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: Thursday- June 22,2017 at 2:00 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office Crews are on scene of a fire I-84 near milepost 172, and at the Twin Falls rest area. The rest area is currently blocked to motorists and there is heavy smoke in the area and reduced visibility. Motorists area advised to use caution when traveling through the area. 3632/3490 -------------
Fire I-84 at 172 near Twin Falls Rest Area
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**update**Fire I-84 at 172
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: Thursday- June 22,2017 at 2:25 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office *****Update***** All lanes are clear and the rest area is back open. 3632/3490 ************************************************** Crews are on scene of a fire I-84 near milepost 172, and at the Twin Falls rest area. The rest area is currently blocked to motorists and there is heavy smoke in the area and reduced visibility. Motorists area advised to use caution when traveling through the area. 3632/3490 -------------
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THE RETURN OF THE LONGTIME BOSTON CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER AND THE STORY OF TEXTING AND SUICIDE (1 of 2)
Hello, folks! You may remember be. This is Sam Goldberg (AKA “Attorney Sam”). I used to be your friendly blogger on this site on a daily basis. When last we spoke, I told you that I would be back and also doing more regular blogs elsewhere. While I have not begun the latter, I thought I would revisit the Bostoncriminallawyerblog.com to make a few postings. If nothing else, to remind you that I am still here. The first thing I thought I would discuss is the recent verdict of “Guilty” in the Michelle Carter matter. As you probably know, the case involved a suicidal young man, Conrad Roy III (hereinafter, the “Deceased”) who was a friend of Michelle Carter(hereinafter, the “Defendant”). Summed up, the Deceased was communicating with the Defendant via text while he as filling his truck full of lethal fumes in a suicide attempt. Through it, the Defendant was encouraging him to follow through with the suicide. Even to the point of…
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CBS News: What is the future of privacy, surveillance and policing technologies under Trump?
CBS News: What is the future of privacy, surveillance and policing technologies under Trump? by Kathryn Watson: For weeks, President Trump cried foul, repeating unverified claims that the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower to spy on him, accusations that remain … Continue reading →
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PA: Nervousness alone isn’t reasonable suspicion
Nervousness alone isn’t reasonable suspicion. Commonwealth v. Morrison, 2017 PA Super 194, 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 456 (June 21, 2017). Officers plainly had probable cause to search defendant’s apartment, as the affidavit for the search warrant application stated that there … Continue reading →
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"Jeff Sessions wants a new war on drugs. It won't work."
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How the 4th Amendment Can Help You in a Weapon Possession Case
The illegal possession of a weapon is a serious matter in the state of Maryland, and there are many ways these cases can arise. For example, certain weapons are illegal to possess as a matter of law, such as rifles with fixed magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. In addition, some people are prohibited prom possessing weapons due to their criminal history. Finally, you can also violate the law by possessing legal weapons without the proper licensure. Whatever the specifics, weapons cases all have one thing in common: they can result in significant legal penalties, including substantial fines and jail time. Fortunately, not every arrest leads to a conviction. The 4th Amendment – Unreasonable Search and Seizure Weapons possession cases typically do not involve a person walking up to a police officer and admitting they are illegally possessing a weapon – generally, they arise after an officer conducts a search of an individual’s home, vehicle, or person and…
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Q: When Is It OK to Commit Murder?
A: When the murder victim is a white frat boy.If you find that repulsive, good for you. But that's the reaction of the poisonous, race-obsessed ideology behind much of the radicalized thinking on crime now in vogue in academia and the "entertainment" industry.I take my cue here from the recent horrible death of 22 year-old Otto Warmbier, formerly a University of Virginia student, who was returned declining and comatose from his captivity in North Korea. He died a few days ago. As noted in this Commentary article, "Warmbier's death at the hands of a criminal regime is perhaps the most vicious crime directed against an American citizen by [North Korean] authorities since two U.S. officers were murdered by an axe-wielding mob...in 1976. This is an offense to American dignity and sovereignty--and it is proving a revealing moment in American politics. Warmbier's capture and his fate have exposed again the utter moral perversion…
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Elmer Huerta y la Carreginina
http://www.expreso.com.pe/especiales/elmer-huerta-carragenina-no-provoca-enfermedades/ El poder usa todo lo que tiene para defender sus negocios de "alimentos", recurren a voces que con el tiempo han ganado cierta seriedad como es el caso del Doctor Elmer Huerta. Hace poco pregunté ¿En cuanto tiempo un químico como la carreginina es eliminado por el organismo de un humano? y seguidamente ¿Si este químico ingerido en productos "alimenticios" por las empresas fabricantes, como las galletitas o los frugos o la leche mezclada con leche en polvo para obtener la leche evaporada en cantidades muy pequeñas , tomado con regularidad, digamos todo un año (365 días) cuestión que no es improbable, causa o no daños a la salud? Cuando voces como la del Dr. Elmer Huerta o médicos con su reputación nos digan así la tomemos dos años seguidos NUNCA…
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Green on Voyeurism and Exhibitionism
Stuart P. Green (Rutgers Law School) has posted To See and Be Seen: Reconstructing the Law of Voyeurism and Exhibitionism (American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 54, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Although the incidence of voyeurism and indecent...
