In the midst of the initial euphoria of agreeing to write a regular column for the Law Tribune, all excitement was immediately drained when the editor informed me that the first piece would have to be an introductory one. It is a bit awkward introducing myself when I’ve been writing a column of sorts about Connecticut criminal law for eight-odd years now. For those of you who are regular (or even sometime) readers of the blog, I don’t need to tell you who I am or why I write. This is for the rest of you.
My “name” is Gideon and I am most certainly a public defender. I’ve been practicing as a public defender for longer than I care to admit and in the process of representing individuals, I’ve picked up a few opinions on the criminal justice system: the way it is, the way it’s going and the way it should be. On my blog, I write to express my opinions on criminal law in Connecticut and beyond and the posts there are a collection of explanations of court opinions, discussions of legal principles and analysis and commentary on stories du jour and laments on the state of indigent defense in this country. I expect that this column will be a bit of all that.
