Ian Wallach welcomes Jane Velez Mitchell, the host of the Jane Velez Mitchell show airing daily on HLN. She is a frequent contributor to CNN, an award-winning journalist, and author of the New York Times bestseller, “Exposed, The Secret Life of Jody Arias.” And to better understand the implementation of the death penalty in Arizona, we welcome Dale Baich, a Capital Habeas Attorney with the Federal Public Defender’s office in Arizona. Mr. Baich represented Joseph Wood, and witnessed what is considered the fourth botched execution of 2014. He will explain the legal and chemical processes of taking a life, and the risks that the current state of lethal injection poses to the convict, the witnesses, and the society in whose name a life is taken.
Wallach on Law airs on Saturdays at 1:00pm on am radio stations throughout the U.S., and is available in IHeart Radio and Itunes and on blogtalkradio here —
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- Previous Wallach-On-Law Episodes
- Wallach On Law with Attorney Cynthia Orr and Exonoree Christopher Ochoa. This week Ian Wallach discusses exonoration. We will speak with Cynthia Orr — one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the nation, ( co-chair elect to the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association and recipient of this year’s prestigious Robert Heeney award) about the process of exoneration, and the unexpected hurdles that can face an innocent person who has been wrongly convicted. And we also welcome Christopher Ochoa, an innocent man who was convicted of rape and murder and incarcerated for 11 years, and then was exonerated in 2011. His conviction was based on a coerced confession, and we will discuss what that is and how it takes place. You will also learn his surprising take on the Criminal Justice system. Ian Wallach also discusses the Joseph Lamont Walker trial in Annapolis, Maryland, the execution of Joseph R. Wood (the fourth botched execution of 2014), and the warrant in the Manassas sexting case. A link to the show is here:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/08/03/wallach-on-law-featuring-cynthia-orr-christopher-ochoa
- Wallach On Law With Don West — One Year After Zimmerman. July 13 marks the one-year anniversary of the verdict in the highly-publicized trial of George Zimmerman, who was charged with the murder of Trayvon Martin. Don West, along with Mark O’Mara, were George Zimmerman’s attorneys at trial. Don West joins us today. Mr. West is a dedicated trial attorney whose career has largely been spent providing services to the indigent community. He is the former Senior Litigation Counsel for the Federal Defender’s Office and supervisor of its Capital Defense Team. A criminal trial specialist, he has represented those accused of all nature of offenses. He is a former president of the Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a former director of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and a fellow member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. We will also discuss updates in the case of Daniel Chong (who was incarcerated and forgotten about by DEA agents, and left for over 4 days without food or water), the Milwaukee Stabbing case, and other criminal matters. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/07/10/george-zimmerman-verdict-one-year-later-with-don-west
- Wallach On Law: Gerry Goldstein & Robert Pickett — Gerry Goldstein is among the most respected criminal defense attorneys in the USA and has represented clients in many high-profile cases. In 1974, he defended a San Antonio theater operator charged with showing the film “Deep Throat”, a conviction he had reversed in Dexter v. Butler. He has helmed the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the NACDL. He is an outspoken critic of mandatory sentencing laws, officers who beat inmates or suspects, and what he calls the “warehousing of young African American males.” He fought for the exoneration of Michael Morton, who steadfastly proclaimed his innocence and was finally exonerated in 2011, leading to the disbarment, conviction, and imprisonment of Ken Anderson, who had prosecuted that case over 25 years before and since become a judge. And Robert Pickett has a different take on “independence.” He was leaving a friend’s house when officers received a burglary call describing two black men in Inglewood, and in responding, collided with, and killed, a girl crossing the street. When an officer arrived at the scene, he shot Mr. Pickett 9 times (his colleague, Darryl Lewis, was shot six times). The witnesses did not ID Mr. Pickett or Mr. Lewis. Still, they were charged, and held in Men’s Central Jail for 32 months while consistently proclaiming their innocence. A jury quickly acquitted them at trial. This year, Mr. Pickett will celebrate his independence with those he loves. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/07/03/wallach-on-law-gerry-goldstein-robert-pickett
- Wallach On Law Featuring Bronson James and Darryl Lewis. We discuss the Supreme Court decision in Riley v. California, and welcome Bronson James, the attorney who co-authored the brief submitted in Riley v. California on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. James worked as a Data and Technology Privacy Engineer, and continues to consult on issues of data security and privacy. And continuing our coverage of the crisis at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles — whose conditions the Department of Justice has recently called “deplorable” — we welcome Darryl Lewis and Robert Pickett, who were incarcerated at Men’s Central Jail for 32 months prior to being acquitted at trial. The story of their arrest is as unfathomable as the conditions of their confinement. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/06/26/wallach-on-law-featuring–darryl-lewis-and-robert-pickett
- Wallach On Law: Featuring – Charles N. Curlett, Jr., Peter Mills — Peter Mills discusses the SCOTUS decision in Florida v. Hall, and Charles Curlett explains the recent DOJ policy memo on recording suspect interviews: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wallachlaw/2014/06/09/wallach-on-law-featuring–charles-n-curlett-jr-peter-mills