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Insurance institute analysis finds increase in car crash claims in legalization states
As reported in this industry article, the Highway Loss Data Institute has completed an interesting analysis of car crash claims data in marijuana legalization states. Here are the basics from the article: Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/spIvEVkZKN4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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News Scan
1.4 Million Illegals Using Stolen SSA Numbers: An audit by the U.S. Treasury Inspector General found that most illegal immigrants who pay taxes have stolen someone else's legal identity. Stephen Dinan of the Washington times reports stolen Social Security numbers were used on an estimated 1.4 million returns filed in 2015. The IRS tries to mark the files of fraud victims with electronic filings but it misses about half of them. The IRS is not currently allowed to communicate with the Department of Homeland Security to identify who is using the stolen information and where they are. Identity theft has become one of the most prevalent crimes in the U.S. with over 12 million victims annually. Mexico Sets Homicide Record in May: New government statistics indicate that May was the bloodiest month in Mexico in twenty years with 2,186 reported murders. Peter Orsi and Lisa Martine Jenkins of the Associated Press report that there…
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Can You Be Charged with Failing to Report a Crime on Facebook Live?
The question of mandatory reporting gets murkier when the alleged crime takes place online The brutal sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl on Facebook Live in March 2017 is raising important questions about whether individuals who view a live stream of a criminal act should be held criminal responsible for failing to report it. According to an NPR report, six attackers sexually assaulted the girl. Two of the attackers — both teenagers themselves — have been arrested, and the police continue to search for the others. Police also know that about 40 individuals watched the attack live on Facebook as it was streamed. Sadly, police say this is not the first time they have seen individuals stream video of a crime as it occurs. Now, many have called for the approximately 40 people who watched the assault in real time to be held accountable for not only watching the video, but failing to notify the police in an effort to stop the assault. Is There a Duty to Report a Crime?…
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Differences Between Murder and Manslaughter in California
To the family of a person killed by another, there is little difference between the terms murder and manslaughter—either way, a loved one is dead. For the person facing charges of killing another human being, the difference between the two terms can be huge—the difference between being put to death or spending the remainder of […]
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Gonzales & Cochran on Body Cameras
Alberto Gonzales and Donald Q. Cochran (Belmont University - College of Law and Belmont University - College of Law) have posted Police-Worn Body Cameras: An Antidote to the 'Ferguson Effect'? (Missouri Law Review, Vol. 82, No. 2, p. 299 (2017))...
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"A Principled Approach to Taxing Marijuana"
The title of this post is the title of this terrific (and lengthy) article in National Affairs authored by Jonathan Caulkins. Every serious student of marijuana reform ought to read the whole piece, and here are excerpts that highlight just a fee of the many astute observations herein: The concern...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/PnojqZLG_DI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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North Carolina’s Commercial Social Networking Ban for Sex Offenders Is Unconstitutional
In Packingham v. North Carolina, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down G.S. 14-202.5, North Carolina’s ban on sex offenders accessing commercial social networking websites. The law violates the First Amendment. I’ve been writing about Packingham since 2013 (the first mention was here), so I’ll give only a brief summary of the facts today. Lester Packingham is on the sex offender registry for indecent liberties with a child. In 2012, he was convicted after a jury trial for violating North Carolina’s commercial social networking ban for sex offenders for being on Facebook. The court of appeals reversed his conviction (as described here), concluding that the law was facially invalid under the First Amendment. State v. Packingham, 229 N.C. App. 293 (2013). The State sought and obtained review in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, which reversed the court of appeals and held that the law was “constitutional in all respects.” 368…
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Single vehicle injury crash, westbound I84, milepost 245, near Malta blocking lanes
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: 06/23/2017 12:24 PM Please direct questions to the District Office Idaho State Police is investigating a single vehicle injury crash westbound I84, at milepost 245, near Malta, Idaho. Both westbound lanes are currently blocked. Traffic is being diverted in that area. 4033 -------------
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On the Death Penalty, Truth Spars with Arrogance
Longtime death penalty abolitionist Prof. Austin Sarat has written an essay admitting what many of us have known for years: The electorate favors the death penalty and it's not that close. If the electorate's will is to be honored, we will keep it. The obvious corollary is that, if it is to be ended, electoral will must be overcome.I thought part of Prof. Sarat's essay was unusually frank. It notes that, in deep blue California, voters last year passed Prop 66, which...designates special courts to hear challenges to death penalty convictions, limits successive appeals and expands the pool of lawyers who could handle those appeals - all in an effort to speed up executions....At the same time they approved Proposition 66, California voters also defeated Proposition 62, a measure that would have ended the death penalty for murder and replaced it with life in prison without parole.Two-thirds of Oklahoma voters supported State Question 776…
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Is the Automation of the Criminal Justice System a Good Thing?
Technology often makes life easier, but is it always a good thing? Computers have become such an integral part of daily life that it’s hard to imagine life without them. It’s also hard to believe that just a few decades ago there was no email or internet. Today, however, technology plays a major role in nearly every industry, including the criminal justice system. According to a New York Times report, computer systems and artificial intelligence have been integrated into every stage of the criminal process, including arrest, police investigations, evidence, sentencing, and parole. “Audio sensors generate gunshot alerts. Forensic analysts use probabilistic software programs to evaluate fingerprints, faces and DNA. Risk-assessment instruments help to determine who is incarcerated and for how long.” Prison Tech Is Privately Owned Technology often makes life easier, but is it always a good thing? As the report points out, part of the problem is that these…
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