In Memory of Judge Spaulding
God rest to our friend and mentor, Judge O.C. “Hobby” Spaulding. Judge Spaulding overturned the wrongful conviction of Joseph Lavigne, and spent years advocating for the best evidence to be used in court: recorded police interrogations of witnesses. In 2014 he worked with student Kristin Kearns of the West Virginia Innocence Project to advocate for the “ O.C. Spaulding Electronic Recording Act”. The bill would have required law enforcement to record interrogations, an issue about which Spaulding was extremely passionate. Judge Spaulding was recognized by the WVU College of Law in 2014 for his service to the state and to the school with the Justicia Officium Award. Thank you, Hobby, for everything.