Dana Cole in a Senior Soprano Recital

This is the program for the senior soprano recital of Dana Cole. Ms. Cole was accompanied on the piano by Rebecca Moore and on the harp by Pat Qualls. This recital took place on March 26, 1996, in the McBeth Recital Hall in the Mabee Fine Arts Center

Gerry Spence Was My Third Grade Teacher

The author challenges the trial lawyer is warrior metaphor and suggests that the trial lawyer is teacher metaphor is more useful and productive

A Lifetime Dedicated to Making Workplaces Safe

David V. MacCollum, known for visionary achievements as a safety engineer, is being recognized for a lifetime of contributions in the safety profession. Recently, during a reception in his Sierra Vista home, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) recognized MacCollum by naming a $2,000 scholarship in his honor. In addition, he was presented with a plaque by Don Eshelby on behalf of the BCSP, a board dedicated to certifying practitioners in the safety profession. MacCollum’s presentation was made before members of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)

Expanding Felony-Murder in Ohio: Felony-Murder or Murder-Felony?

Ohio\u27s aggravated felony-murder rule and felony-murder death penalty specification provisions apply where a death occurs “while committing or attempting to commit” certain enumerated felonies. In a line of cases beginning in 1996, the Ohio Supreme Court broadly interpreted this statutory language to include situations where the intent to commit the underlying felony was formed subsequent to the death, as a complete afterthought. With these cases, the Ohio Supreme Court departed from the majority view that the intent to commit the underlying felony must precede or co-exist with the death. The author argues that this new statutory interpretation represents an unwarranted expansion of the felony-murder rule that disregards the statutory language, ignores the underlying purpose of the rule, and dispenses with traditional safeguards designed to ameliorate its harshness. The author further argues that applying this new statutory interpretation to the felony-murder death penalty specification potentially selects for death those who are not necessarily the most deserving of this ultimate punishment. The author suggests that the solution must be a legislative on

Eye of the Storm

The author acknowledging the contributions of a fellow staff member of the Gerry Spence\u27s Trial Lawyers College

Dutch

The author gives a eulogy to a friend who informally served as his jury trial consultant

TLC in the Funny Papers

The author describes Tom Batiuk\u27s visit to his trial advocacy class during a painting exercise. Mr. Batiuk\u27s Funky Winkerbean series depicting the class is reprinted

Psychodrama at Harvard

The author describes his experience teaching trial advocacy at Harvard Law School

Gerry Spence\u27s The Smoking Gun As A Teaching Tool

The Smoking Gun, is the true story of a woman and her teenage son charged in what appeared to be a hopeless murder case. At Mr. Spence’s request, Professor Cole wrote a companion manual for use by law professors interested in using Spence’s book in teaching criminal law, criminal procedure, clinical practicum, ethics, evidence or trial advocacy. The companion manual is a chapter-by-chapter synopsis of the book that highlights teachable topics and analyzes some of the skills and techniques described in the book