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: 04/27/2018 3:44 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office ** UPDATE ** All lanes are open. 3641 ** END UPDATE ** ** UPDATE ** The left lane is open. The right lane is partially blocked. 3641 ** END UPDATE ** The Idaho State Police is currently investigating a two-vehicle injury crash southbound I15 at milepost 115, near Idaho Falls. Both lanes of travel are blocked for the crash. 3490 -------------
** UPDATE ** Two Vehicle Crash Southbound on I-15 near the Broadway Exit
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Civil Actions to Restrain Criminal Prosecutions
There is some reason to doubt whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was within his authority when he gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller a scope of investigation and prosecution that exceeds the scope of Attorney General Sessions's recusal. Only the Attorney General and Acting Attorney General can appoint a special counsel (28 CFR § 600.1), and Mr. Rosenstein is Acting Attorney General only as to those matters on which Mr. Sessions is recused. Business dealings of Paul Manafort that have nothing to do with the 2016 political campaign are not within that scope. So Mr. Manafort may well have a legitimate claim that the Special Counsel has no authority to prosecute him for unrelated matters.Even so, filing a separate civil suit to restrain prosecution was doomed to failure, and today Judge Amy Jackson dismissed it.But a civil case is not the appropriate vehicle for taking issue with what a prosecutor has done in the past or where he might be…
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Eleven years later, San Antonio finally gets its needle-exchange pilot
Long-time readers and drug-reform afficianodos will recall that, in 2007, the Texas Legislature approved a pilot needle exchange program in San Antonio. But then-District Attorney Susan Reed vowed to prosecute government employees (or anyone else) associated with the program, then-Attorney General Greg Abbott agreed she could do so, even though the Legislature had authorized it, and so the program never got off the ground.However, in the wake of losing his primary election, Bexar County DA Nico Lahood is reversing his predecessor's position and giving the go-ahead to a needle-exchange pilot in River City, the SA Express-News reported.This is excellent news!In 2015, the Texas House passed a bipartisan bill that would have allowed private charities to legally operate needle exchange programs without being prosecuted, but the Senate never considered the legislation. Now, the long-ago pilot championed in 2007 by the late Ruth McLendon-Jones and Dr./Sen. Bob Deuell…
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MY MOUTH WAS BLEEDING. COULD THAT CHANGE MY BREATHALYZER RESULT?
The police stopped you for suspected DUI. While you agreed to take the breathalyzer, you were so nervous that you accidentally bit your tongue. You could even taste the blood in your mouth. The breathalyzer registered over the legal limit, but you knew you didn’t have that much to drink. Is the breath test reliable? The answer is maybe not. Before giving you a breathalyzer test, the officer must wait 20 minutes and must check the inside of your mouth for foreign substances before and after that period. Certain substances, such as blood, can lead to an artificially high result. In People v Ernsting, the court held that the defendant’s breath test was unreliable because of blood in her mouth. The officer had neglected to check her mouth as required. As a result, the court suppressed the breathalyzer and granted the defendant’s petition to rescind the initial suspension of her driver’s license. If you have been charged with DUI, contact an…
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Crash with Blockage on the 89 Overpass for I15
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 2 Pocatello, Idaho 83204 (208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885 For Immediate Release: 4/27/2018 5:50 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office The Idaho State is currently investigating a commercial vehicle property damage crash with blockage on the overpass for the junction of U.S. Highway 91 and Interstate 15, exit 89. Traffic is being diverted southbound at exit 89, south of Blackfoot. 3435 -------------
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ALAN ROSS HAS PASSED AWAY
We lost a legal legend on Friday. Famed Miami Criminal Defense Attorney Alan Ross died on Friday after a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer.However good you thought Alan Ross was...he was better. No one out worked him. No one out thought him. And certainly no one had the presence Alan did when he walked into court. Alan was the type of lawyer that brought comfort to his clients just by being on their side. He was so good; so respected; and so feared as an opponent that clients intuitively felt that he was their champion. And he was. But Alan Ross was so much more than just the very best at his profession. He was a friend to many; a mentor to those lucky enough to work with him; a devoted family man. An all around great man. We will leave it to his friends and colleagues to fill in the many blanks our small tribute did not cover. Site Feed
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techdirt: Appeals Court: Driving Attentively While Black Isn’t Probable Cause For A Traffic Stop
techdirt: Appeals Court: Driving Attentively While Black Isn’t Probable Cause For A Traffic Stop by Tim Cushing: The courts have allowed police officers to engage in pretextual traffic stops. Minor moving violations — including some that aren’t actually moving violations … Continue reading →
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India: Reject Ordinance on Death Penalty for Rape
Source: Human Rights Watch (24 April 2018)https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/24/india-reject-ordinance-death-penalty-rape(New York) – The Indian parliament should not adopt into law an ordinance which introduces capital punishment for those convicted of raping a girl under 12 years of age, Human Rights Watch said today. India should instead work towards abolishing the death penalty which is inherently cruel and irreversible, with little evidence that it serves as a deterrent.The government passed the ordinance on April 21 following widespread protests after attempts by some leaders and supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to defend Hindu perpetrators of the abduction, ill-treatment, rape, and murder of an 8-year-old Muslim child in Jammu and Kashmir state. In Uttar Pradesh state, authorities not only failed to arrest a BJP legislator accused of raping a 17-year-old girl, but also allegedly beat her father to death in police custody.“With this populist…
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How Islamic does Brunei want to be?
