crimes that are really hard to commit. Even if you manage to commit one of these extra-terrible crimes, they are (supposedly) even harder to live with. Guilt, people think, eventually consumes the … Continue reading →

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