Paul Shechtman

June 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Wonder Woman is a box office hit; Rotten Tomatoes rates it at 92 percent. This past week, I saw it with the Bracewell first year and summer associates and was wowed. But what is little known to lawyers—despite a brilliant book by Harvard historian Jill Lepore—is the role of Wonder Woman's creator, Dr. William Mouton Marston, in the history of evidence law.

By Paul Shechtman

15 minute read

March 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Paul Shechtman writes: Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 'Klopfer v. North Carolina', in which it held that the speedy trial guarantee of the Sixth Amendment applies to the states. Klopfer is the story of a man of conscience—Duke University zoologist Peter Klopfer—and a court committed to imposing federal constitutional standards in criminal procedure on the states.

By Paul Shechtman

21 minute read

February 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Paul Shechtman reviews the Court of Appeals' recent decision in 'People v. Patterson' which upheld the admission of cell phone subscriber information as non-hearsay evidence. Did the court get it right?

By Paul Shechtman

16 minute read

August 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Paul Shechtman of Bracewell discusses notable rulings in the field of criminal practice from the latest term of the New York Court of Appeals.

By Paul Shechtman

60 minute read

August 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Paul Shechtman of Zuckerman Spaeder discusses notable Criminal Practice decisions from the recent term of the New York Court of Appeals.

By Paul Shechtman

23 minute read

August 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Paul Shechtman of Zuckerman Spaeder discusses notable Criminal Practice decisions from the recent term of the New York Court of Appeals.

By Paul Shechtman

23 minute read

June 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In a speech delivered to the Research Coordination Network on Understanding Guilty Pleas, Paul Shechtman said: We have armed prosecutors with tools that ensure that only the brave or fool-hardy go to trial. The "trial penalty" in this country has grown. No criminal law practitioner would tell you differently. All of this matters because trials (a good number of trials) are essential to the health of our criminal justice system.

By Paul Shechtman

11 minute read

June 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In a speech delivered to the Research Coordination Network on Understanding Guilty Pleas, Paul Shechtman said: We have armed prosecutors with tools that ensure that only the brave or fool-hardy go to trial. The "trial penalty" in this country has grown. No criminal law practitioner would tell you differently. All of this matters because trials (a good number of trials) are essential to the health of our criminal justice system.

By Paul Shechtman

11 minute read

April 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Paul Shechtman writes: Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 'Griffin v. California', holding that the federal Constitution forbids a prosecutor or trial judge from commenting adversely on a defendant's failure to testify.

By Paul Shechtman

12 minute read

April 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Paul Shechtman writes: Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 'Griffin v. California', holding that the federal Constitution forbids a prosecutor or trial judge from commenting adversely on a defendant's failure to testify.

By Paul Shechtman

12 minute read