Ian Wallach

Trial Lawyer & Protector Of Our Remaining Rights

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

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Friends –

If I was to propose “Drugs” and “Vegas” in the same post – what would you – my dearests of dearests – guess I was suggesting?

Exactly – attending the annual NACDL “Defending Modern Drug Crimes” seminar.

But this plug is different – first, if you got that “plug” reference, then this seminar is for you. And if you didn’t, and you handle modern drug cases (of any degree), then you really need to attend.

This marks my 11th year putting this event together (with stellar co-chairs). But this seminar – in particular – promises to be groundbreaking.

First, we’ve upgraded the location. We've been seduced away from Planet Hollywood by the Sahara. So the venue is now truly delightful (and the rates remain excellent).

Second, the faculty for is outstanding —NACDL Past President Michael Heiskell shares unique insights on creative pretrial motions, developed over decades of nationally recognized experience (but minus the ’fro he famously sported at Baylor). Former federal defender and trial unit chief Erin Taylor will give a master class on cross-examining informants. Jonathan Brayman tackles threats our clients face from AI-driven tools such as license plate readers and other modern surveillance technologies. And Pete Johnson will make his NACDL debut, drawing on the creativity, stamina, and insight developed through decades of indigent defense (and rearing five children) to share tools that push the judge to look far beyond the guidelines and consider who your client is—and why your client deserves compassion and understanding.

And these are just four of the 12 rock-solid practitioners there to sharpen skills, bring you current and put the ball in your court where it belongs.

So, join me. Because it will be excellent. Because your clients deserve it. And because it will be a whole lot of fun.

Onward and upward,

Ian

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

Training Manuals EXPOSE the Truth About Police... https://t.co/9alY3YLYgl via @YouTube

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

A cash bail system is in direct conflict with the presumption of innocence. Such a policy will only force innocent people to accept plea deals because they are unable to secure bail funds, while other protections (such as requiring cash-bail if someone poses a greater threat to society) are already in place. This will have a vastly disproportionate effect on minorities. It will likely empower reckless policing.

I expect there will be many constitutional challenges, on issues including state sovereignty and the presumption of innocence.

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[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

https://t.co/FVdAirWF9B.

A cash bail system is in direct conflict with the presumption of innocence. Such a policy will only force innocent people to accept plea deals because they are unable to secure bail funds, while other protections (such as requiring cash-bail if someone poses a greater threat to society) are already in place. This will have a vastly disproportionate effect on minorities. It will likely empower reckless policing.

I expect there will be many constitutional challenges, on issues including state sovereignty and the presumption of innocence.

[NACDL @NACDL]

Training Manuals EXPOSE the Truth About Police...

Speaker: Ian Wallach @justicechaser

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

NACDL has released a brief short on how I teach juries that officers are well-trained to testify. @NACDL is the best criminal defense bar there is, and it's an honor for me to a part of it.

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[WGN Radio's Legal Face-Off @WGNLegalFaceOff]

NEW EPISODE ALERT: https://t.co/9p75vvsWnY

Thanks to all our special guests: David Super, Ian Wallach, David Susler, Matthew Liller and Jennifer Cortes-Johnson.

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

Speaking At NACDL's Recent DEFENDING MAYHEM: MURDER, MALICE, AND CRIMES OF VIOLENCE" Seminar in Minneapolis. And so proud to be part of this amazing organization dedicated to protecting all of us. @NACDL

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[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

INNOCENT Man ACCUSED of Burning Down His Neighborhood 🔥👩‍🚒🚒
Here is another NACDL video related to our Martinez case. We will continue fighting for accountability for the tragedy that happened to Mr. Martinez.
https://t.co/Z56VeD6nCX via @YouTube

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

Here is a video related to the Pedro Martinez Trial. It was such an honor to work for Mr. Martinez and his wife Julie. Hopefully, in our civil case, there will be accountability.

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[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

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[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

Wrongfully accused Hesperia school janitor who spent 5 years in jail sues San Bernardino County https://t.co/ZMizK52dbY

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

We have begun the lawsuit for compensation for the horrid constitutional abuses suffered by Pedro Martinez, wrongfully accused of multiple counts of child sexual assault and prosecuted, knowingly, on baseless evidence of guilt and overwhelming evidence and knowledge of innocence. Mr. Martinez spent five years in custody, labeled a child molester, and away from his family. The suit names San Bernadino County, San Bernadino Sheriff's Department Officers, a prosecutor with the San Bernadino District Attorney's Office, and others. We hope that the suit will not only bring Mr. Martinez some just compensation, but that long-overdue much-needed systemic changes will occur to prevent further injustice.

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[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

Couldn’t be more proud of Tony Thedford - I’m mean the Hon. Tony Thedford. A great loss for the defense Bar but a great addition to the bench. @NACDL;

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

@NACDL @BmoreDefenders A true hero, Tony Thedford

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

I am so proud to be a part of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Taking on fights like these is not only noble – it is essential if we are ever to fulfill our forepeople’s dream of achieving an egalitarian society. Bravo, NACDL, Bravo.

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@NACDL

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

It is my pleasure to attend the Seventh Annual Race Matters seminar in Baltimore, and to witness the immortal Hon. Billy Murphy, Jr. and others open their hearts and our minds as to rampant racial injustice inherent in our flawed legal system. We must keep fighting for change, even if the incremental successes we obtain are as exhausting to achieve as they are slow to happen. But we will keep fighting, and its such an honor to see and hear those who are bringing this much-needed battle.

Here is the agenda of soldiers in arms:

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@nacdl @NACDLPresident @NACDLExecDir
@darrow911 @theCLEguy

[Ian Wallach @justicechaser]

Good Morning, friends.
I apologize for being braggy, but I’m flying high. We won this trial as well. My client is a young man who has been inside for three and a 1/2 years. He is a light-skinned Jamaican boy, who was under thirty, when his best friend, who had beaten him before, said he was coming over to do so again. Our client armed himself, and his much-larger best friend was unthreatened by the gun in our client's left hand, and started to grapple for the taser in his right one. And the tragedy happened.
The People had originally sought Special Circumstances (we don't have the death penalty in Los Angeles, but we still have Special Circumstances, which used to be the basis for it) and came close to getting a conviction for first degree murder — 11 -1 for guilt on the first trial (this was the retrial). Our client was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and released pending sentencing as has likely served enough time after his past three and a half years of incarceration. The sentencing will happen on May 31.
The event was awful. The decedent was a semi-pro athlete (soccer), white, and a law-school graduate. The shooting was captured on video that the People tried to ignore. I’m furious in that I’m sure if the client was white, this trial never would have happened.
And I’m tired. Really tired. These two back-to-back injustice trials have taken a toll, but were worth it.
Jovan Blacknell of Law Office of Jovan Blacknell tried this case with me. His closing was art and I could not have learned more.
And I don’t mean to blast the unsaid, but the disparities in legal treatment based on color create an exhausting incentive to keep fighting.
So that’s my morning rant, I’m off to rest, and then dine, with my daughter, Jovan and his family, Kacey and her daughter, and the incredibly-supportive family of the young man (and him as well) that we brought home.
Best, Ian