Sunday, December 20, 2009

Good Lawyer



John Galligan, Col. US Army, ret. is Major Nidal Hasan's attorney.  Colonel Galligan is an experienced uniform code of military justice (UCMJ) practioner.  I saw his interview with CNN cable hack, Wolf Blitzer live within days of the Fort Hood shootings.  I offer it to you now, because it represents in my mind a good lawyer talking about the highest ideals of the legal profession. 
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4 comments:

  1. Manuel IravedraDecember 20, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    He did a great job explaining himself in that interview. While I'm not rooting for Mr. Galligan's client, I'm glad to see a University of Puerto Rico Law graduate featured on prime time.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Thanks for he comment, Manuel. I'm with you--the thing is we are so willing inthis country to walk away from what we claim to be deeply held ideals in overreaction to things like Fort Hood. The controversy over the closing of Guantanamo Bay is another example. You would have thought the Nuremburg War Crimes trials would have taught the world that justice can triumph over real evil.

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  3. Manuel IravedraDecember 20, 2009 at 7:05 PM

    Thanks for investing so much time into this blog! It's great. Regarding our "deeply held ideals," I think you're exactly right. In the interests of fairness, the presumption of innocence and the provision of an adequate defense are paramount concepts; if we were to "conveniently" forget them, we'd have a witch trial on our hands.

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  4. James AnthonyDecember 16, 2012 at 10:13 PM

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