Associate Dean and Professor @UofSCLaw; Blog Editor, EvidenceProf Blog; Co-Host, @Undisclosedpod
Columbia, SC
Joined November 2009
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I'm the faculty advisor of the Undergraduate Law Journal at @UofSC & we've now formed the American Undergraduate Legal Publication Association. If you are or know a college student interested in starting one (they're great prep for law school) contact us: aulpa.org/
Today's blog post: "Supreme Court of Georgia Finds Trial Counsel in a Malice Murder/Car Crash Case Was Not Ineffective in Failing to Retain an Accident Reconstruction Expert": evidenceprofblog.com/2026/10…
Today's blog post: California Court Finds Defense Counsel Can Prevent the Defendant From Testifying at His Competency Hearing: evidenceprofblog.com/2026/10…
Today's blog post: "Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Finds Prosecutor Telling the Jury the Defendant Sought the Advice of an Attorney Before Being Arrested Was (Harmless) Error": evidenceprofblog.com/2026/10…
Maybe John Landis, who went from "The Kentucky Fried Movie," "Animal House," and "The Blues Brothers" to "An American Werewolf in London."
Today's blog post: "California Court Reverses Felony Murder Conviction, Finding Forcible Cutting of Human Hair is Battery, Not Robbery": evidenceprofblog.com/2026/10…
Today's blog post: Supreme Court of Nebraska Finds Juror Who Acknowledged The Defendant Could Be at a Distinctive Disadvantage if He Were Empaneled Did Not Need to Be Struck for Cause: evidenceprofblog.com/2026/10…
Kirstin Lobato was 18 when she was arrested for Duran Bailey's murder. A judge later vacated her conviction, finding Lobato’s lawyers failed to call experts to testify to time of death, which would've supported her strong alibi. Today, Lobato received a $29.5 million settlement:
4 men were prosecuted for the abduction of Holly Bobo from her carport. All 4 were excluded as the source of a palm print on the hood of Holly's car & none matched the description of the man her brother saw taking her into the woods. New season of @Undisclosedpod debuts tomorrow:
Arizona Court of Appeals reverses defendant's sentence for his manslaughter conviction, finding that AI victim impact statement was "a depiction of the victim and his thoughts created from the imaginings of the victim’s sister." coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/…