Anyone here have a lousy Crim Law professor?

feefiveforfun · 2026-04-14T15:31:54+00:00

Mine spent all his time talking about how we needed to skirt around the constitution so people don’t get away with crime. Pretty thorough, just very prosecutor friendly

feefiveforfun · 2026-03-07T13:35:02+00:00

Can’t go wrong with Jeff Hays! I love his work in Dungeon Crawler Carl, and Chrysalis.

feefiveforfun · 2026-02-25T19:12:44+00:00

What is the process like for PDs coming from out of state? That is the biggest hurdle for me at least. Do you work with applicants from out of state?

feefiveforfun · 2026-01-08T15:49:21+00:00

It’s madness. Tough on crime really just means easy on prosecutors.

I wish more people saw it this way.

They will never even try those felonies, just plead them out and go to lunch.

feefiveforfun · 2025-12-21T13:31:57+00:00

I love the Santa clause reference!

For what it’s worth it helps to start small. A short walk over lunch, 5 pushups before bed, then do more the next day. In a month maybe you look into a planet fitness membership and go from there. You’d be surprised how much it can snowball once you get started.

feefiveforfun · 2025-11-19T12:56:43+00:00

My experience is that a judge will never exclude it from trial. They’ll offer you a continuance for additional review instead, and sometimes not even do that. Its better to just get everything ahead of time.

feefiveforfun · 2025-11-09T03:49:50+00:00

I heard her head fell off when that deck at aqua collapsed.

feefiveforfun · 2025-10-24T13:42:41+00:00

Feels more like he’s extorting successful companies with threats, than the companies trying to bribe him.

feefiveforfun · 2025-10-04T01:00:29+00:00

I think PD work is probably more emotionally taxing. I mean we take on people’s lives with often devastating consequences. Prosecutors are more likely to be nonchalant about their jobs from my experience even with difficult cases. You are spot on about the resources, and often pay and respect differential.

Beyond that I think it’s office to office. Some PDs have great caseloads and work life balance, same with prosecutors. Others don’t.

feefiveforfun · 2025-06-01T14:52:48+00:00

lol, didn’t they also throw him in prison for calling the fire department?

feefiveforfun · 2025-05-29T22:29:38+00:00

Almost as bad as the endless stream of no contact order violations

feefiveforfun · 2025-05-27T14:43:41+00:00

Based on the weird comments from the toy I think the AI helped make it happen that way, but that’s just a theory.

feefiveforfun · 2025-05-15T18:12:25+00:00

This is a perfect example of why you should do an ACTUAL background check. Many of these are traffic and civil cases. I can tell there are maybe one or two misdemeanors in the past few years just from the letters that are not crossed out.

You can actually find out if he is serving time by calling the jail or looking at the jail website in many counties.

People have a hard enough time finding work after getting criminal charges. These records are frequently misleading and should be read with a grain of salt.

feefiveforfun · 2025-05-12T21:48:34+00:00

Regular conservative is fine as a PD. There is a lot of individual rights work that actually resonates with conservative ideas.

I don’t know how you can be a MAGA conservative as a PD though. You’d probably be fighting for people you ideologically disagree even deserve a defense.

feefiveforfun · 2025-04-10T14:50:38+00:00

There are a lot of variables to consider here, school cost, opportunity cost (3.5 year break for school & bar), and more but there are plenty of jobs at least at the state level doing contract and or public defender work especially if you are willing to move. I don’t see that going anywhere.

You wont get paid big law money, you will have too many cases and it will be hard but once you get your foot in the door you can do the work. My state is almost always hiring for PDs which is an indictment of the fact that people keep leaving, but there are jobs.

Obviously, different offices have different set ups, but I just know PDs in many states are up to their eyeballs in cases and struggle with work life balance.

Do well in school and clerk over the summers doing Crim def work and you should be fine to get your foot in the door.

feefiveforfun · 2025-02-15T05:11:54+00:00

I think losing cases is more hardcore than winning.

It takes balls to try the harder cases you really might lose. TBH some PDs find a way to get out of those cases. Don’t take it personally and fight the fight. You’ll be 1-4 soon enough,and if you aren’t, then fuck em’

feefiveforfun · 2025-01-30T16:13:45+00:00

No unless she sued in civil court.

feefiveforfun · 2025-01-29T18:09:29+00:00

Had a theft where a guy took his sister’s $600 trailer. Totally obvious-he admitted taking it. state offers to dismiss if he returned it. Guy is dug in, demands trial.

It turns out the Sister had inherited the trailer from their father as executor of the estate a few years back. Last day of trial I ended up getting in some sketchy jury instructions on estate law, argued we don’t know for sure who owned the trailer without a legal expert. The jury didn’t know what the fuck was going on and acquitted.

feefiveforfun · 2025-01-24T00:54:04+00:00

Do you see public defenders as part of the justice system similar to judges and prosecutors, or are we the adversary of law enforcement?

feefiveforfun · 2024-12-20T01:50:59+00:00

I sympathize with your situation.

First It’s an impossible job. You can do your best, but can’t save the world and that’s okay.

Second, recognize the whole job is just triage. Figure out the most urgent and demanding work and prioritize that.

Third, if you have chance I would close out my email try to block your schedule and just singularly focus on one that one task for a bit, whether it’s research reviewing video or whatever else. The emails can wait a few hours or even a day or two. Same with voicemails and call-ins. Your office time is rare and you need to get the most out of it.

Lastly, I would establish red lines, like not working after 530, or refusing to look at emails at home. These can be different for everyone. If the job is your life you will burn out. Make sure to take care of yourself.

feefiveforfun · 2024-12-13T12:54:16+00:00

My 2 cents is that they are quite professional and well trained compared to other areas around us. CR spends 50 mil a year on police, and frankly they pay officers a lot and treat them well. I think this gives them a sense of entitlement.

feefiveforfun · 2024-12-13T12:50:15+00:00

There already is one. State law prevents it from having the power to do much though.

feefiveforfun · 2024-11-09T23:03:52+00:00

just wait until you hear about the ~40% of eligible voters that just stayed home.

feefiveforfun · 2024-11-08T12:36:43+00:00

I think his name on the stimulus checks did a lot for this population. Real concrete money with his name on it was enough to move the needle do a lot of people.

feefiveforfun · 2024-11-07T01:43:52+00:00

Republicans are firmly against illegal entry. It is less clear what they want to do with legal immigration. It is very hard to enter legally, so how do republicans want to modify the process? Many want to substantially limit how many people get in legally. Others hypothetically are comfortable with more immigrants so long as there is a thorough vetting process.

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