bonds is fucked

bonds was indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

not good. just how fucked is bond? well, according to this article, about 95% of federal criminal defendants plead guilty. of those that go to trial? 9 out of 10 end in convictions. the bureau of justice statistics: Cases were terminated against 83,391 defendants during 2004. Most (90%) defendants were convicted. Of the 74,782 defendants convicted, 72,152 (or 96%) pleaded guilty or no-contest. (see also here)

um, yeah. a big melon does not go good in orange.

maclin + miranda = awesome

i wish this class was recorded.

a brief recap:
- got a liberal to adamantly challenge the basis of miranda
- pushed a prominent ACS member from supporting miranda onto the fence
- got a conservative to side with the ACLU
- got a usually well-reasoned conservative to sound ridiculous
- got about 20 people to contradict themselves

all in a day's work.