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2013-05-21Introducing Julia Collins: "It's nearly time to go..."In a fortnight, I will be 3925 miles away from home. It’s still hard to wrap my head around it, despite knowing since January that it would happen. I was sitting in the departure lounge at Heath Category: Blog..read more 2013-04-04Rachael's Blog: My Final EntryWell, I left off on the lead up to the trial. Since then a lot has happened but I'll start where I left off.
The night before the trial was tense. It was a really hot and muggy night. After arriving Category: Blog..read more 2013-02-14Rachael's Blog: The Forgotten VictimsOne of the things I love about this job is the diversity involved in it. One day I could be sat at my desk reading through transcripts, the next I could be on death row or in a small town in the Boon Category: Blog..read more 2013-01-24Rachael's Blog: My Wall of HopeI sat at my desk yesterday and wondered what to write about for my next blog. I wondered if I should write some more about the corruption and the state of the law, or perhaps I should write some Category: Blog..read more 2013-01-15Rachael's Blog: A Southern Start to 2013Well the holidays are over and it’s back to work for the Office of Capital Defense in Jackson, MS. I saw the New Year in at Jackson Square in New Orleans, where British binge drinking is c Category: Blog..read more 2012-12-03Rachael's Blog: untitled entry“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” Nelson Ma Category: Blog..read more 2012-11-16Rachael's Blog: Friday Is An Important Day of the WeekFriday is an important day of the week. It signifies, for most of us, the end of a week hard worked and the start of a weekend hard played. Fridays are a fickle thing. A Monday, for Category: Blog..read more 2012-11-14Rachael's Blog: When the Supreme Court Judge is Away...The Mississippi heat has begun to fade and the cold has come rolling in and the holidays are around the corner, which means I get some time off. With only the odd day of ‘shorts weather&rs Category: Blog..read more 2012-11-13Rachael's Blog: One Month In“Some of us will do our jobs and some of us will not, but we will be judged by only one thing – the result” (Vince Lombardi)
I’ve been here over a month now and th Category: Blog..read more 2012-10-09Rachael's Blog: Welcome to the Deep SouthWelcome to the deep south. Bring your bibles, mind your Ps and Qs and please ensure that your truck is gassed up and your shotgun is loaded.
I have been in Mississippi nearly two weeks and lovi Category: Blog..read more 2012-09-20Rachael's Blog: From Application to ArrivalFirst of all, I should state that although I graduated from the University of Plymouth with an upper second class law degree, achieved a 75% on my dissertation and have been published twice, I can be Category: Blog..read more 2012-08-30NEW ENTRY: Rachael's BlogExactly three weeks today I will be embarking on a trip that will undoubtedly be the most demanding and emotional six months of my life so far.
Having just experienced a laborious and demanding three Category: Blog..read more 2012-07-20Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (10)The Law is an Ass
In the last week, I wrapped up all the projects I had been working on. The motion for bail that I drafted was heard and our client was granted bail set at $300,000, conditiona Category: Blog..read more 2012-07-12Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (9)Desolation Row
Today was my first and only visit to the Polunsky Unit to visit inmates who are on death row. Scratched into the walls of booth 2A, an unknown inmate had carved a poem:
Your God Category: Blog..read more 2012-06-29Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (8)Latest update from busy Houston:
I spent Monday and Tuesday at a CLE (continuing legal education) event in Dallas. It was a conference specifically for capital defence attorneys at the Centre f Category: Blog..read more 2012-06-19Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (7)Mitigation:
Before I came to Texas, I had my own ideas about the type of people who would be facing capital punishment. When friends and relatives said that I would come face to face with Hanni Category: Blog..read more 2012-06-07Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (6)Last Friday involved a road-trip to Lufkin, Texas. We were visiting the family of a new client. Our client has been sentenced to life without parole and we are working on the appeal. Category: Blog..read more 2012-05-28Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (5)Busy day today so I thought it might be interesting to give an outline.
Some days there are so many tasks of such a varied nature that it is important to keep a clear head and work systematically thr Category: Blog..read more 2012-05-23Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (4)Rocky Raccoon. For anyone who attended the Amicus training in March and remembers the ‘musical exercise’: I went to a Beatles’ Tribute Show in Houston on Thursday and, a couple Category: Blog..read more 2012-05-15Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (3)No windows in prison.
No pop-culture references in today’s blog. Thursday was the most difficult day I have had since coming to Texas and it took a few days to come round to writing. &nbs Category: Blog..read more 2012-05-10Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (2)I spent the weekend on a ranch with the Pedernales river running through it. It was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. On the Saturday night I had my first ‘smore&rsq Category: Blog..read more 2012-05-08Live from Capital Punishment Capital, Land of the Free (1)Welcome to my first blog post from the Lone Star State.
I have been in Texas for three weeks, working for a capital defence attorney with a background as a mitigation specialist. The cases vary Category: Blog..read more |
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