Suited Gladiators

Call of Action The murder of DLA Piper associate David Messerschmitt remains unsolved.  We cannot allow this mystery to go unresolved.  Law Professor Dan Markel was gunned down in Tallahassee, FL seven months ago.  He left behind two children.  The police have not named a suspect nor said why he would have been targeted for murder.  Over the last century, 14 prosecutors have been murdered.  Despite the fact Messerschmitt was not a prosecutor, he was a Suited Gladiator.  Other lawyers have been the target of violence in the past. Jonathan Luna Jonathan Luna, a federal prosecutor, died on December 4, 2003.  In Baltimore, MD, Luna was working late on plea deals for two suspected heroine dealers.  He then left the courthouse, and travelled through four states.  He left behind his cell phone and glasses.  His body was found in a creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania stabbed 36 times.  Luna was under investigation for th...

Criminal Procedure ·       Most civil procedure questions on the bar exam will involve the 4 th Amendment ·       Does the 4 th Amendment apply? o    If no, analysis done. o    No expectation of privacy §   If you are only a paragraph in, “But if the court determines that there was a contract…” ·       If Yes: o    Need warrant or exception o    Warrant will take you one way and exception will take you another o    Remember, probable cause does not mean you do not need a warrant §   Remember that exceptions can build ·       Something you see in the vehicle gives rise to vehicle exception ·       Step-by-step o    Build in order ·       Do not start with the piece of evidence Kaplan ·       Int...