by Scott Holmes | Aug 15, 2012 | Criminal Law, Making a Difference in Durham, Society, Politics and Religion
I have the opportunity to talk with Mayor Bill Bell about his idea to reduce gun violence by setting bonds in gun cases to $300,000. Last week we had two homicides in three days. Mayor Bell wants to send a clear message to perpetrators of violence that we are serious...
by Scott Holmes | Feb 20, 2012 | Criminal Law, Making a Difference in Durham, Society, Politics and Religion
I’ve read recently that Durham Mayor Bill Bell and Durham County Commissioners Chairman Michael Page both support increasing bonds for people charged with gun violence as a way to reduce violence in Durham. These recurring suggestions that “getting tough on...
by Scott Holmes | Dec 19, 2011 | Criminal Law, Society, Politics and Religion, Spirituality and the Practice of Law
By Samuel Wells and Marcia Owen Reviewed by Scott Holmes In this beautiful little book, my friend Marcia Owen shares her way of making peace in our community. Marcia is the executive director of the Religious Coalition for a Nonviolent Durham....
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 | Jun 30, 2011 | Civil Rights, Society, Politics and Religion, Spirituality and the Practice of Law
I was sitting in the corner of the cramped court room at the Durham County Jail when they rolled an inmate wearing orange into the courtroom in a wheel chair. I was waiting my turn to ask for a bond reduction for a client, and had about a lot other things waiting for...
