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Florida Hit-and-Run Arrest of Community Leader

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A Florida hit-and-run arrest has shocked a local community where the defendant, 37-year-old Jarvis Kendrick, is a well-known leader in the area. He’s regarded as a philanthropic businessman who serves on numerous boards and committees. Now, Kendrick stands accused of a first-degree felony after authorities say he struck and killed a 74-year-old woman with his pickup truck and left her for dead before concocting an elaborate story to cover his tracks. Authorities say that had Kendrick simply stopped and rendered aid, as required under F.S. 316.027, he likely would not have faced any charges. Now, he’s looking at a maximum 30 years in prison.  A conviction for hit-and-run/ leaving the scene of an accident can be charged as either a felony or misdemeanor, depending on whether the accident resulted in injury or death. The statute requires that when a crash causes injury or death, a driver must: Stop his or her vehicle at the scene; Provide his or her…

"Constitutional Liberty and the Progression of Punishment"

"'The Mellow Pot-Smoker': White Individualism in Marijuana Legalization Campaigns"

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The title of this post is the title of this provocative article authored by David Schlussel now available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Note suggests that "white individualism" has characterized many campaigns for the legalization of recreational marijuana, including in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. "White individualism" implicitly...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/oroW8PZVFY0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Suzanne Hooper, Entitled And Angry

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In a weird sense, given that the marketeering apparatus of the internet feeds the belief that lawyers are all whores walking Google Boulevard in hot pants begging for the opportunity to always be closing, you can’t blame Suzanne Hooper. Sure, I didn’t do it. I don’t offer free consultations, even though the marketeers say I do. Not directed personally at me, of course, but spreading stupidity wherever they go, because it’s all they have to offer. So when Suzanne Hooper called “Jane,” she assumed she was entitled. The subject of the review (call her “Jane”) doesn’t advertise free consultations. Suzanne called her wanting free legal advice. Jane didn’t give the free advice. Suzanne did not like that. Suzanne punished Jane. Jane didn’t give Suzanne an answer (or at least didn’t give Suzanne the answer she wanted to hear); Topek and Topek spent 45 minutes on the phone with Suzanne, who never intended to…

One Door Down

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Not that this is a new phenomenon, or this hasn’t been beaten to death, but every time it happens, it’s still shocking. There are so many reasons why this is wrong, why this should never happen, why, when this does happen, it should be addressed. But no one gives a damn, and no one ever has. Gots to get the bad dudes, and the litany of excuses for incompetence gets pulled out and splayed. But none of this was necessary on any level. No need to the raid. No need for the damage. No excuse for the mistake. None of it. The FBI sent an email to Eyewitness News stating, “The FBI had a valid arrest and search warrant for 2835 Cleburne Road. At the time of serving the warrant, the person of interest was located next door.” Well, that explains it. The FBI is our friend. The FBI are the people who will save us. Channel 9’s Jeff Levkulich has been asking who will pay for the damage done to Capp’s home. Eyewitness News was originally told nobody would…

Independent Journal Review: DOJ Wants To Overturn Microsoft v. United States – That Would Be A Disaster For Privacy Rights

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Independent Journal Review: DOJ Wants To Overturn Microsoft v. United States – That Would Be A Disaster For Privacy Rights by David Williams: In July, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York overturned a ruling in Microsoft v. … Continue reading →

HuffPo: Exclusive: FBI still does not have warrant to review new Abedin emails linked to Clinton probe

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HuffPo: Exclusive: FBI still does not have warrant to review new Abedin emails linked to Clinton probe by Michael Isikoff: When FBI Director James Comey wrote his bombshell letter to Congress on Friday about newly discovered emails that were potentially … Continue reading →

Injury Crash in Jerome County

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000 Fax (208) 324-7897 For Immediate Release: Sunday-October 30, 2015 7:10 a.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On October 30, 2016, at 2:35 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, injury crash near N 100 W/W 100 N, in Jerome County. Jorge Gonzalez-Hernandes, 37, of Jerome, was driving westbound on N 100 W in a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicle drove off the right shoulder and rolled. Gonzalez-Hernandez was transported via air ambulance to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. His passengers, Carmen Vidriesca Meza, 35, and Arturo Triana-Lara, 51, of Jerome, were not transported. It is not known at this time if the occupants were wearing seatbelts. HG/JH -------------

