As mentioned in a prior post, my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar is hitting its homestretch and the last group of students are delivering presentations on a marijuana-related topic of their choosing. One student for the next class will be looking at what she is calling "Big Pharma's Anti-Marijuana...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/hRojRGh3PXE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
Take a close look at "Big Pharma's Anti-Marijuana Campaign"
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AP (via ABC): Does cellphone-sweeping ‘StingRay’ technology go too far?
AP (via ABc): Does cellphone-sweeping ‘StingRay’ technology go too far? by Colleen Long: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Las Vegas are among scores of police departments across the country quietly using a highly secretive technology developed for the … Continue reading →
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Vice News: How cops hack into your phone without a warrant
Vice News: How cops hack into your phone without a warrant by y Isabella McKinley Corbo [re: Carpenter]: Right now, a murky web of federal and state statutes determine how easily cops can access data on Americans’ cell phones. While … Continue reading →
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Interesting Eighth Amendment attack waged against extreme application of Tennessee's "Drug Free School Zone" law
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Crash Blocks Westbound Interstate 84 East of Mountain Home
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 846-7550 Fax (208) 846-7520 For Immediate Release: 11/26/2017 at 4:45 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office The Idaho State Police is currently investigating a crash westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 105, east of Mountain Home. The left lane of travel is blocked at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available. 3725 -------------
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Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads in Criminal Law eJournal
are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Paper Downloads 1. The Idea of 'The Criminal Justice System' Sara Mayeux Vanderbilt University - Law School Date Posted: 10 Oct 2017 238 2. Neuroscience Nuance: Dissecting the Relevance of Neuroscience in Adjudicating...
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Update - Crash Blocks Westbound Interstate 84 East of Mountain Home
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE District 3 Patrol 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 846-7550 Fax (208) 846-7520 For Immediate Release: 11/26/2017 at 6:47 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office ****Update**** On November 26, 2017, at 4:30 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash westbound Interstate 84 at milepost 105, east of Mountain Home. Sarah Hill, 31, of Boise, ID, was driving westbound in a 2005 Honda CRV. Mark Couch, 62, of Henderson, TX, was driving westbound in a 2017 Toyota Rav4 when he slowed for traffic. Hill struck Couch from behind, overcorrected, and rolled her vehicle. Hill's vehicle came to rest on its side blocking the westbound left lane of travel. The left lane of travel is no longer blocked. Hill and Couch were wearing their seatbelts. The…
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Recording Someone Without Their Knowledge Can Lead to Felony Charges
The criminal defense attorneys of SLG Law often get calls from people asking us what they can and can’t do when it comes to recording people. A mother in Virginia recently found out the hard way that recording someone without their knowledge can lead to felony charges. According to the article, the mother was concerned about another child at school bullying her child. She wanted to get proof of the bullying, so she sent her child to school with a recording device. Recording devices are prohibited at the school and school officials discovered the device. Subsequent to an investigation, the mother was charged with a felony for violating state law relating to recording someone’s communications without their knowledge. So, what about here in Jacksonville, Florida? What is the law in the State of Florida as it relates to recording people?…
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Public Defenders Speak Up and Push Back
Increasingly, media outlets have begun to cover the growing indigent defense crisis taking place in the United States, shedding light on public defenders’ stifling caseloads and the poor people failing to receive the legal representation to which they’re entitled by the Constitution. Last week, for example, a story on Stateline, a news site connected to Pew Community Trusts, examined how public defenders’ offices around the country are trying new tactics to expose and address the ongoing issue of being overburdened, underfunded and understaffed. According to Stateline, public defenders—from Washington state to Illinois to Missouri to Louisiana and Massachusetts—are speaking out and pushing back in response to what they describe as “crushing” caseloads that prohibit them from adequately representing clients. The numbers of cases assigned to these attorneys is shocking. In New Orleans, for example, 60 public defenders are responsible…
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Lynch on Juvenile Justice in Global Perspective
Nessa Lynch (Victoria University of Wellington - Faculty of Law) has posted Review of Juvenile Justice In Global Perspective (Book Review: Zimrig, F E, Langer M, & Tanenhaus, D S (eds) (2015) Juvenile justice in global perspective. International Criminal Justice...
