Amy P.

Apparently there’s a new wave of converts to the other app, so come find me: bsky.app/profile/amyeph…

@maustermuhle We're all over there. This is the bad place.

Local D.C. folks: For a little variety, I just joined Bluesky. Follow me there at the same username as here, and let me know what D.C. communities are over there!

"The error was harmless." What the court means: "Don't do it again." What the DA reads: "Do it again if you want to."

@Triceratops235 @Sandwich_Smith @alittleleader I know her, haven’t read her book. I don’t think she’s ever practiced criminal law.

@Sandwich_Smith @amyep9 @alittleleader I don’t know who that person is.

Not for nothing, but I’ve found that a lot of issues with clients getting upset when I tell them about the evidence can be avoided by not making whether they “did it” or not a part of the relationship at all. You really don’t have to do that for many cases.

@Sandwich_Smith @Triceratops235 @alittleleader No. No. Most trial lawyers like trials, but that has little to do with what’s best for the client and isn’t a relevant consideration in talking with a client about evaluating a plea offer.

@amyep9 @Triceratops235 @alittleleader I should have phrased more as a question, I suppose. IS there a disparity? And would you say the majority of your clients *would* fare better if they did go to trial? Is it totally case by case, or would most defenders generally prefer trial?

@Sandwich_Smith @Triceratops235 @alittleleader What’s the “disparity” you think exists here? Trial lawyers enjoy trials. The system would be better if people weren’t punished for exercising their right to trial. That doesn’t mean that having a trial in a given case will get that client a better outcome in the system we have.

@Triceratops235 @alittleleader I ask because the vast majority of criminal cases go to plea bargaining, but much of the reform commentary suggests defenders would rather go to trial. Just wondering why the disparity.

I have an extra front Orchestra ticket for Nine at the Kennedy Center tomorrow night at 8pm. Face value $179, taking best offer. Join me!

THREAD. A few years ago, we were worried about the hidden epidemic of prosecutor misconduct. Why do so many prosecutors break the law? Why does nothing happen to them? Why does it stay secret? So, we tried to do something. What we found was more shocking than we imagined.

My (unpopular) opinion is that people should not be imprisoned for years before they've been found guilty of a crime

Federal prosecutor Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens is facing disciplinary charges for allegedly using deceptively edited videos as evidence in criminal cases against people arrested while protesting the 2017 inauguration of President Trump. Subscribe: reut.rs/468aGn0

@GoYardGoats Is there a schedule of activities available somewhere? Trying to plan for some Lego loving kids who may not have the stamina to sit through a whole game.

Ready to unleash your inner ninja? Join the LEGO® NINJAGO® Play Like a Ninja event on June 30th for lots of fun, photo opportunities, and the chance to take home your own dragon build! Tickets: bit.ly/3KvkWvr

@WMATASoldier @councilofdc I’ll volunteer to chair it for 10 straight hours over zoom while 90 community witnesses each give 3 minute speeches about their opinions on performance oversight, and then I get to ask Brooke Pinto any question I want and she has to answer it.

@amyep9 @councilofdc When is the Perforamce Oversight Response Oversight Hearing?

Hey @councilofdc, when can we expect the 2024 Performance Oversight Responses to be put online? It's been months since the hearings concluded, and last year most of them were available in March. dccouncil.gov/performance-ov…

The Supreme Court says "we're still calling it Twitter, sorry"

Cutting the social safety net and buying a 5 million dollar helicopter for the DC police - that's the @MayorBowser way! 💫

Is it “oppositional defiant disorder” or is it “we can’t figure out how to help this kid so we’re going to label him with a diagnosis that makes that his fault.”

New: DC courts keep tossing out MPD gun cases due to unconstitutional searches. Rather than adapting, cops seem to be doubling down. I took a look at why these tactics, as exemplified by notorious “jump out” searches, are ineffective as well as illegal. Link in thread…

Sometimes you go into court knowing you are a hundred percent right on the law and also that the judge is going to let the appeals court decide it

Bruen used to be a dumb test that created predictable results. Now, after Rahimi, I don't think I could predict the outcome of any second amendment case, because I have no idea which old concerns will be analogous to modern laws. Why not just use normal tiers of scrutiny?