14 things to know before going to jail in Ontario: a prisoner's guide. A guest post by Ruth Roberts, Bonn Law Ruth Roberts is a criminal defence lawyer with Bonn Law in the Belleville Quinte area. In the course of assisting her clients over the years, she has compiled [...]
Ruth Roberts: 16 things to know before going to jail in Ontario: a prisoner’s guide.
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Qualifying for Medical Marijuana in New Jersey
To keep up with this week’s theme of laws and regulations being passed, the Law Offices of Anthony Carbone thought it would be timely to write about the new additions to New Jersey’s medical marijuana program. This past Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy broadened the qualifications of the state’s medical marijuana program. According to the Governor, the program will be “compassionate” and “meet the needs of patients.” The state’s Department of Health made the recommendations to the new qualifications for medical marijuana. But, what does this all mean? For the previous eight years, New Jersey has been using medical marijuana to treat patients with debilitating medical conditions. According to the state’s health department, the medical conditions that were previously and still currently covered include: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Multiple sclerosis Terminal cancer Muscular dystrophy…
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Examining gender realities and disparities in modern federal sentencing
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Have You Been Wrongfully Classified as an Independent Contractor?
For many people, the idea of working independently of an employer is appealing. They may be able to set their own hours and rates while handpicking the types of jobs they want to take. The downside is that they do not have an employer taking out taxes—they must provide for their own benefits, and generally lack the protections that regular employees enjoy. In some cases, an employer classifies people working for them as independent contractors so that they can save money and reduce their own liability. Employee misclassification is a serious matter that has the potential to jeopardize your wellbeing and future financial security, and it is an issue our San Jose employment law attorneys can help you resolve. Why Employers Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors Increasing numbers of people are working as independent contractors rather than actual employees. If this is a career choice you have made, you are likely prepared to deal with the potential…
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Crash Blocking Eastbound I-84 Near the Sand Hollow Exit
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: 03/30/18 6:20 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office At this time, Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that is blocking both eastbound lanes of I-84 at milepost 17, near the Sand Hollow exit. 3989 / 3984 -------------
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Maid Accused of Cleaning Out $10,000 in Goods from Clients Homes
A housekeeper in Tennessee has been charged with theft for accusations that she has stolen items from two of the homes that she was hired to clean. 36-year-old Cynthia Ward is the proprietor of the Chapmansboro based cleaning service Cynthia’s Housekeeping. In December 2017 Ward cleaned the condominium of a client who returned home to find an Ipad, some gift cards, cash, a designer label planner, and a camera missing from their residence. The owner notified the authorities and reported the $4,400 worth of absent possessions, many of which were baby shower gifts she had received. Continue reading →
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**UPDATE** Crash Blocking Eastbound I-84 Near the Sand Hollow Exit
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: 03/30/18 8:20 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office ****UPDATE**** All lanes of travel are now open. 3989 ****End of Update**** At this time, Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that is blocking both eastbound lanes of I-84 at milepost 17, near the Sand Hollow exit. 3989 / 3984 -------------
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Civil Commitment of the Mentally Dangerous Person: Toward A Safer System – Part Three of Three
In Part Two of this three-part post on the horrific stabbing murder of a young medical student studying quietly in the Winchester Public Library on February 24, I wrote of the many times that the accused murderer, Jeffrey Yao, had come to the attention of the Winchester Police Department as well as school authorities and neighbors, for years before his behavior reached this savage ending. Despite this, Yao was never once civilly committed to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation and treatment – which could have prevented this awful tragedy. The reason that Yao was never civilly committed, has to do with the legal standard for civil commitment in Massachusetts. “Civil commitment” refers to the legal process through which a person considered mentally ill and dangerous to him/herself or others, can be ordered held in a psychiatric facility for evaluation and possible medical treatment. Massachusetts police do have the authority to do so: Under state law, a…
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D.S.D.: Issuance of a state’s prosecutor’s subpoena for an ulterior motive states a claim
A state AG’s subpoena was issued for a prisoner’s medical records, but not in a criminal investigation. Enough cases, especially in this circuit, hold there is a reasonable expectation of privacy in medical records to overcome qualified immunity. In addition, … Continue reading →
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NJ: Vehicle SW doesn’t sanitize the prior illegal stop or shift the burden to defense
A later issued search warrant doesn’t retroactively justify a stop the defense showed to be without a legal basis. The state carried the burden of proof throughout, and it could not shift the burden to the defense by the issuance … Continue reading →
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IL: SW in murder investigation was general and sought drug evidence without showing PC for it
The search warrant in a murder investigation didn’t incorporate the affidavit in support, and it wasn’t present for the search, so this warrant was too general to support a search. The search warrant was shown to be for a drug … Continue reading →
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TX5: Pre-Jardines dog sniff was apparently valid at the time and wouldn’t be suppressed
