Recent content by learnedhand

I'm still having a really hard time forming my theory of what I think is most likely. He really was a great guy, so I find a really hard time attaching a personal motive to this. But as I've said, based on what parts of the criminal justice system he was passionate about, I have a hard time...

I think the key word in there was secretly. If he was doing that if definitely wasn't something he mentioned in class. Much of what I remember professor Markel talking about was sentencing theories. For the time I was at FSU I only remember professor Markel teaching intro Criminal Law and Crim...

TPD and Leon County don't have the greatest reputation. College football is money so they have to "be careful" what they do. That said, I don't think anything related to athletics or Law Enforcement is involved. Professor Markel's study is much more concerned with the rear end of the criminal...

As far as romantic interests, I really don't know. And in my second semester of law school, around January 2012 his wife brought in his two children. I've never seen such a loving father. Professor Markel was a happy guy, but he absolutely lit up when those kids came in. That's what hurts so...

Thank you for all the welcomes. And as far as I have heard through the grapevine (lots of my law school buddies are working for various state and local agencies) May was never considered a suspect. But there isn't much information slipping through the cracks.

Honestly....100% no. He was a very calm man. Very calculated. And not very confrontational. Even during the Socratic method, he'd confront you and tell you he thought you were wrong. But it still never came off confrontational. If he did upset someone road rage-wise, my inclination would be that...

New poster here. Just joined WS yesterday. I thought I would make a little post to start. Graduated from FSU Law in May of 2014.Knew professor Markel personally. Very hard professor. But a genuinely nice guy. Those who knew him find it really hard to believe anyone would want to do something...