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he would give me a gentle love tap on my arm or on my thigh. A love tap to him! When I got back to m

document That was Mike Tyson - - direct and to the point. While preparing his appeal I went to visit him in prison several times. The prison rules required that we sit side-by-side facing a camera. Whenever I would say something he agreed with House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

he would give me a gentle love tap on my arm or on my thigh. A love tap to him! When I got back to my hotel I was black and blue.

in which I served as his appellate lawyer. Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington

document A revealing example of how this trade off works in practice is provided by the controversial rape prosecution of Mike Tyson House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

in which I served as his appellate lawyer. Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington

when the rules were heavily skewed against women

document I have experienced and participated in the changing approaches to the prosecution and defense of rape cases. At the beginning of my career House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

when the rules were heavily skewed against women

as the pendulum swung quite dramatically from a male-centered view of rape to a female-centered view

document Nearly all of the rules that had made it difficult to prosecute rapists were amended within the course of little more than a decade House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

as the pendulum swung quite dramatically from a male-centered view of rape to a female-centered view. As with many wide swings of a pendulum

political and academic feminism began to focus attention on the gender inequalities implicit

document During the last quarter of the 20th Century House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

political and academic feminism began to focus attention on the gender inequalities implicit

prosecutors were reluctant to bring charges

document The upshot was that many predatory males got away with rape either because victims were unlikely to complain House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

prosecutors were reluctant to bring charges

No Legal Concept Has Undergone A More Dramatic Change Over The Course Of My Legal Career Than The Crime Of Rape. When I Started To Practice

document No legal concept has undergone a more dramatic change over the course of my legal career than the crime of rape. When I started to practice House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

there were enormous barriers to the successful prosecution of rapists. The testimony of the alleged victim had to be corroborated by external evidence

even if such openness denies legal finality in criminal cases in which there is no scientific finali

document The prime lesson of the important scientific developments over the past half century is that the courthouse must always remain open to new evidence House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

even if such openness denies legal finality in criminal cases in which there is no scientific finality.

because the courtroom doors were shut to new scientific evidence that could prove both innocence and

document It is entirely possible therefore that an innocent man was executed while the guilty man remains at liberty House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

because the courtroom doors were shut to new scientific evidence that could prove both innocence and guilt.

The Real Problem Is How To Prove One’s Innocence When The Courts Deny Possibly Innocent Defendants The Tools Necessary To Prove The Certainty Of Their Innocence. The Jeffrey Macdonald Case Discussed Previously

document The real problem is how to prove one’s innocence when the courts deny possibly innocent defendants the tools necessary to prove the certainty of their innocence. The Jeffrey MacDonald case discussed previously House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

is a prime example of this problem. 75 The courts have repeatedly shut the door on his serious claims that he can establish his innocence if he were to be given an opportunity to subpoena evidence and witnesses. In his case several crucial....

such as gubernatorial commutation. (Though in some states they are rarely

document This is not to suggest that plainly innocent people are being routinely executed in the United States. There are other checks and balances House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

such as gubernatorial commutation. (Though in some states they are rarely

we have repeatedly left that question unresolved

document “This court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who has had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a habeas court that he is ‘actually’ innocent. Quite to the contrary House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

we have repeatedly left that question unresolved

an increasingly conservative Supreme Court

document Over the past several decades House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

an increasingly conservative Supreme Court

the law is regressing. It is becoming increasingly difficult to reopen “closed cases

document At the same time that science is progressing House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

the law is regressing. It is becoming increasingly difficult to reopen “closed cases

where he was being held pending trial. I was allowed to meet with him in a private lawyer’s conferen

document I agreed to visit Abbot on Rikers Island House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

where he was being held pending trial. I was allowed to meet with him in a private lawyer’s conference room

I Was Less Tempted By The Offer Made By Gaddafi’s Lybian Lawyer. The Gaddafi Offer Was Firm

document I was less tempted by the offer made by Gaddafi’s Lybian lawyer. The Gaddafi offer was firm House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

accompanied by a signed formal retainer letter and contract. I have the contract in front of me as I write these words. It begins “In the Name of G-d

Other Murder Clients I Rejected Included Radovin Karadic

document Other murder clients I rejected included Radovin Karadic House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

the head of Bosnian Serbs during the terrible ethnic wars in the former Yugoslavia. Karadic first called me while he was still a fugitive and while the killings were still ongoing and asked me to represent him. I told him of my policy of no...

there would be anarchy. The “rule of personal politics” would replace the rule of law. The defense o

document The reason was that it involved the kind of political defense that I abhorred. If every citizen had the right to decide who was a “rodef” deserving of death House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

there would be anarchy. The “rule of personal politics” would replace the rule of law. The defense of “rodef” was not

I have less of an obligation to take foreign cases than I do to take American ones

document Among the most interesting cases I declined have been accusations of murder committed outside the United States and involving foreign leaders. As an American lawyer House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

I have less of an obligation to take foreign cases than I do to take American ones.

cases in which an injustice has been done or seems likely to be done

document I try to take interesting cases that will have an impact on law House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pp.

cases in which an injustice has been done or seems likely to be done