Shon Hopwood was a crappy bank robber, but apparently he's a pretty good Supreme Court practitioner. Though he doesn't have a law degree or any formal training, he spent basically a decade in a prison law library. In 2002, he prepared his first petition for certiorari for a fellow inmate. Of the 7,209 petitions the court received that year, Hopwood's was one of the eight heard. Some lawyer guy read his petition and decided to take the case for free. They talked about the best way to make a guilty person appear innocent and whatever else lawyers talk about. In 2004, they won. Hopwood plans on applying to law school next year. Richard Friedman, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, has already talked to admissions about saving a spot. What an American dream.
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