Overhyped DPS border stats debunked, again, surprising no one who's paid attention

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No one should be surprised that the Department of Public Safety overstated the number of "high risk" arrests they made as part of the border surge, as AP's Paul Weber ably reported last week. "Among the 'high-threat' incidents was a trailer that unlatched from an RV and rolled into oncoming traffic, killing another driver in a town more than 150 miles from the border. Other crimes lumped in with suspected killers and human traffickers were speeding teenagers and hit-and-runs that caused no serious injuries."A scornful Caller Times editorial noted that, "many of these arrests turned out to be for drunken driving, failure to pay child support and minor drug possession. The DPS didn't bother to differentiate user amounts from smuggler amounts in its statistics. It also considered 60 counties to be border-region, which undoubtedly would tax the imaginations of even our best and brightest middle school geography teachers." Nearly…

New York Times editorial highlights disaffinity for felon disenfranchisement

Cal.3d: Driver admitting no DL permitted search of her purse for ID

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Police received reports of erratic driving and an LPN was given. The car wasn’t found at the location given. The address for the LPN was a block away, and the car wasn’t there either. Later in the day, police received … Continue reading →

TN: Delivery of pseudo not exigency for warrantless entry but here they had independent source for warrant

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Delivery of pseudoephedrine did not justify a warrantless entry into defendant’s house as an exigent circumstance. However, the officers had probable cause already, and there was an independent source for the information. Tennessee still follows Aguilar-Spinelli, and it requires “corroboration … Continue reading →

OR: Adm subpoena was within agency’s power; third party doctrine issue saved for later with better facts

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The administrative subpoena issued here by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services was “squarely” within its statutory investigative power of regulating unregistered securities. “Given the factual and legal posture in which this issue arises, we resolve this case … Continue reading →

NY1: Search of a car doesn’t have to occur at the scene of stop

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Defendant was stopped, and the smell of marijuana came from the car when he was stopped. A joint was seen on the console. The car was towed rather than searched at the scene. The search back at the station was … Continue reading →

WaPo: Was it legal for the FBI to expand the Weiner email search to target Hillary Clinton’s emails?

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WaPo: Was it legal for the FBI to expand the Weiner email search to target Hillary Clinton’s emails? by Orin Kerr: FBI Director James B. Comey recently announced that the FBI had discovered new emails that might be relevant to … Continue reading →

Mizzou State Representative wants to consider showing repeat sex offenders to execution chamber

CA10: Def would lose 4A issue in any event, so no IAC

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2255 petitioner argued that state appellate counsel was ineffective for not challenging trial counsel’s ineffectiveness in failing to argue a knock-and-talk. The knock-and-talk would be balid in any event, so there can’t be any IAC. Moore v. McCollum, 2016 U.S. … Continue reading →

"Future is hazy for marijuana and the workplace"

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The title of this post is the punny, but spot-on, headline of this local article from Maine. Here are excerpts: The difficulty of testing for marijuana intoxication and the complexity of Maine’s drug-testing laws are creating uncertainty among state officials and employers about the workplace impacts of a legal marijuana...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/UEs4ne0U6M4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads in Criminal Law eJournal

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are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 292 When and How Corporations Became Persons under the Criminal Law, and Why It Matters Now W. Robert Thomas Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Date posted to database:...

Can We Trust Crime Lab Results In Ohio DUI/OVI Cases?

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Today’s report regarding the conduct of a forensic scientist employed by the state of Ohio demonstrates the danger of the government enforcing laws without effective checks and balances.  Forensic scientist G. Michele Yezzo worked for over 30 years as a laboratory technician for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).  During that time, she analyzed evidence in criminal cases and testified in court regarding those analyses.  The feature story in The Columbus Dispatch says she now, “stands accused of slanting evidence to help cops and prosecutors build their cases.” According to the newspaper report, the BCI employee stretched the truth in her analyses to satisfy law enforcement.  She even reportedly went so far as asking police officers “What do you need the evidence to say?”  Her work as a government scientist led to hundreds of criminal convictions, including serious cases involving murder and rape.  This…
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