Caryl Chessman, the forgotten man
By Willis R. Tribler
Bench and Bar,
October 2009
Chessman conducted the first relentless, no-holds-barred campaign by a condemned person to delay or avoid execution for a death penalty crime. Along the way, he demonstrated the utter folly of defending yourself in a capital case and provided support for the proposition that the death penalty should not be imposed for crimes, however loathsome, that do not result in the death of the victim.
Just answer the question
By Willis R. Tribler
Bench and Bar,
September 2009
The author suggests that you keep People v. Harris handy for use whenever a client wants to “tell my story in my own words” or shows a tendency to give rambling or overbroad answers.
Supreme Court analyzes retainer agreements
By Willis R. Tribler & Glenn Fischer
Bench and Bar,
February 2008
The Supreme Court of Illinois has examined and clarified two kinds of retainer payments to lawyers.Dowling v. Chicago Options Associates, Inc., 226 Ill.2d 277, 875 N.E.2d 1012 (2007).
Case summaries
By Alfred M. Swanson, Jr. & Willis R. Tribler
Bench and Bar,
August 2003
People v. Terrell, 5-02-0367 (5th Dist. 6/11/2003) (Chapman, J.). Defendant was acquitted in a bench trial of attempted murder, but convicted of solicitation of murder.
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