Source: Asia Times (23 April 2018)http://www.atimes.com/article/islamic-brunei-want/When Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah first indicated in 2014 his oil-rich sultanate planned to implement sharia law, the announcement stirred waves of controversy, with Hollywood stars and rights activists calling for a boycott of the luxury Beverly Hills hotel owned by his sovereign wealth fund.Four years on, however, the Muslim majority Southeast Asian state has yet to fully implement the harshest elements of the Islamic criminal code, including amputation or even execution for theft, apostasy, adultery and the deemed offense of sodomy.While Hassanal, who rules as absolute monarch, prime minister and head of state religion, continues to call for the full implementation of sharia law, there has been little public explanation for the delay.That’s led to certain speculation the sultanate is sensitive to outside perceptions, particularly as the nation courts more foreign investment –…
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** FINAL UPDATE ** Two Vehicle Crash Southbound on I-15 near the Broadway Exit
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: 04/27/2018 8:40 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office *****FINAL UPDATE***** On Friday, April 27, 2018, at approximately 2:30 pm, Idaho State Police investigated a two vehicle, property damage crash, southbound Interstate 15 near milepost 117, south of the Broadway Street exit. Michael Fuson, 68, of Riverside, CA, was driving a 2006 Ford F-150 northbound in the southbound lanes of travel from exit 116 (Sunnyside Road). Fuson collided with a 2015 Kia Optima driven by Kent Hughes, 67, of Sugar City. Southbound traffic was limited to one lane of travel for approximately an hour and a half. All occupants were wearing seatbelts. Only minor injuries were reported. No one…
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Parents at Park Detain Man Suspected of Molesting Child
A man at a park in Menifee was arrested for allegedly molesting a little girl after parents chased him and forced him to stay at the location until the authorities arrived. On Tuesday afternoon several people were enjoying La Ladera Park, many of which were parents with their children and others were there for a Pony League baseball practice. Around 6:30 p.m. while a 9-year-old girl and her friend were playing together, a man allegedly approached the young girl and tried to encourage her to perform sexually inappropriate actions such as asking her to do the splits on top of him. A bystander also stated that the man had grabbed the girl’s buttocks. Continue reading →
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*Final Update Crash with Blockage on the 89 Overpass for I15
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 2 Pocatello, Idaho 83204 (208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885 For Immediate Release: 4/27/2018 9:12 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office *Final Update* All lanes are back open *End of update* 4031 The Idaho State is currently investigating a commercial vehicle property damage crash with blockage on the overpass for the junction of U.S. Highway 91 and Interstate 15, exit 89. Traffic is being diverted southbound at exit 89, south of Blackfoot. 3435 -------------
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Fatality Crash South of Downey, Idaho
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 2 Pocatello, Idaho 83204 (208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885 For Immediate Release: 4/27/2018 at 9:30 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Friday, April 27, 2018, at approximately 1:05 pm, Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash, at the intersection of Cherry Creek Rd. and Old Malad Highway, south of Downey, Idaho. Cherie K. Morse, 77, of Downey, was driving southbound on Old Malad Highway. Morse failed to negotiate the curve near Cherry Creek Road, and drove off the shoulder, where the vehicle rolled. Morse was not wearing a seatbelt. She succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Next of kin has been notified. This crash was investigated by the Idaho State Police with assistance from the Bannock County Sheriff's…
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*Addendum to Final Update Crash with Blockage on the 89 Overpass for I15
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 5 5255 S. 5th Avenue, Suite 2 Pocatello, Idaho 83204 (208) 239-9800 FAX: (208) 239-9885 For Immediate Release: 4/27/2018 10:29 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office *Addendum to Final Update* On Friday, April 27, 2018, at approximately 5:29 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a non-injury, two-vehicle crash southbound I-15 at milepost 89, in Blackfoot. Buddy McCuistion, 36, of Jerome, was driving a 2009 Kenworth semi. Richard Blanchard, 58, of Ashville AL, was driving a 2017 Freightliner semi. The southbound lanes were congested with traffic. When traffic came to a stop, McCuistion hit the back of Blanchard's vehicle. McCuistion and Blanchard were both wearing seatbelts. The southbound lanes were blocked for approximately 2 hours. 4031/3933 *End of addendum*…
