Andrea Lyon New DP Atty

[Whisperer]

Who's paying her?

 

[one_hooah_wife]

Who's paying her?

Most likely her publisher!!

 

[one_hooah_wife]

This site lists all of the publications of which she authored, co-authored or contributed ... and there are many!!

http://wdbo.com/news/caseyanthony/andrea_lyon_bio.html

 

[Whisperer]

She is an advocate, that's for sure....along with Baez, two peas in a pod. A middle class white female who lives in Suburbia USA would be another notch in her belt, she thinks. I smell psychological abuse coming.

 

[The World According]

I don't know anything more about Professor Lyon than what has been posted here, but she's GOT to be easier to take than LKB. I wonder how likely it is that Professor Lyon is coming on board the defense team pro bono, for free?

Very likely indeed, because she has a book she wrote that is about to be released and the international attention from this case wont hurt!
Coming in January 2010 by Kaplan Publishing!

"Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer", the story of the first woman in the nation to serve as lead attorney on a death penalty case. This book follows the development of a new kind of defense attorney.

You can't make this stuff up! LOL

 

[Whisperer]

snipped: Lyon says:

<<"They are complicated. They care about other people. They&#8217;ve been hurt">>

So this is her opinion of cold blooded murderers? This lawyer lives in a fantasy world that she has construed to imploy her ideals on the world..What a crock!! I'd love to introduce her to a few with some files for her to read....better yet...have them spend some time at home with her...LOL

We should take complicated caring people who kill others "off the street" permanently. Better yet...get rid of them permanently! I call it "Giving Back"

 

[one_hooah_wife]

snipped: Lyon says:

<<"They are complicated. They care about other people. They’ve been hurt">>

So this is her opinion of cold blooded murderers? This lawyer lives in a fantasy world that she has construed to imploy her ideals on the world..What a crock!! I'd love to introduce her to a few with some files for her to read....better yet...have them spend some time at home with her...LOL

We should take complicated caring people who kill others "off the street" permanently. Better yet...get rid of them permanently! I call it "Giving Back"

It seems that, from what I have read, her primary focus has been mitigation and extenuation ... not exculpation! (I know too many -tions :crazy This makes me think that she is going to pick up where TLen left off and try to get the DP dropped and if unsuccessful in doing so will be lead counsel in the penalty phase, if not the entire trial.

 

[one_hooah_wife]

I look for the defense to add at least one more attorney to the mix before this is over. I fully expect that, before the trial begins, they will employ an appellate consultant. Do you know who the appellate consultant was for the OJ trial? Alan Dershowitz ... the same Alan Dershowitz that is reportedly writing the forward to A. Lyon's book.

 

[BigFatMommyDog]

She's been preaching to the choir for long time there in Cook County. I am surprised her resume doens't list ACLU on it.

(delurking)

Now I am committing a cardinal sin here by not nailing down all of my research before I reply...however...

Sitting here in Cook County, I had to do a brief check. Illinois has been under moratorium since Jan 2000. Since the reinstatement of the DP in '72, the first person put to death in Illinois was Gacy, and that was 94. And only a handful in the mid 90's. (Many exonerations, it must be noted). If she did a great deal of work here, when, and particularly, how recently was it?

Ok, enough of my ingnorance! thanks to all for the info.

 

[whiteangora]

(delurking)

Now I am committing a cardinal sin here by not nailing down all of my research before I reply...however...

Sitting here in Cook County, I had to do a brief check. Illinois has been under moratorium since Jan 2000. Since the reinstatement of the DP in '72, the first person put to death in Illinois was Gacy, and that was 94. And only a handful in the mid 90's. (Many exonerations, it must be noted). If she did a great deal of work here, when, and particularly, how recently was it?

Ok, enough of my ingnorance! thanks to all for the info.

That's interesting, I also wonder where all of her cases were tried.
So far, from here and Google, I haven't seen a bad word about her. Makes me wonder how that can be?

 

[The World According]

I look for the defense to add at least one more attorney to the mix before this is over. I fully expect that, before the trial begins, they will employ an appellate consultant. Do you know who the appellate consultant was for the OJ trial? Alan Dershowitz ... the same Alan Dershowitz that is reportedly writing the forward to A. Lyon's book.

That is fabulous information. Oh my goodness, that is going to last me the rest of the week. How funny.
O/T Your baby is absolutely adorable!

 

[magnolia]

When interviewed,after today's hearing,Attorney Lyons stated she will not answer questions because she doesn't know the case. Yet, she proclaimed KC's innocence. She also stated SA doesn't have the evidence required to seek the death penalty. How is it she can make all these statements, but she doesn't know the case well enough to answer questions? http://www.wftv.com/video/19591538/index.html

 

[spqr]

If posted and I missed it, sorry in advance.

At DePaul University College of Law, Prof. Lyon serves as Clinical Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Clinical Programs, and Director of the Center for Justice in Capital Cases.

