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Re: Your question on another book. I was hopeful, as I was watching season 2, that I'd get a new book idea. But nothing. I think the reason is that there were no trials featured in season 2. (The pretrial and trial phases, rather than the appeal, are my areas of interest.) But my BD book ships in less than one week. "Anatomy of a False Confession," here: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-False-Confession-Interrogation-Conviction/dp/1538117150

Also, you caught the gist of my post perfectly: "Reality check." Nothing was meant to criticize KZ. (I've only done one appeal ever, so that's not my place.) But viewers of the documentary could come away with an unrealistic impression about the resources and time available to try a case. That's no one's fault; it's a documentary about two particular cases, not a primer on how things work in a "typical" case. But in reality, trials are pure chaos. Even the ones I win, in hindsight, were flat-out nuts. I just won a trial last week, and what the prosecutor and I said in our opening statements was completely out the window once the evidence came in. Who knew? Despite reviewing every document and even interviewing the state's key witness, we were still (pleasantly) surprised by the testimony.

In any case, I'll be watching the documentary again, but I have to agree with the comment of one of the other posters. I am, so far, a bit unclear on what is the theory of the case and who they think did what. I really want to see the testimony of AC again, now that we believe a citizen witness told him about the location of the car. It seems like he might have been standing over it, as DS asked him at trial, while reading the license plate to the dispatcher.

Re: Your question on experts. I take some public defender appointments in Wisconsin, and they are pretty good about approving experts. In private cases, the client typically has to pay for them, or the defense lawyer can ask the court to appoint and pay, but I've never heard of such a request being approved in a private case. (I have heard of it being approved in a county-appointed defense, but that's different from a private retainer case or a public defender appointment.) Fortunately, most cases don't involve experts. When I've used them, it's been on public defender appointments or the client has paid for them directly. I haven't needed one on a county appointed case yet.)

Actually they could that's why due process was so high up on the Constitutional right to it.

I get that they couldn't conceive of local police shooting unarmed citizens (up by 200% since 2002!) And getting away with murder by being judge jury and executioner.

But consider this...

Lynching was only made illegal in 1968.

Between 1835-1964 some 5000 people were lynched.

Have you ever seen the book WITHOUT SANCTUARY?

It will amaze and horrify. Lynching was a post card worthy picnicking pastime; especially in the Deep South. But NOT ONLY!

Lynching caused my family to change my maiden name in 1919. At that time my migrant great grans from Sicily were terrified as Sicilians lynched SECOND only to black folks!

Sicilian female doctors couldn't get work. My great Aunt convinced my great grans to change name. Including all kids.

Anyone with the name is a direct relation. Now almost in thousands!

Lynching stats: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/01/a-comprehensive-map-of-american-lynchings/513293/

Link to book https://www.amazon.com/Without-Sanctuary-Lynching-Photography-America/dp/0944092691

It's from Kratz's book according to the credit on the photo. "Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery"

https://www.amazon.com/Avery-Against-Steven-Making-Murderer/dp/1944648003

Which means that KK is including photos that were from the Prosecution CASE not put in EVIDENCE.

I've been thinking along the same lines for a good while.

I can recommend two great nonfiction books that tend to connect high ranking State officials with drug trafficking and murders. One conspiracy was located in Kentucky and the other in Pennsylvania.

https://www.amazon.com/Bluegrass-Conspiracy-Inside-Story-Murder/dp/152382462X

https://www.amazon.com/Trafficking-Boom-Bust-America-Cocaine/dp/0312925239/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Nail puller struck me as well. I grew up 15 minutes from Avery's Salvage and I've only called it called 2 things around here:

1. Super-bar that my ol man used to call it, and at 42 years old, today is the very first day I realized that was a brand name for it: https://www.amazon.com/Vaughan-B215-15-Inch-Original-SuperBar/dp/B00002N5VN
   
   
2. Prybar or pinchbar
   
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   A "crowbar" was always either this or this

Then [you're] (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3340101/#.UEaKb6BFbKc) [not] (https://www.amazon.com/Unholy-Terror-Bosnia-Al-Qaida-Global/dp/0760330034?ie=UTF8&tag=viglink20513-20) [paying] (http://apjjf.org/2011/9/31/Peter-Dale-Scott/3578/article.html) [attention.] (http://www.newsweek.com/alleged-hijackers-may-have-trained-us-bases-152495)

Maybe we could just replace juries with a Magic Eight Ball. /s

I taught the only class on ADHD ever offered by UW Madison. You don't sound as hopeless as many of the people that attended my course. You are even still young enough to turn it all around.

Here's where I'd start: https://www.amazon.com/You-Mean-Lazy-Stupid-Crazy/dp/0743264487

Possibly the dumbest shit ever is creating the definitive book on Adult ADHD and making it only available in print. It's like locking it away from the people that need it the most. As I understand it, they have an audiobook version now and you can get it if you sign up for a free trial of Audible.

Don't wait too long. Nothing more sad to me than when I would tell 75 year old men that I never met their entire life story. It's a Hell of a parlor trick, to be sure, but it does kill that whole "At least I am unique... I tell it like it is...People either love me or hate me..." thing we all try and hang our hats on when trying to explain why we are the way we are to ourselves.

Public entities get sued all the time. They all have risk insurance that covers compensatory & punative damages less their deductible. The financial damage would lie in their deductible & a potentially significant increase in the county’s annual premiums. The County would not have paid any financial award from their operating budget.

Manitowoc County is insured by Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Company, WMMIC, as are 19 other counties in Wisconsin.
The insurer frequently has a very experienced Constitutional litigator on retainer and the insurer may dictate what attorney will represent the municipality in an effort to limit damages if the Plaintiff prevails.

Assigning personal liability to state actors is extremely complex and is governed in large part by ruling federal case law. Unless you are an experienced Constitutional litigator, IMO, it’s unwise to speculate as to the outcome of a federal civil rights case.

If you want to learn more about §1983 litigation and have some extra cash lying around, you can order David Lee’s Handbook of Section 1983 Litigation, 2017 from Amazon for a mere $694.00. It’s the Bible for attorneys who litigate 42 USC, §1983 cases.

https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Section-1983-Litigation-2017/dp/1454885149/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541038368&sr=1-3&keywords=Handbook+of+Section+1983+Litigation.