Markus D. Dubber (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law) has posted Ultima Ratio as Caveat Dominus: Legal Principles, Police Maxims, and the Critical Analysis of Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A comparative and historical analysis of the...
Dubber on Ultima Ratio and Caveat Dominus
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Zimmerman Jury Has Question on Manslaughter
Update: The jury has ordered in dinner. The parties and judge agreed the judge will respond to the jury's question as follows: The court cannot engage in general discussion but may be able to address a specific question regarding clarification...
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"Hunger Strike by California Inmates, Already Large, Is Expected to Be Long"
From the New York Times: LOS ANGELES — Nearly 29,000 inmates in California state prisons refused meals for the third day Wednesday during a protest of prison conditions and rules. The protest extended to two-thirds of the 33 prisons across...
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Juvenile offenders not charged as adults
A criminal proceeding was scheduled for trial charging a lawyer with the crime of criminal solicitation in the fourth degree and attempted tampering with a witness in the third degree. The allegation asserts that the attorney and his client attempted...
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3 to 6 years was the sentence
A woman worked as office manager for a period of thirteen months. Over that period, she stole several checks to her employer, endorsing and depositing them in her own bank account. The stolen checks were totaled in excess of $3,000....
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Limited waiver of immunity is invoked
Defendant was charged, in a felony complaint, inter alia, with Robbery in the first Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Thereafter, upon learning that the People were about to present evidence to a grand jury,...
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Echoes of Alleyne showing something's the matter in Kansas "hard 50" Sentencing
This new local article, headlined "Supreme Court ruling threatens to invalidate Kansas hard 50 sentences," reports on one of the potential state echoes of the Supreme Court's Sixth Amendment ruling in Allenye last month. Here are the essential details: A...
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Jury instructions in Zimmerman case
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Non-Injury Crash SB US95@353
Idaho State Police
Regional Communication Center - North
615 W Wilbur Ave
Suite A
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815
Please direct questions to the appropriate District Offices
District 1 (208) 209-8620 Fax (208) 209- 8618
District 2 (208) 799-5150
CASE #: L13000540
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DATE: July 12, 2013 TIME: 11:40 pm LOCATION: SB US95 at mp 353.1, Viola Rd, Latah County
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VEHICLE #1
DRIVER: Linda Pall
AGE: 68
ADDRESS: Moscow, ID
INJURIES?: No
VEHICLE YEAR: 2008
VEHICLE MAKE: Mercury VEHICLE MODEL: Mountaineer
WRECKER: Auto Body Super Center
SEATBELTS WORN?: Yes
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VEHICLE #2
DRIVER: Latah County Sheriffs Deputy
INJURIES?: No
VEHICLE YEAR: 2012
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevy VEHICLE MODEL: Tahoe
WRECKER: Moscow Auto
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VEHICLE #3
DRIVER: Latah County Sheriffs Deputy
INJURIES?: No
VEHICLE YEAR: 2008
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford VEHICLE MODEL: Expedition
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INCIDENT NARRATIVE:
A Latah County Sheriffs Deputy was parked on the southbound shoulder of U.S. Highway 95 near milepost 353 while conducting an enforcement contact. A second deputy arrived to assist and parked on the shoulder behind the first sheriff vehicle. Both sheriff vehicles had overhead emergency lights activated. Pall was traveling south and approached the sheriff vehicles from behind. Pall failed to yield to the sheriff vehicles by moving over far enough to safely pass them. Palls vehicle sideswiped both sheriff vehicles; the deputies were standing on each side of the vehicle that had been stopped. Palls vehicle and the lead sheriff vehicle were towed from the scene due to the damage. There was minor damage to the second sheriff vehicle.
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Zimmerman: Is There a Verdict?
The media has been moved to the first floor of the courthouse. The jury is finished with dinner. Why would the court have the media wait around if they didn't ask a follow-up question to their first question about manslaughter? Did they resolve...
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Zimmerman: Can the Jury Hear the Protesters?
I've been avoiding stories about the protests, I really don't care about them. But with the TV on just now, they flashed on the protesters and they were really loud. Are they right outside the courthouse? Can the jury hear them?
I would...
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George Zimmerman: NOT GUILTY
There's a verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Not Guilty!!!!
GPS monitor ordered removed, bond discharged.
Congratulations to Mark O'Mara, Don West, Jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn and all of the defense team. They prevailed...
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Angela Corey: Doublespeak
Angela Corey is holding a press conference. She has her patient, reasonable tone, speaking slowly and with a smile.
Unbelievable: "We believe we brought out the truth about Trayvon Martin." Translation: We respect the jury's verdict but we...
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Mark O'Mara and Don West Press Conference
O'Mara and West at press conference. O'Mara begins by reading a letter he wrote to the Seminole County Sheriff before the verdict thanking him and the department for their excellent security and ensuring the process was peaceful.
Don...
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NM law closes sex-offender loophole
7-14-2013 New Mexico:
Offenders moving to New Mexico must now register
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - For years, sex offenders who moved to New Mexico from elsewhere were somehow able to slip through the...
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European Court of Human Rights finds UK use of LWOP sentences violated human rights convention
As reported in this piece from The Guardian, last week brought a landmark ruling from the European Court of Human Rights. The article's headlined provide the basics: "Whole-life jail terms without review breach human rights — European court; Three murderers,...
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Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads
in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 454 Safeguarding the Commander's Authority to Review the Findings of a Court-Martial Andrew S. Williams, Brigham Young University, Date posted to database: June 9, 2013...
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Sunday Open Thread
Here's an open thread for all topics. except George Zimmerman, who has his own threads.
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The Legacy of the George Zimmerman Trial
Here's what I wrote last week on the legacy of the George Zimmerman case. It's as true today as it has been for the past 16 months.
The legacy of this case will be that the media never gets it right, and worse, that a group of lawyers,...
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What do I need to do to get my driver's license back?
The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) actually will tell you "step by step" online what you need to do to Reinstate your Washington Driver's License. See link and DOL video below explaining the process. DOL video Reinstating License
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