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By: In Praise of the Iowa Supreme Court and Jeff Gamso | People v. State

In Praise of the Iowa Supreme Court and Jeff Gamso | People v. State — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:15:42 +0000

[…] something I know something about, because it’s related to a doctrine of great importance to a former client who is innocent and whose saga and jeopardy continues on direct appeal — namely, the doctrine […]

By: Yet another installment in an unintentional series on Justice and Criminal Defense | People v. State

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:43:13 +0000

[…] that the innocent client I represented and mentioned in the previous paragraph could have the reversal of his conviction overturned by the supreme court. If that were to happen, there’s a very good chance that my […]

By: John Kindley

John Kindley — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:25:48 +0000

Thanks a million, Jeff. It’s a huge load off my mind. The retrial was a mess, and I’m none too proud of my performance there, although the mess wasn’t entirely of my making. There were other strong issues on appeal that the court of appeals never reached. If the court of appeals decided the case in Tyrus’ favor based on one of those issues it would have meant yet another retrial, so this is obviously much better. Now we just have to hope and pray that if the attorney general petitions for transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court the Indiana Supreme Court will deny the petition. I’m thinking the uniqueness and peculiarity of the facts should be a reason for the Court not to grant transfer. It’s not like the scenario involved in this case comes up every day.

Appellate counsel’s briefs were outstanding. She was as convinced of his innocence as I was. I’m grateful that she allowed me to participate actively in the process and was open to my input.

By: Jeff Gamso

Jeff Gamso — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:01:48 +0000

John,

Good for you for making a difficult argument in the first place and kudos to the court of appeals for finally buying it.

Congratulations – to you and to appellate counsel.