I haven't posted on the Volokh Conspiracy in over a decade, because SCOTUSBlog is a better vehicle for my usual posts about Supreme Court minutiae. But one of my cases involves one of the more egregious miscarriages of justice I recall seeing in more than thirty years of practice. Yes, it involves a client of mine, but I try to take a detached view of the strengths and weaknesses of my cases. I've handled a lot of clients over the years, and this is the first case of mine that I'm blogging about.

The case against Andrew Dowd

At the center is Dr. Andrew Dowd, a 69-year-old orthopedic surgeon with no criminal history (beyond traffic tickets). He ran a hugely successful practice medical practice, with 10 offices that treated hundreds of patients annually. He was convicted of conspiring to o

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