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By B John Burns
March 2, 2010
I don’t know if everybody looks at it this way, but in every office I’ve worked in we consider keeping a jury out for more than two hours to be a “moral victory.” The Mason City defender’s office kept the Becker jury out for 25, so someone was listening. Where I work now, we’re not permitted to speak to jurors after a trial is concluded. But I’m sure the stories about the Becker deliberations will start flowing out by the end of the week.
All of us who do this for a living understand why you don’t incarcerate someone who can’t discern the difference between right and wrong, or the nature and consequences of his or her acts. But we’re also tapped into the general wisdom that it’s a rare day we’ll find twelve of our client’s peers who share that understanding. But the Mason City Office took a shot and, like I say, someone apparently was listening. So good for them.
The Mason City defender made us all look good.
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Criminal Procedure 4A
By B.John Burns This reference offers a comprehensive analysis of Iowa criminal procedure. It analyzes criminal procedure, including pre-trial, trial, sentencing, and post-conviction procedure. Provides a comprehensive manual covering all procedural aspects of an Iowa criminal case, from the time you are first engaged to represent a suspected or charged individual, through the final steps of a criminal appeal or state or federal post conviction relief proceeding. Separate divisions review evidentiary issues in criminal trials, constitutional provisions affecting criminal cases, and the representation of inmates in prison litigation.  
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