Defendant’s home was subjected to a dog sniff a year before Jardines. Relying on that, the trial court suppressed. Because enough Texas cases held similar searches were valid prior to Jardines, the court concludes that the exclusionary rule would not … Continue reading →
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The Whorls Of Justice
Sure, a few prosecutors still want to argue over bite mark evidence, in bizarre denial of the conclusive science that it’s forensic nonsense. Their reason is understandable. It enables convictions where the evidence otherwise would fail. And if they believe they’ve got the right defendant, the bad dude, why wouldn’t they want to use whatever they can get away with to convict? That it might not be legit, or the defendant might not be guilty, isn’t their concern. But historically reliable evidence is entirely different in the minds of jurors. Television shows make it all appear so serious, so legitimate, so very conclusive, that we take comfort knowing that science is there to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent. We don’t quite get how it works, but if trusted scientists say it’s the real deal, we are thrilled to believe. It’s one less fear to check off the list, the fear of wrongful conviction. Except when it isn’t. The…
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So Sad At Harvard Law School
In our latest edition of “The Best and the Brightest,” the children of Harvard law remind us that even cowgirls get the blues. Every law student has met a lawyer who cannot help but offer the advice, “Don’t go to law school.” The misery in the legal profession is seemingly ubiquitous. The mental health crisis facing modern lawyers has been reported so extensively, it barely needs repetition. Yet the causes have been woefully overlooked. Between the first sentence, which includes a quote that I’ve uttered regularly, and the second is a huge gap these future leaders of America have boldly leaped over. It’s almost as if they lack the capacity to grasp what they did, which might be chalked up to question-begging except for the fact that smart kids would never engage in such an obvious logical fallacy. When lawyers tell kids “don’t go to law school,” there is a list of reasons. Law is no…
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The Three Phases of a DWI Investigation
When a law enforcement officers witnesses a driver and has reason to suspect that s/he is intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, a DWI investigation commences. Said investigation must adhere to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) protocols including three specific phases through which all DWI investigations proceed. Reasonable suspicion Before any investigation can […] The post The Three Phases of a DWI Investigation appeared first on Minneapolis DWI Lawyer Douglas T. Kans.
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One Vehicle Fatal Crash on I15 North of Idaho Falls.
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828 (208) 525-7377 FAX: (208) 525-7294 For Immediate Release: 03/31/18 HH:MM> Please direct questions to the District Office On Saturday, March 31, 2018, at 2:09 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 120.4, near Idaho Falls. A 2002 GMC Yukon was driving southbound on Interstate 15 when it drove off the left shoulder and into the median. The driver swerved back onto I15 crossing both southbound lanes, overcorrected, and rolled coming to rest on the right shoulder. Alcohol was involved. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. There was only one occupant in the vehicle and they succumbed to their injuries on scene. Family…
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Short Take: Roseanne Reboot, Reviewed
Apparently, the old Roseanne television show has been brought back, same cast, same show, as if the Connors were there all along. Nobody told me, so I didn’t watch it. Well, there’s a fair chance I wouldn’t have watched it regardless, but that’s only because I’m still trying to catch up on Orange is the New Black. Since I didn’t see the show, I have to rely on other television critics to inform me whether it’s worthy of my time and attention. Fortunately for me, Roxane Gay is on the job. It can be very difficult to separate the art from the artist. In the case of Roseanne Barr and her critically acclaimed television show based on her life, it is nearly impossible. I wasn’t going to watch the reboot because I find Ms. Barr noxious, transphobic, racist and small-minded. Whatever charm and intelligence she brought to the first nine seasons of her show, a show I very much loved, are absolutely absent in her current persona,…
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One Vehicle Fatal Crash on I15 North of Idaho Falls.
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828 (208) 525-7377 FAX: (208) 525-7294 For Immediate Release: 03/31/18 6:15 a.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Saturday, March 31, 2018, at 2:09 a.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 120.4, near Idaho Falls. A 2002 GMC Yukon was driving southbound on Interstate 15 when it drove off the left shoulder and into the median. The driver swerved back onto I15 crossing both southbound lanes, overcorrected, and rolled coming to rest on the right shoulder. Alcohol was involved. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. There was only one occupant in the vehicle and they succumbed to their injuries on scene. Family…
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CIPRIANI PIDE QUE PERDONEMOS
El Cardenal Cipriani dice que hemos perdido la capacidad de perdonar. Propongo que él como representante de la Iglesia Católica, los de las demás sectas y en especial los ricos muy ricos PIDAN PERDÓN DIRECTAMENTE A LOS MÁS POBRES DEL PERÚ A los que siempre se ha olvidado y marginado Y QUE AL HACERLO ANUNCIEN QUE SU PRIORIDAD SERÁN ELLOS que por ser tantos, SERÁ TAMBIÉN EL COMIENZO DE LA TRANSFORMACIÓN DE NUESTRA NACIÓN. Pero si Cipriani pide que perdonemos y no lo hace con el ejemplo tal y como lo propongo, su pedido no vale ni el mojón de un perro abandonado y sarnoso. He aquí, algunas opiniones recién leídas en la edición digital del Decano de la prensa nacional. https://elcomercio.pe/opinion/colaboradores/pobreza-inei-martin-vizcarra-norma-correa-aste-noticia-508461 "El Perú es reconocido internacionalmente por sus notables logros en…
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E.D.Cal.: Prison inmate states 4A claim for digital rectal search in front of other inmates
Plaintiff prison inmate states a claim for a digital search in front of other inmates. Fuentes v. Cal. Dep’t of Corr., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52132 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 29, 2018). The prison strip search here had a legitimate penological … Continue reading →
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