Matthew Mangino

2 weeks ago | creators.com | Matthew Mangino

Richard Glossip's twisted journey through the criminal justice system is both amazing and horrifying. Glossip, a condemned prisoner on Oklahoma's death row, was served his last meal three different times while sitting in a cell next to the death chamber. On two separate occasions, cases bearing his name made it all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Today, Glossip is no longer on death row where he spent the better part of 27 years.

3 weeks ago | law.com | Matthew Mangino

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently reminded Pennsylvanians, “Our criminal justice system tolerates some degree of police subterfuge during investigative interviews.” The court thought the reminder was so important, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Daniel D. McCaffery began his March 20, 2025, opinion in Commonwealth v. Foster, No. 34 WAP 2023, with that very line. Fifty-six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Frazier v. Cupp, 394 U.S. 731 (1969).

1 month ago | creators.com | Matthew Mangino

American criminal jurisprudence has been turned on its head. For centuries lawyers have been attacked for advocacy on behalf of despicable criminals. Last week, the tables turned. President Donald Trump attacked prosecutors and government lawyers for advocacy on behalf of the people. The American tradition of zealous representation of unpopular clients was established more than 250 years ago with John Adams' representation of the British soldiers charged with murder during the Boston Massacre.

1 month ago | creators.com | Matthew Mangino

The rising tide of urban violence during the 1980s and 1990s caused lawmakers to consider ways to up the ante for chronic offenders. In 1994, Congress enacted the former President Bill Clinton-backed Violent Crime and Control Law Enforcement Act. Part of the Act included a "three strikes" provision.

1 month ago | creators.com | Matthew Mangino

Air Force Brig. Gen. Erik Quigley was recently removed as an executive officer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Quigley is the latest in a line of executive officers at Wright-Patterson to run afoul of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, reported NPR affiliate WYSO-FM. In December, Col. Christopher Meeker was charged with having an extramarital, sexual affair with an enlisted staff sergeant; and willfully disobeying a command from his senior officer.