Who is paying her from the defense? If she is pro bono, than is her school still paying her to be on staff but not even in the state? If her school is still paying her as a staff member...why would they do so if she was being "employed" somewhere else. If I lived in that state/county, I would be quite upset if my tax dollars went to paying salaries of people who are collecting their salaries and not doing the job.

I understand lawyers do this kind of thing all the time, but obviously on a weekday we could surmise she was/is on payroll from the school but is sitting in a court room in Florida.

 

[TigerTiger]

Terry Lenamon on Nancy Grace Tonight and in Orlando Sentinel regarding A Lyons

here is the post with the info

http://swartzlenamon.com/deathpenaltyblog/im-on-nancy-grace-tonight

all he says is that he is talking about "recent issues" with NG - dont know what all that means....

 

[one_hooah_wife]

(delurking)

Now I am committing a cardinal sin here by not nailing down all of my research before I reply...however...

Sitting here in Cook County, I had to do a brief check. Illinois has been under moratorium since Jan 2000. Since the reinstatement of the DP in '72, the first person put to death in Illinois was Gacy, and that was 94. And only a handful in the mid 90's. (Many exonerations, it must be noted). If she did a great deal of work here, when, and particularly, how recently was it?

Ok, enough of my ingnorance! thanks to all for the info.

Ok ... I'm not sure about all of her cases, where and when they have been specifically, yet ... but I am working on it! However, even though there is a moratorium on the DP in IL ... it can still be sought and imposed ... just not carried out.

I thought that it was interesting (I posted the link earlier) that A. Lyon was instrumental in Gov Ryan's moratorium. He gushes about her in a speech that he gave shortly after he instituted it ... and then later she helped defend him against Federal corruption charges!!!

 

[cecybeans]

Oh I think she will be stopping Baez in his tracks. I'm sure she already told Baez before she even signed on what she expects from him..She has a very impressive record and I don't think Baez will be dictating to her. I think Baez will only be kept on to do coffee run's for her.

All due respect to this woman, but somehow I think that trying to manage JB and KC is similar to trying to manage CA - like herding cats! I hope she had a little conversation with Lenamon on his experiences - he's been pretty diplomatic about it but you can tell he was a bit disgusted by KC and the Gang.

She may have some leverage though, since JB is in hot water now and may be needing to save his license to practice. And if LBK and Macaluso are not simply vultures, they may be able to add weight to any professional arguments she makes in terms of strategy. But some things could still be contingent on KC in the end.

 

[cecybeans]

Frankly I'm hoping the defense team's qualifications start to be a little more spotless only because it will reduce the chance of a successful appeal. I haven't been impressed by what we have seen so far - LKB, HL and Macaluso seem to be struggling with questionable ethics problems...
(JB's reputation, or lack thereof, seems to be a given)

 

[BigFatMommyDog]

OHW - Thanks for the clarification/information! It would be interesting to note whether she's tried any dp cases here during the moratorium. As for her fervid defense of Ryan (both philosophically and in the court room), she is a social activist with a cause - I'd fully expect her full support for the dp moratorium (hey, I'm typically pro DP but it did need to be done here), as for the trial - that was a very, very weird trial. Guilty? Yes. Guilty on all 4 brazzillion counts that included seemingly every bit of legal minutiae that could be scrounged? Probably not, but the jury just pushed the big button and figured guilty of one, guilty of all.

Hope they feel the same way about the next one! (ooohh, did I say that outloud)?

 

[cecybeans]

OHW - Thanks for the clarification/information! It would be interesting to note whether she's tried any dp cases here during the moratorium. As for her fervid defense of Ryan (both philosophically and in the court room), she is a social activist with a cause - I'd fully expect her full support for the dp moratorium (hey, I'm typically pro DP but it did need to be done here), as for the trial - that was a very, very weird trial. Guilty? Yes. Guilty on all 4 brazzillion counts that included seemingly every bit of legal minutiae that could be scrounged? Probably not, but the jury just pushed the big button and figured guilty of one, guilty of all.

Hope they feel the same way about the next one! (ooohh, did I say that outloud)?

yeah, and we get to look forward to the whole Ryan thing all over again with dear dumb Blago. It's like having our very own political Jerry Springer Show...

 

[HRCODEPINK]

Yes, this brings a bit of sophistication to the defense team, but so what? Her expertise will be used only in avoiding the death penalty, not in determining Casey's eventual guilt or innocence.

ITA that the sophistication doesn't matter, and by the title of her book, I find that she may not be as sophisticated as we may be led to believe by her tooting her own horn website.

I admit that I have not read this entire thread yet, but upon looking at her site, I am so floored that I have to say something! Have any of you run a google search on the term "Angel of Death Row"? I am actually offended by the title! I know my reaction may seem a bit extreme but I have done years of volunteer work with the Innocence Project and know Sister Helen Prejean. If you don't know who that is, it is the REAL Angel of Death Row and she didn't give herself that title. She is the person they wrote the book and did the movie Dead Man Walking about. This woman's use of that "title" for the title of her book seems a bit over the top. Who goes around calling themselves an angel? I think she may just turn out to be a twit. And I fully see her being in this for book sales. Pro Bono for sure!