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Jaworski and the Rumor Mongers
The only thing clear about Fordham philosophy prof William Jaworski is that some people didn’t like what he had to say. Had he done something, as in sexually molest a student, it would be understandable that he was a target of student outrage. But there isn’t a whisper of anything of the sort. “Right now it’s unsubstantiated allegation,” [Associate Dean of the School of Professional & Continuing Studies Cira] Vernazza said. “The key is to substantiate or not. Right? So that’s the procedure. That’s the investigative procedure. So try to be fair about it. We don’t know because we don’t know. If you have firsthand experience, you should come forward.” Firsthand experience of what? There isn’t the slightest clue given. But that didn’t stop two seniors from deciding to rise up to save others from . . . something. Allegations had been swirling around William Jaworski for years. An associate philosophy…
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Laquan McDonald, Smeared In Death
Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke is on trial for the first-degree murder of Laquan McDonald. Try as he might, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s post-Obama White House clout wasn’t enough to keep the video of the killing under wraps, although it was sufficient for Rahm to escape unscathed in the aftermath of recreated history of everything pre-Trump being wonderful. Van Dyke still faces trial, but he’s got a defense. Despite the video showing that he murdered McDonald like a dog in the street, it appears that Illinois law will permit him a fantasy defense. At the closed-door hearing, Van Dyke’s defense team is expected to call witnesses who are slated to testify at trial about McDonald’s allegedly violent history and character. In January, Gaughan agreed to let as many as nine witnesses testify on the issue, but he plans to decide at the hearing next week on how much of their testimony he will allow at trial. There hasn’t been a great deal said about this…
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Alexander Huerta y los pronósticos del tiempo
José Guillermo Anderson Hace un momento · https://elcomercio.pe/opinion/columnistas/figuras-intercambio-alexander-huerta-mercado-noticia-515639 "La metáfora se sostiene en nuestro país, donde tenemos que escribir un texto en conjunto, intercambiar experiencias y erradicar definitivamente figuras repetidas que deben ser descartadas". QUE PIENSO Las cosas -bienes o servicios- deben tener un objetivo, trascender, merecer ser parte de la Historia de un pueblo; Seguramente -es imposible para mí afirmarlo- que, en otras naciones se obtenga provecho por un álbum de figuritas de pateadores de pelota, un negocio tan rentable que, sólo los que patean y lo hacen bien, pueden ganar al año lo que mil familias JUNTAS no lograrán en toda su vida y son esas vidas (monótonas y aburridas así las ha definido el autor , las que sufren un cambio "positivo" en ese…
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Alfredo Bullard, el futuro de las "universidades" bamba
https://elcomercio.pe/opinion/columnistas/nadie-quiere-alfredo-bullard-derechos-abogados-noticia-515635 Buen artículo y de carambola un "marqueteo" para algunas Universidades (las mayúsculas son a propósito) y no olviden que el colega Bullard ha escrito más de una vez OPONIÉNDOSE a la moratoria para crear nuevas "universidades" o agregar carreras y/o filiales de estas. A los negociantes de ilusiones no les hará ninguna gracia que Alfredo Bullard ponga los puntos sobre las ies.
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Florida Opioid Death Defendants Face Manslaughter or Murder Charges
As Florida – and the rest of the country – have been grappling with a crisis of opioid addiction, law enforcement and prosecutors have been pursuing criminal action against those who make these drugs available. Drug-dealing has never been legal, but increasingly, prosecutors are going after doctors, pharmacists and others with murder charges against those who distribute drugs that lead to fatal overdoses. Recently though, a circuit court judge in Central Florida has tossed several first-degree murder charges against dealers accused of doling out a fatal dose of fentanyl, based on the fact that the cases were reportedly initiated under a faulty legal premise. As The Orlando Sentinel reports, several other defendants are now seeking to have their homicide cases dismissed. The state attorneys office has sent notice to attorneys and judges in similar cases of the ruling, as it could have a direct bearing on pending criminal cases in that region – and…
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E.D.Mich.: Affidavit for SW failed to show nexus, but GFE was enough to save it
“The bare assertion that defendant departed his home prior to engaging in a drug transaction does not ‘directly connect the residence with the suspected drug dealing activity.’ Id.” Peffer, 880 F.3d at 272-73 (quoting Brown, 828 F.3d at 383-84). The … Continue reading →
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