Norm Pattis
Norm Pattis is a criminal defense attorney and civil rights lawyer in Bethany. Most days he blogs at www.pattisblog.com.
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Cell Phone Evidence Should Cut Both Ways
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Friday, June 14, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
It's been along time since I first saw in open court the power of the surveillance state. A client of mine was accused of rape. When the victim turned up dead, the state accused my client of killing her. Prove it, we said. The state did, with the help of cell tower evidence.
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Opinion: No Justification For Newtown Report Secrecy
Friday, May 31, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Oh, how sensitive they all were. How considerate, how kind, how diplomatic. Governor Dannel Malloy, Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane, state lawmakers, all sitting secretly clucking their tongues in a sickly sweet chorus of concern. "We shall keep secret things too painful to be spoken of," they decided.
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Opinion: No Sympathy For Tea Party Or IRS
Friday, May 17, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
I should be bleeding red, white and blue over reports that the Internal Revenue Service has singled out some Tea Party groups for extra-special scrutiny as tax exempt organizations. Instead, I can't help but giggle.
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Opinion: Amanda Knox Memoir, Truth Or Fiction?
Friday, May 10, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Is Amanda Knox guilty of murder? One Italian jury said yes. Then a second jury said no. Now the case is being sent back for another trial.
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Opinion: Maybe The Skakel Jury Got It Wrong
Friday, April 26, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Trial is an imperfect vehicle for finding the truth. We all know that. Why don't we permit defendants to ask for a new trial when they believe juries make factual mistakes?
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Opinion: Second Circuit Judges Take Unfair Potshot At John Williams
Friday, April 19, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
I fail to see why the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit went out of its way to tomahawk attorney John R. Williams. But there it is in cold print: An unsolicited attack on a barrister whose been a role model and inspiration to a couple of generations of lawyers.
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Opinion: Gun Law Discriminates Against Disabled? Hardly
Friday, April 12, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
If you doubt the law's capacity to transform almost anything into a farce, look no further than the case of Disabled Americans for Firearms Rights LLC, et al., v. Dannel P. Malloy.
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Opinion: Make Corporations Bleed Cash For Gun Deaths
Friday, April 5, 2013 | by Norm Pattis | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Let's not congratulate ourselves too much about having addressed gun violence. Yes, the General Assembly passed new gun control legislation. But the new law is merely a baby step on the road to meaningful reform.
