I love my job.  I love being a criminal defense lawyer but it can be a hard job.  I care about my clients and I care about what happens to them.  The criminal justice system can be terribly unfair.  Prosecutors can and do underestimate the power they weld and the influence they have on people’s lives.   Judge Jed Rakoff is a judge in the Southern District of New York.  He was the judge who disapproved of the foul smelling deal between the SEC and Wall Street banks – only to be overturned. Today Judge Rakoff published an article detailing why innocent people … Continue reading Judge Jed Rakoff – Why Innocent People Plead Guilty