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Man Charged for Ejaculating in Co-workers Food and Workspace
A man working in an office in La Palma has been accused of tainting a female co-worker’s water bottles, honey jar and computer hardware with his ejaculate. He allegedly continued this behavior over a span of nearly two months. The victim unknowingly ingested the honey on several occasions. Stevens Millancastro began working with the woman in 2014, and starting in November 2016 he was suspected of masturbating in her office and depositing semen in various locations. The victim had noticed on two different days that her water bottles had an odd coloration to them and she threw them in the trash. Millancastro has also been accused of putting his sperm inside a jar of honey that the victim kept stored in her office. She ate the polluted honey every other day for nearly two months without realizing it had been tampered with. Continue reading →
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Damaging a Statute or Other Property in New York: Understanding Criminal Mischief and Criminal Tampering Crimes
During summer 2017, a New York man, David Hedeen, was arrested and charged with Criminal Mischief when he vandalized four statues outside of a church in SoHo. The case highlights how seriously New York State and her prosecutors deal with crimes of vandalism. Simply, no statue, or any property of another person, should ever be tampered with or destroyed. Criminal Mischief charges in New York are separated into four different classifications. Reverend Mario Julian, who is the priest at the church, stated that the damage done equaled close to $10,000. If that turns out to be true, and as now reflected in the indictment, Hedeen faces charges of Second Degree Criminal Mischief. This charge, New York Penal Law 145.10, includes intent to, and actually causing damage that is greater than $1,500. If convicted, Hedeen could face up to seven years in prison on a class “D” felony. The only classification that has a more severe charge in New York is Criminal Mischief in the…
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Additional Final Update N 3000 E at Foothill Road Blocked
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: 11/27/2017 4:25 pm Please direct questions to the District Office ***Additional Update*** Alexa Brown succumbed to her injuries on 11/27/2017 at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. 3761 ***End Update*** ***Correction Final Update*** On November 23, 2017, at approximately 7:13pm, the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle rollover crash on the corner of Foothill Road and N 3000 E, south of Twin Falls. A 2011 Ford Fiesta was traveling eastbound on Foothill Road (2682 N) when the driver failed to negotiate a left turn onto N 3000 E. The vehicle traveled off the right shoulder and rolled. The driver, Alexa Brown, 18, from Twin Falls was ejected from…
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BONIFICACIÓN DE QUINIENTOS SOLES MENSUALES, DU 014-2017- IMPUESTO A LA RENTA, LEY ELECTORAL
Se supone que el DS de este entrada fue publicado en El Peruano el 22 de noviembre de 2017 y en efecto así ha sido pero en EDICIÓN EXTRAORDINARIA. Debo llamar la atención en dos temas, primero NO es por todo un año sino hasta cuando se agoten los SETENTIDOS MILLONES PRESUPUESTADOS. Y la segunda y más importante es que se otorga INDISTINTAMENTE a la persona mayor de 18 años sin carga familiar o la familia que haya ocupado (no indica si era alquilada, propiedad o se ejercía la posesión por cualquier otro título). Las invasiones se REALIZAN por familias enteras y traficantes, donde los padres hijos e hijas se apropian de lo ajeno, resultando que una de esas familias resultan "dueñas" de tres o más terrenos en la zona invadida y cada hijo o hija "dueña" de un terreno, jajajaj!!!!! No he leído hasta el momento el reglamento respectivo. Otro tema…
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Additional Final Update N 3000 E at Foothill Road Blocked
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: 11/27/2017 4:45 pm Please direct questions to the District Office ***Additional Correction*** Alexa Brown was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. 3761 ***End Update*** ***Additional Update*** Alexa Brown succumbed to her injuries on 11/27/2017 at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. 3761 ***End Update*** ***Correction Final Update*** On November 23, 2017, at approximately 7:13pm, the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle rollover crash on the corner of Foothill Road and N 3000 E, south of Twin Falls. A 2011 Ford Fiesta was traveling eastbound on Foothill Road (2682 N) when the driver failed to negotiate a left turn onto N 3000 E. The…
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Jury Selection Process
When a case is to be tried by a jury, there are different steps of jury selection that must be completed before the trial will begin. Juror pool The first step in selecting a jury is the random pull of potential jurors from a pool of local residents. If someone has registered to vote, filed […]
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Traffic delays North of the Perrine Bridge
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: 11/27/2017 5:33 PM Please direct questions to the District Office Currently, the traffic light is flashing red at the intersection of Highway 93 and Golf Course Road/Shoshone Falls Road, north of the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. There is a heavy backup of traffic and motorists can expect delays. Drivers are encouraged to find an alternate route if possible. It is anticipated that the traffic signal will remain flashing into tommorow afternoon, (Tuesday, November 28) pending repairs. 3761 / -------------
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Keith on Individual Criminal Responsibility
Kenneth J. Keith (Victoria University of Wellington - Faculty of Law) has posted Individual Criminal Responsibility: Of 'Dog's Law', Offending Against Sound Popular Feeling, Semi-Colons and Commas (in Suzannah Linton, Gerry Simpson and William A. Schabas (eds) For the Sake...
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MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID ADDICTION
Before he resigned as Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Price created a bit of an uproar over comments about medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. It was reported that former Secretary Price stated that providing drugs that reduce craving for opioids is just replacing one opioid for another. To a point, that is true. But it is not that simple. Secretary Price’s comments were somewhat more nuanced but the news reports that Secretary Price suggested that medication-based treatment for opioid addiction was not an effective treatment prompted 600 medical experts and academics to pen a letter to Secretary Price asking him to reconsider. Secretary Price is no longer head of Health and Human Services but the issue of medication-assisted treatment as one option to address this country’s opioid crisis. The medication treatments most commonly used to treat opioid addiction, buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone, are called “opioid agonists”…
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DECLARING THAT DRIVERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE PRESENT A DANGER ON THE ROAD
LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND STATISTICS In 1989, declaring that drivers under the influence present a danger on the roads and in an effort to deter and punish driving under the influence, the California Legislature passed a bill that ordered the California DMV to establish and maintain data on driving under the influence violations. The purpose of this bill was to provide an evaluation tool for the legislature in the development of future regulation of driving under the influence. The bill became law under Section 1821 of the Vehicle Code. The information the DMV is required to provide under this law is left to the DMV but the statute makes suggestions. This report is supposed to be submitted annually by the DMV to the legislature and it must include a ranking of the efficacy of punishments for DUI and alternative intervention programs. The latest Section 1821 report submitted by the DMV is dated January 2015 and covers statistics only through 2012. In compliance with the statute,…
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