Mental Disabilities at Sentencing
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Many with serious mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities find themselves caught in the web of the criminal justice system. But these issues are complex. We need help recognizing the issue, finding the right expert to make sense of it, and…
Trump The Terrorist? Jan. 6 Criminal Referral Sentencing Implications, Viewed Through The Lens Of The Recent Croft/Fox Michigan Militia Sentencings.
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Well, January is shaping up to be an all Allenbaugh affair. Although we finished our marathon session on December’s metric ton of high-profile federal sentencings, there was one other bombshell that we couldn’t leave untouched: Congress’s criminal referral to the Dept. of Justice…
Leading With Story: Doug’s Appearance on Lawyers Who Lead With Sigalle Barness
Rounding out an “all Doug December”, this is absolutely my favorite podcast appearance, simply because Sigalle Barness brings so much soul to this space. Our conversation was from the heart, and she asked me really hard and interesting questions that pushed me beyond my comfort zone. Once you get through some familiar territory about my…
Defense Documentaries: How Defense Attorneys Use Cinematic Storytelling to Reduce Sentences (Ep. 182 of The Business of Story Podcast Featuring Doug Passon)
Continuing my goal of showcasing my own work in December, this week’s episode is all about my passion, my love, my baby; what we call DEFENSE DOCUMENTARIES. Some call them mitigation videos or sentencing videos. These are short, true, films produced for criminal cases (for plea negotion, sentencing, and post-conviction relief) and used to humanize…