Simply being accused of a sex-related offense is enough to derail their life Sex offender registration laws vary from state to state, but they are almost uniformly tough and restrictive. In many cases, these laws dictate where an individual can live and work. Recently, one state attempted to stop registered sex offenders from using Facebook. If you’ve been charged with a sex offense, such as a crime involving child pornography or assault, it’s important to speak to an experienced Texas child pornography defense lawyer as soon as possible. It’s easy for people to jump to conclusions when someone has been charged with this type of crime. However, you are innocent until proven guilty, and you deserve a chance to prove your side of the story. Supreme Court Says Sex Offenders Can Use Facebook With nearly 2 billion users, Facebook is by far the biggest social media outlet in the world. One might even argue that being unable to use Facebook — or other forms…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Banning Sex Offenders from Social Media
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Eligible for Criminal Record Sealing in New York: Take the Conviction “Expungement” Quiz Now
The question isn’t whether you should work with a New York “expungement” lawyer or sealing attorney to hide or conceal an old criminal record or conviction, but whether or not you are eligible to do so. With the passage of NY Criminal Procedure Law 160.59, what was only offered by other states is now available to those who have criminal convictions in New York more than a decade old. Although NY CPL 160.59 and the equally important NY Executive Law 269(16) does not take effect until October 2017, there is no reason to wait until then to begin the long process to prepare your motion and petition for sealing and pseudo-expungement. Should you successfully petition your sentencing court, other than law enforcement, most public and private employers and licensing and certifying agencies will see nothing but a clean slate. Simply, there is no better place to start on your path to a sealed criminal past than with Crotty Saland PC’s NY quick and easy conviction…
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Meyer-Lindenberg: The Fixing Of America
Scott’s out of town today – a concert of some kind, old-people music, a trip to Cambridge – and he asked me to look after you guys. Entertain you, maybe. This is not going to end well. My usual MO would be to rant about the lack of civil liberties in Europe. And maybe that’s still going to happen. But I couldn’t help but notice you people celebrated Brexit 1.0 a couple days ago, so I thought it’d be a good opportunity for an outsider’s perspective on the United States in the midst of all the doom and gloom on social media. As Scott puts it, you guys are mourning over the corpse of a great nation. It’s incessant. Either you flagellate yourselves because the United States, despite its egalitarian surface appeal, is racist, sexist and took ninety years to free the slaves, or you flagellate yourselves because the United States, despite its egalitarian surface appeal, is corrupt and elitist, a place where government/immigrants/the…
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Bill Cosby Trial: What happens now?
Attorney Page Pate discusses what may happen to Bill Cosby after his first trial ended in a mistrial because the jury could not agree on a verdict. The post Bill Cosby Trial: What happens now? appeared first on Pate & Johnson Law Firm.
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Is Robert Durst a Threat to Witnesses?
Page Pate joins Fox News to discuss the prosecution’s argument that Robert Durst may be a threat to potential witnesses at his trial. The post Is Robert Durst a Threat to Witnesses? appeared first on Pate & Johnson Law Firm.
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Mistrial in Ray Tensing Case
Attorney Page Pate discusses the deadlocked jury and mistrial in the first Ray Tensing trial. Tensing was charged with the death of Sam DuBose in Ohio. The post Mistrial in Ray Tensing Case appeared first on Pate & Johnson Law Firm.
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ALFREDO BULLARD, LA INFORMALIDAD Y LOS MONOPOLIOS "bamba"
http://elcomercio.pe/opinion/columnistas/monopolio-bamba-alfredo-bullard-440557 Alfredo Bullard y los monopolios “bamba” “A raíz del incendio en Las Malvinas se ha acusado a la desregulación como la causante de las muertes. Eso es falso. Regulaciones existen. La gente no las cumple porque son demasiado caras o absurdas. La informalidad es una reacción a reglas costosas, no una reacción a la falta de reglas. Nuestro sistema legal formal debe ser realmente malo y costoso para que existan personas dispuestas a trabajar encerrados en un contenedor. Así pasa con los monopolios bamba: no comen ni dejan comer”. MI OPINIÓN Fiel a su estilo Alfredo Bullard escribe los antecedentes de lo que será su consecuente, reproducido líneas arriba. En principio don Crisólogo deberá andar muy molesto, un economista que no sabe de economía jejeje!!. Siendo, a mi juicio, bueno el…
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A look into Uruguay's unique (and uniquely important?) experiences with marijuana legalization
The Washington Post has this interesting new article taking a deep dive into on foreign nation's distinctive approach to marijuana reform. I recommend the article in full, and it is headlined "In Uruguay’s marijuana experiment, the government is your pot dealer." Here are excerpts: Uruguay is the world’s first country...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/7FI1FG7CieU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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"Criminal justice reform starts before the trial and sentence"
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Harassment, the First Amendment and Online Impersonation
This post examines a recent opinion from the Tenth Court ofAppeals of Texas – Waco: Ex parteMaddison, 2017 WL 1540668 (2017). The court begins the opinion by explaining how it arose and what offense was at issue:Billy Mack Maddison was indicted for the felony offense of online harassment under section 33.07(a)(1) of theTexas Penal Code. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 33.07(a)(1) (West 2016). Maddison filed a pre-trial application for writ of habeas corpus in which he asserted that section 33.07 is unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, and the Dormant CommerceClause of the United States Constitution. Maddison requested that the trial court declare section 33.07 unconstitutional and, in turn, dismiss his indictment. The trial court granted habeas relief, declaring all of section 33.07 unconstitutionally overbroad and vague as written. The State appeals.Ex parte Maddison, supra.The…
