Though not criminal, there is an anonymous pediatrician blogger (the “Flea”) who is about to start trial in a med mal case where a child died, and he is blogging about it on a daily basis.  With morbid fascination, we experience trial through his eyes.  Discovered by Eric Turkewitz of the New York Personal Injury Blog, the Flea details his feelings inch by inch, day by day. 

Rarely do we get to experience what the litigant thinks, expressed so clearly and with all the love that Flea has for lawyers and the legal system.  Also fascinating are the comments from his fans.  Some are sycophants and others not, but all approach this event with a healthy dose of bias, which is quite remarkable given that medical blogs tend to draw a better educated crowd than, say, the Britney Spears blogs.  If you ever wondered how delusional the mind can be, this trip will give you some insight.

I plan to check it out on a daily basis, and urge all lawyers to do so as well.  This is like knowing that a car crash is about to happen, but not knowing which car will survive.  Stay tuned.