Len Zwelling

Wanted: Leaders-Only Adults Need Apply By Leonard Zwelling          Lots of comments on my email. Thanks all for reading. Very much appreciated.          I would like to clarify my position a bit as it differs markedly from that of most others writing about the Gonzalez-Angulo trial.          Most media outlets are treating this as a […]

The Gonzalez-Angulo Trial: Is This “The Big One” on the “San Anderson” Fault? By Leonard Zwelling          Ask any Californian about “The Big One.” They will tell you that it is the earthquake that will create beach front property in Las Vegas as The Golden State slips into the sea. Over recent years, there have

There Are No Heroes in a Court Room By Leonard Zwelling          Today hurt.          Evette Toney, the live-in girlfriend of Dr. George Blumenschein spent another 4+ hours on the witness stand this afternoon and continued her flawless testimony. The assistant district attorney led her through the time line that started before Dr. Blumenschein’s near

At Least I Am Not as Bad As He Is: The Despicable Him Defense By Leonard Zwelling          As if there hadn’t been sufficient numbers of attorneys in the room on Friday. Bright and early Monday morning, September 22, 2014, the 248th Court was overflowing with them. The prosecution seemed like it had not called

Time Out for Super Chicken By Leonard Zwelling          While I do take the accuracy and sobriety of this blog to heart, all this news about people treating other people badly is getting me down. You, too? OK, how about some levity. That must mean it is time to go back to Dr. DePinho and

A Trial In Five Questions By Leonard Zwelling          To summarize the first week of the Gonzalez-Angulo trial, one only needs to ask whether or not the prosecution has met the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt its version of the answers to five questions: Who? What? Where? When? How?          The event needing

The Chemistry of Alcohol and Love By Leonard Zwelling          On September 18, 2014, in Judge Cabaniss’ 248th District Criminal Court, I had a more thorough lesson in the organic biochemistry of alcohol in the human body than I had had since I was in medical school. This is because the first key step in

The Bystander Effect-The Real Message of the Gonzalez-Angulo Trial to Date By Leonard Zwelling          In March of 1964, a young woman was stabbed to death in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City. Her name was Kitty Genovese. In the weeks after the murder, a disturbing set of events came to light. It appeared that

Another Embarrassment at 1515 By Leonard Zwelling          I love Law and Order. I could watch it all day long. Sure, most of the episodes have exactly the same rhythm. Sure, Jack McCoy is a sanctimonious liberal pain in the butt whose assistant is always a beautiful woman. Sure, the DAs consist of rotating pillars

Walking On Empty: Pink Ribbons on Sack Cloth By Leonard Zwelling          Jewish holidays are very hard for non-Jews to understand. (Heck, it’s hard for us to understand.) This is because the calendar most of us use is a solar calendar and the Jewish calendar a lunar one. The result of this is that while