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In plain English, due your own due diligence. Legalese: Use does not constitute establishment of attorney-client relationship. On a semi-regular basis cases in which I have participated in one manner or another (including as counsel of record) may be covered here. As always, the views expressed here represent my attempt to show what a given Court held, not whether a particular court reached the right decision. The views expressed herein do not reflect the views of my employer or indeed my views as counsel on the merits in any matter in which I have participated (which normally would be either "my client got shafted" or "the court made the correct decision"). The opinions noted above are normally "slip opinions" that may be modified or withdrawn by the issuing court without notice. Note we purposefully do not use Blue Book, or any other traditional, citation form.

The site contains, chiefly, the thoughts and analysis of Karl Keys. It is designed to be a first draft of history & a first draft review of case law, not the last. The goal is to get timely, accurate and germane information to those involved or interested in capital litigation. In the balance between speed and accuracy, speed sometimes wins. The law may have changed, we may have misread and misunderstood something ten years ago and still be clinging to a misperception. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the law. This web site is only updated on a semi-regular (whenever there is nothing good on TV or pending court deadline). Any information or links contained on this website should not be viewed as the furnishing of legal advice or as to any claim of specialization rather is given for informational purposes only and does not constitute the formation of an attorney-client relationship. Under the rules governing the administration of the practice of law this blog may be considered advertising in some jurisdictions.

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Reading this site & related newsletter &/or writing to me does not make me (or those I work with, for or for me) your lawyer. Although the purpose of this site & related newsletter is not to generate new clients, to be on the safe side I am complying with the rules governing lawyer advertising. If you are in a jam call a lawyer in your state.

WARNING: Although the site & related newsletter aims to be informative, insightful & educational be forewarned it is usually written under the influence of extreme caffeination at very late hour of the night/morning & normally without consultation with others. Perfection takes time that doing this newsletter on a weekly basis for free, on top of a busy work, practice & play schedule, simply does not allow. Please use caution before citing as case law changes quickly. Where possible Lexis cites are provided (see Lexisone.com) to allow a quick double check of the case summations. Translation: This is the first draft of history & of case law review, the goal is to get timely, accurate and germane information to those involved in capital litigation. In the balance between speed and accuracy, speed sometimes wins. Double check the cases cited just as I would double check your citations.

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I want to thank you for visiting the site & related newsletter. But since we are lawyers, we have to provide disclaimers and warnings that lawyers are famous for boring people with.

The webmaster is Karl R. Keys, Esq., an attorney admitted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts & the State of New Jersey. Any information or links contained on this website should not be viewed as the furnishing of legal advice or as to any claim of specialization rather is given for informational purposes only and does not constitute the formation of an attorney-client relationship. As with everything in life free advice is normally worth what you pay for it. This material may be considered advertising under the rules of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. If you have a legal question, you should consult an attorney authorized to practice in your state.

I. This is a general topic site, not our memoirs

This web site as a service to its clients and the Internet community. This is a "general" web site--this web site contains general information of a general nature for the general public (whew!) Many of the links contained in this site are in no way affiliated with the Capital Defense Weekly, Capital Defender's Toolbox or the law as practiced by Karl R Keys. With a few exceptions, we do not upkeep, maintain or have affiliations with linked pages--we just list them. The information contained herein is not intended as legal advice and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Karl, or his employees, clients, family members or their pets.

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