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Andrew Branca – 5th Anniversary at Legal Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 05, 2018 28 Comments

From the Zimmerman trial to Stand-Your-Ground, the best coverage anywhere

No Federal Charges in Freddie Gray Death – Detailed DOJ Report Explains Why

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 12, 2017 23 Comments

"the investigation into this incident has been closed without prosecution"

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Hey Mosby, congratulations, you’re a laughingstock

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 27, 2016 76 Comments

You sought quiet instead of justice, and in doing so disgraced your office and yourself.

Freddie Gray Trial: Porter’s Re-Trial Set for June 13

Posted by Andrew Branca on December 22, 2015 63 Comments

Absent immunity, William Porter can decline to testify in other Freddie Gray trials

Why we’re not pontificating on Eric Garner tonight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 03, 2014 142 Comments

To follow the facts, first you have to know the facts.

“Loud Music” Killer Sentenced to Life Without Parole

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 17, 2014 20 Comments

Dunn's narrative of self-defense was ineffective in light of flight from the scene and total absence of corroborating evidence.

“Loud Music” Murder Trial, Take 2: Opening Statements

Posted by Andrew Branca on September 25, 2014 30 Comments

Will the jury accept his claim of self-defense?

A Conundrum? New Orleans Murders Fall as Self-Defense Killings Rise

Posted by Andrew Branca on August 28, 2014 22 Comments

Ignorance of the Law Also Catches Many Defenders in Consciousness-of-Guilt Trap

GUILTY: Verdict in Detroit Front Porch Murder Trial

Posted by Andrew Branca on August 07, 2014 144 Comments

Theodore Wafer has been found guilty of Second Degree Murder/Voluntary Manslaughter and weapons charges

Florida’s just-signed “warning shot” law unlikely to help Marissa Alexander

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 24, 2014 28 Comments

Marissa Alexander supporters grasping at "warning shot" law straws

The Key Self-Defense Trials Coming in Summer 2014

Posted by Andrew Branca on April 28, 2014 75 Comments

Summer 2014 promises a veritable tsunami of self-defense cases, including Walker, Wafer, Alexander, and Dunn

VIDEO: Andrew Branca, Law of Self Defense, Interview on N24 German TV News

Posted by Andrew Branca on April 10, 2014 14 Comments

Andrew provides analysis of the Zimmerman, Dunn, Alexander trials, as well as of stand-your-ground.

Marissa Alexander May See Sentence Triple to 60 Years

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 04, 2014 38 Comments

Since Alexander was last sentenced, Florida law seems to lean toward mandatory consecutive sentencing under "10-20-Life"

Off-Duty Cop Road Rage Murder Trial – next big self-defense case

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 23, 2014 192 Comments

The shooter was black and the victim white, but there's a big legal difference from Zimmerman and Dunn: In Maryland there is a legal duty to retreat.

Stand Your Ground law is not a “license to kill”

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 17, 2014 166 Comments

Law Professor pundits confuse general principles of self-defense law with Stand Your Ground, and contribute to the confusion.

Fleeing scene and not calling police “made robust claim of self-defense very difficult”

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 17, 2014 25 Comments

Andrew Branca discusses Loud Music Murder Trial on Teri O'Brien Show

Looking at “Loud Music” Murder Trial deliberations through race-colored glasses

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2014 20 Comments

Will verdict change or confirm preconceived notions of the role of race in the case?

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