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Is it spring yet? Why is it so darn cold in the mornings?

• Dan Solove at Co-op writes about the police practice of surreptitiously obtaining DNA left behind and asks if we have a reasonable expectation of privacy in that DNA.
• Mark Bennett tells us that the law is not a beautiful thing.
• Grits writes a book review and discusses the blurred line between police and prosecutorial functions in light of oral argument in Rothgerry.
• In Texas, they call it “law of the parties”. Know what your local equivalent is? Find out here.
• SL & P points to a NYT article about prisontalk.com
• The ABA Journal explores the history of the death penalty for rapes.
• Scott offers his take on the Sean Bell trial and why the prosecutors may not be doing their best job.
• One man’s take on the Top 10 myths about jury trials.
• The Blawgraphy brings us a lawyer ad spoof that’s almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
• Stephen Gustitis takes on Stephen Bright’s (director of the SCHR) criticism of public defenders as the ill that plagues the criminal justice system.
• From Curia Advisari Vult, things not to say when pulled over by cops.
• Indefensible gives us an inside look at “plea coercion” in Brooklyn.

I think that’s about it. Have a great day!