by Scott Holmes | Dec 16, 2011 | Criminal Law, Making a Difference in Durham, Society, Politics and Religion, Trial Practice
I have received a lot of support for my last blog asking Tracey Cline to resign, and appreciate that support. Since then, I have been weighing the serious allegations of ethical misconduct that have been lodged against Ms. Cline. In this blog I take a closer look at...
by Scott Holmes | Dec 11, 2011 | Criminal Law, Society, Politics and Religion
“Please make it stop.” These were the words going through my head as I heard District Attorney Tracey Cline explaining to Judge Carl Fox why she had filed a motion to have Judge Hudson removed from criminal cases in Durham. She is not making sense. She is incoherent,...
by Scott Holmes | May 28, 2011 | Criminal Law, Society, Politics and Religion, Spirituality and the Practice of Law, Trial Practice
When a mother loses her son, when he is shot and killed, it is natural to assume there is nothing but anger, hatred, and revenge in her heart. When a sister loses her dear brother, the source of joy and humor in her life, it is natural to assume she feels only ill...
by Scott Holmes | Apr 6, 2011 | Criminal Law, Trial Practice
In my most recent trial, my client was charged with the death of two people (2 charges of first degree murder, facing life without parole), gunshot wounds to two other people (assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury), the armed...
by Scott Holmes | Apr 2, 2011 | Criminal Law, Society, Politics and Religion, Spirituality and the Practice of Law
For two weeks we all sat in the same room hearing about the death of two young men, the shootings of two others, a robbery and a pistol whipping. The families of people shot and killed sat right next to the family of the person accused of the shootings. Jurors sat and...
by Scott Holmes | Mar 20, 2011 | Criminal Law, Society, Politics and Religion, Spirituality and the Practice of Law
As a Quaker, I practice historic testimonies for peace and simplicity. In addition to the Quaker testimonies for peace and simplicity, there is the testimony of integrity. Historically this testimony was expressed as a fierce determination to tell the truth, and a...
