Eric Cuellar

A Final Guilty Plea in the Berkeley Bird Beheading

The sad story of the Berkeley bird beheading comes to a close, as the third and final defendant pleads guilty.

ATL Field Trip: Viva Las Vegas

Greetings from Las Vegas, where two Above the Law editors will debating legal education tomorrow. While in town, we also paid a visit to the site of a major ATL story.

Berkeley Bird Brain Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charge

One of the Berkeley law students charged in connection with the killing of an exotic bird has pleaded guilty. What kind of sentence did he get?

So Much for Flying South: The Alleged Berkeley Bird Beheaders Have Been Criminally Charged

The bird's the word: two Boalties have been criminally charged in the decapitation of an exotic guinea fowl.

Morning Docket: 12.28.12

* “I’m sorry Ms. Jackson, I am for real. Never meant to make your planet cry, I apologize a trillion times,” is likely what Barack Obama told Lisa Jackson when he found out she was stepping down as EPA administrator. [New York Times] * Cook County, Illinois, is experiencing problems wherein the kookiest of judges get “electoral mulligans” every six years. Public humiliation and harsh ratings might be a great way to finally put an end to this practice. [Chicago Magazine] * Another way to get revenge against the schools that screwed grads with their allegedly misleading employment stats: disciplinary action for ethical violations committed by those licensed to practice law. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, unless you’re accused of being a murderer birderer. Boalt Hall law students Justin Teixeira and Eric Cuellar have now been criminally charged for their alleged roles in the decapitation of an exotic bird. [Las Vegas Sun] * Harvard Law is offering a free online copyright class, and anyone can enroll — even 13-year-olds. This may be your only chance to take a course at an Ivy League school, so hurry up and apply. [National Law Journal] * George Zimmerman and his lawyer are being sued by a private detective for failure to pay $27K for security services, which included a detailed escape plan to get the murder defendant into a hidey-hole. [Boston Herald]

Comment of the Week: The Bird Is the Word

Who won the ATL Comment of the Week contest?

In Defense of the Alleged Berkeley Bird Murderers

Readers come forward to defend the two Berkeley law students accused of killing an exotic bird in Las Vegas.

The Accused Berkeley Bird Beheaders: The Arrest Report, The Dean’s Reaction, and More

Continuing coverage of the two Berkeley law students accused of beheading an exotic bird -- including comment from Boalt Hall's dean, Christopher Edley, and the full Las Vegas police report, which has all sorts of interesting details.

A Closer Look at the Alleged Berkeley Bird Murderers

Let's learn more about Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira, the two Boalt Hall law students who have made national (and even international) news, after being accused of killing an exotic bird in Las Vegas.

Law Students of the Weekend: Alleged Berkeley Bird Beheaders

A pair of men who claim to be law students at Berkeley stand accused of killing an exotic bird at a Vegas resort. The allegations are gruesome.