T. Greg DoucetteVerified account

@greg_doucette

Ex-computer scientist, now criminal defense & 1A attorney in NC+TX. Host of . Dog lover. conservative. Proud alum of and .

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    18 Jul 2020

    ******************** POLICE BRUTALITY MEGA-THREAD 2020 QuickNav ******************** Google Sheet: Some Policing Solutions – ➡️ 2020: ➡️ 2016 (NC): Thread Start:

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  2. 11 hours ago

    We're now live with our thrice-weekly Twitch game night! It's Nintendo Switch night, playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with y'all 🏎 Come join us here:

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    12 hours ago
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    if I don't get as many followers as greg immediately he will know you guys don't listen to him. do you want that?

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  4. 12 hours ago

    Cops still copping

    Cops killed a 15 year old girl in Columbus, Ohio. This afternoon. She called the cops for help, according to her family.
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  5. 12 hours ago

    Everyone should follow for his Minnesota law takes anyway, it's worth tolerating the rest

    Ah, the mention bump in followers. I can't wait until you all learn most of my tweets aren't about MN law but are instead very stupid
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  6. 12 hours ago

    Appeals of state court criminal charges can still get to the Supreme Court on constitutional violations (Miranda was a state court kidnapping and rape case, for example) It's just an infinitesimally small % of state cases that end up vacated by SCOTUS

    Replying to @greg_doucette @BadLegalTakes
    I’m no lawyer but.. this was a state level crime and a state court, right? What precedent would a federal court have on a state court murder charge? Again.. not a lawyer.
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  7. 12 hours ago

    Different lawyers have different ways of explaining the concept of reasonable doubt. This one is unusual but not unheard of; I've used the "a pink unicorn stabbed him" version before

    is this a normal thing that you attorneys say in closing arguments? I mean, I get the point he was trying to make, but also... ???????
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  8. 14 hours ago

    cc:

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  9. 14 hours ago

    Criminals like... ::drumroll:: ...killer cop Derek Chauvin

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  10. 14 hours ago

    I haven't heard a clip, but the remarks as reported struck me as showboating

    Replying to @greg_doucette
    I was a transactional lawyer. This is so not my bailiwick. Thoughts on judge’s comments re: Maxine Waters?
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  11. 14 hours ago

    Assuming the full bond amount was posted, yes For regular cases (not this one), typical process instead is to pay a % of bond amount to a bondsman. You don't get that back

    Replying to @greg_doucette
    But whatever money was paid/held for bail is returned to the person under trial, right? i.e. it's held just to ensure the person shows up for their trial, and always returned unless the person flees? So revoking bail doesn't mean the state confiscates the bail money, right?
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  12. 14 hours ago

    Yes

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    You're usually taken in to custody for violent offenses too after a verdict, right?
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  13. 14 hours ago

    Slight change to tonight's Twitch stream: we'll still start at 9p EDT, but wrap at 10p Superior Court trial that was originally yesterday then moved to Thursday is now set for tomorrow morning – so I've gotta go to bed early 👴🏼😂 Mario Kart 8 tonight:

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  14. 15 hours ago

    Sorry to do a delete-and-retweet, had to correct typos to make sure I mentioned that is a criminal defense *lawyer* and not a mere "criminal defense"

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  15. 15 hours ago

    This is a question I'd ask , who is a superlative Minnesota criminal defense lawyer and the person I ping for all Minnesota criminal law questions

    Replying to @greg_doucette
    I thought of your tweet re no conviction - even on manslaughter. Why did they convict on all three, Instead of one of the charges?
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  16. 15 hours ago

    Yeah but Chauvin sits in prison while the appeals are pending

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    It'll be interesting to see whether this is a turning point in American jurisprudence or not. Of course, there are still the *inevitable* appeals, so this is, sadly, by no means done yet *sigh*
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  17. 15 hours ago

    For state-level offenses, yes Pundits may be thinking of federal cases, where it's common to plead guilty but then be given a "check in" date to turn yourself in to the Bureau of Prisons For most (all?) state courts, you're taken into custody after the verdict

    I've noticed a lot of people pointing out that Chauvin's bail got revoked. I might be wrong, but isn't that common when a person is found guilty? Or am I mistaken?
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    15 hours ago

    Derek Chauvin is a convicted murderer. That’s good. But this is a not a case of a few bad apples. The system itself is broken. Let’s find the courage as a nation to fix it. RIP George Floyd.

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  19. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Derek Chauvin: guilty on all 3 counts Now let’s do the entire system of policing in this country.

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  20. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    Second Degree Murder: Guilty Third Degree Murder: Guilty Second Degree Manslaughter: Guilty

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  21. 15 hours ago

    Glad to hear I was wrong 😂 Seriously though, fuck that guy

    I said in a prior tweet I think they'll let him walk on everything The baseline rule in America is that juries don't convict cops
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