Madeleine Lippey
public defender and trial attorney
Madeleine Lippey is a public defender, trial attorney and writer based in New York City. She is a graduate of Stanford and Georgetown Law and an advocate for reproductive, economic, racial and criminal justice. Opinions set forth in her articles are made in her individual capacity, not as an employee of any public defender office or agency.
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The Good and Pretti shootings fall far short of the legal requirements for a viable self-defense claim in potential future criminal trials.
Police cut corners when gathering evidence against the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — now the defense wants it tossed.
New York law mirrors the federal terrorism statute, dictating that an “act dangerous to human life” intended to “intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government unit” can constitute terrorism.
The Menendez brothers appeared in front of the parole board with attitudes and circumstances quite obviously favoring release. But that’s not what happened.
