Archive for July, 2008

Ryan Hoyt had never been arrested before this case, and during the preparation for his death penalty trial his lawyers worked up a psychological evaluation wherein Ryan made the following statements: “(Jesse) Hollywood (is) one of my best friends in the world. (He) done a lot for me. (My) family (never) did anything. Never had [...]

For an interesting discussion regarding Stolen Boy, Alpha Dog, Jesse James Hollywood, children, teens, and parenting, please check out my latest video…

For a very interesting take on Michael Mehas, Stolen Boy, Alpha Dog, Jesse James Hollywood, and their connection to the San Fernando Valley, click Valley Life magazine below….

As a criminal defense attorney who had objectively reviewed the state of evidence against Jesse James Hollywood, Michael Mehas knew he had no legal obligation to reveal the information he possessed to anyone, especially the defense in the Hollywood case. It was the moral obligation that split his insides. When putting the story together, Michael [...]

Check this out. The California Supreme Court takes judicial notice of Stolen Boy and Alpha Dog. Very cool. How many people can say that about their book? For the full Supreme Court Minutes from Thursday, March 27, 2008, click below…

The smell of death is again in the air. And it reeks of teenage flesh. This time it’s in a small Pennsylvania coal town of Shenandoah, where two white teens were charged today in what officials described as an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant. Brandon J. Piekarsky, 16, and Colin J. Walsh, [...]

The verdict is in. Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney Maeve Fox is taking no prisoners. There will be no survivors when she’s finished with Brandon McInerney. How do I know this? She basically told me as much when I spoke with her after court this afternoon. I’d seen that kind of look before, during [...]

For those of you who are interested in Brandon McInerney’s long-term survival, the Ventura County Criminal Defense Bar has set up Brandon’s Defense Fund, in an effort to finance his defense. The effort to save Brandon’s life will most probably run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and every little bit helps. I encourage [...]

It’s not too late to save Brandon McInerney and it’s not too late to save ourselves. And they’re not mutually exclusive. You see this is much bigger than being gay or coming out of the closet. This isn’t about the nature of the state of violence in our society. It’s not really about parenting or [...]

Please click the following brief for the defense’s fascinating legal arguments against trying Brandon McInerney as an adult…   *** For more on Brandon McInerney please read related articles: – In Brandon McInerney’s Defense, a Defense Fund – Brandon McInerney is Worth Saving – Let’s Not Destroy Brandon McInerney – Another child is dead: So, how should we respond?