Paul Townsend

July 14, 2024 | New York Law Journal

For too long, a suspect's rights to know when he or she is being interrogated and to have an attorney's presence at police-orchestrated questioning have been brushed aside so that detectives can devise a ruse to coerce a confession, Paul Townsend and Sarena Townsend write.

By Paul Townsend and Sarena Townsend

5 minute read

March 31, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A more just system would permit judges to take into account all the facts and circumstances of both the crime and the individual's background, and impose a sentence accordingly, a guest columnist for the Law Journal writes.

By Paul Townsend

4 minute read

December 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Federal courts must start enforcing the language of FRE 1006 and permit parties only to use charts to summarize evidence as aides rather than elicit testimony from live witnesses that merely recite the selected portions on the prepared demonstrative exhibit.

By Paul Townsend

4 minute read

December 31, 2019 | New York Law Journal

When it comes to the operation of a motor vehicle while impaired where the sole intoxicant is prescription medication, the waters quickly get murky.

By Paul Townsend

6 minute read