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"State of Emergency"!?!: Nevada dispensaries struggling to keep up with demand after first week of recreational sales
As reported in this USA Today article, headlined "Nevada dispensaries running out of marijuana," recreational marijuana sales are off to quite a start in the Silver State and that is actually creating a significant problem: Nevada dispensaries licensed to sell recreational marijuana are running out of pot less than a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/5RMhlaQGR3E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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Pothole Motorcycle Accident | SC Motorcycle Attorneys
Because pothole motorcycle accident remains a serious risk for motorcyclists, we explore how to avoid them here. However, bikers cannot always see them until it’s too late. Unlike a car where only physical damage occurs, potholes can cause serious injury in motorcycle accidents. Pothole Motorcycle Accident While the best part of riding, bikers don’t ride at high speeds at all times. For one, the road a biker is riding on may have a high speed limit. In some cases, potholes exist on interstates and busy roads. A car or truck, for example, will run over a pothole with no problem. Regular cars can dip in and out of a pothole with little to no problem. In the worst case scenario, a car may end up with a flat tire. On the other hand, a pothole can cause the wheel of a motorcycle to get stuck. If this happens the motorcyclist can lose his or her balance or even fly off of the bike. While many people believe motorcyclists drive recklessly, they only remember the “hot…
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Raúl Tola, Indulto a Fujimori
http://larepublica.pe/impresa/opinion/893316-la-cuesta-del-indulto El Presidente de la República no es político afirman los politólogos, no estoy de acuerdo, para mí PPK es un gringo muy sabido y debe mantener al ciudadano distraído y ocupado en temas de sentimientos encontrados en vísperas de Fiestas Patrias y se juzgue con benevolencia su discurso del 28 de julio, las fuerzas del poder están desatadas y los anuncios, en mi concepto y lo reitero una vez más, NO beneficiarán al pueblo comenzando por la eliminación de los sobre costos laborales. Los comentarios que he leído sobre la declaración del Presidente de la República sobre un "perdón médico" lo pintan como un verdadero idiota. Realmente estimados lectores y amigos piensan ustedes que Pedro Pablo Kuczynski es un idiota, porqué sólo un idiota inventaría una atribución…
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Remand for evidentiary hearing on trial counsel's ineffectiveness regarding co-defendant's statements to a psychiatrist being used for their truth against defendant
In Lambert v. Warden, 2017 WL 2784960 (June 28, 2017), http://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/161209p.pdf, the Third Circuit held that an error by a habeas petitioner’s post-conviction counsel excused the procedural default of his claim that trial counsel was ineffective, see Martinez v. Ryan, 132 S.Ct. 1309 (2012), and remanded for an evidentiary hearing. This case proceeded through trial in Pennsylvania, direct appeal, habeas petition in Pennsylvania (PCR), habeas petition in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and was before the Third Circuit on a certificate of appealability. Thus, federal review of state court determinations was examined under AEDPA’s “deferential standard of review.” The Third Circuit remanded for an evidentiary hearing on trial counsel’s ineffectiveness on not asking for a limiting instruction to protect Lambert’s Confrontation Clause rights. Lambert’s co-defendant had introduced a psychiatric expert…
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WI: Community caretaking function can support impoundment and inventory despite lack of standardized procedures
Defendant matched the description of a man wanted for robbery and a probation violation. He was found on the property of a storage unit company. After his arrest, his vehicle was parked between two rows of buildings, blocking one unit … Continue reading →
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MI: Video showed the stop was extended without RS
Defendant’s seizure after a traffic stop was without reasonable suspicion under Rodriguez. “We have reviewed the relevant testimony as well as the complete video/audio recording of the encounter from Daniels’s first observation of defendant’s car through the arrest. On the … Continue reading →
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MA: No PC shown for text messages, but PC shown for CSLI information
The state could not show that defendant’s text messages would show his connection with a murder, so the text messages were properly suppressed. The ubiquity of cell phones, however, does provide probable cause to believe that it might show the … Continue reading →
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Can I Get Arrested in Connecticut for Spanking My Kids?
Hard to believe, but spanking your child in certain circumstances can get you arrested for a felony in Connecticut. Many of the best Greenwich, Wilton and Stamford Connecticut criminal lawyers and attorneys routinely see felony Connecticut Risk of Injury arrests under CGS 53-21 when parents go a little bit too far in physically disciplining their children. While spanking, slapping your child, or hitting them with a belt are not automatically against the law in Connecticut, it can and does lead to felony Risk of Injury arrests in Connecticut when the discipline leaves a temporary mark or bruise. So if you’ve been arrested in Connecticut for Risk of Injury for spanking or physically disciplining your child (often called corporal punishment by the courts and top Connecticut criminal lawyers), keep reading to learn if and how to get these charges dismissed quickly and cost-effectively. Most Connecticut Spanking & Discipline Arrest Cases Begin at School How do these…
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Saturday Open Thread
Donald Trump didn't make the G2 meeting on Africa today. Ivanka took his place. The first daughter was spotted slipping into Trump's seat at a working session on “Partnership with Africa, Migration and Health,” putting her... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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DOJ urges SCOTUS not to review Sixth Circuit panel decision finding retroactive application of Michigan sex offender law unconstitutional
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