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Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Brutal Attack: Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested an illegal immigrant after he allegedly stabbed a woman multiple times in a violent attack.  Jeffrey A. Johnson of The Patriot-News reports that 37-year-old Baldomero Velasco-Lopez stabbed the woman three times in the back with a large kitchen knife and left her on the sidewalk in front of her home while her children were asleep inside.  Velasco-Lopez has been charged with attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault, he has been denied bond and remains behind bars.   Florida High Court Upholds Death Sentence: The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of upholding the death sentence for a man convicted of kidnapping and murdering an 11-year-old girl a decade ago.  Lloyd Dunkelberger of the Herald-Tribune reports that attorneys for Joseph Smith appealed his sentence based on the claim that their client should have been allowed to interview jurors about any…

Additional Coverage of the Pennsylvania Media Lawsuit

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Philly Magazine posts, "3 Reasons We Need to End the Pennsylvania Death Penalty," by Joel Mathis. First of all, much praise to the Inquirer and City Paper. They’re among the publications joining the ACLU to sue the state to get...

Russell Bucklew in Missouri

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"Bucklew gets day in court; decision could take weeks," is by Emily Priddy of the Southeast Missourian. Lawyers for the state of Missouri and for convicted murderer Russell Bucklew made their cases in federal appellate court Tuesday, but a decision...

Constitution of the State of New York

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In the latter part of 1992 and during the beginning of 1993, the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York was inquiring into allegations that substantial sums of money had been stolen from a certain Royalty Trust (the “Trust”), which fund was established to benefit the citizens of a certain Republic (the Republic). In connection with this criminal investigation, in February 1993, an investigator for the U.S. Attorney's Office (the “US Investigator”), served “Y”, a resident of California, with a grand jury subpoena. Although Y did not ultimately testify before a federal grand jury, he took part in approximately four debriefings with federal prosecutors and investigators in the Southern District during the latter part of February and March 1993. After one such debriefing on March 5, 1993, at the request of the U.S. Attorney's Office and under the direction of US Investigator, Y telephoned defendant,…

Federal Conviction Integrity Unit to Launch in Washington, D.C.

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The Washington Post reported that the first conviction integrity unit within a U.S. attorney's office will be launched in Washington, D.C., by federal prosecutors in an effort to identify potential wrongful convictions. The formation of the unit comes in response to a series of exonerations from flawed FBI forensic evidence and testimony. D.C.'s top prosecutor, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. said he will add resources to his office's Special Proceedings Division, assign at least two attorneys to investigate cases and be tasked with recommending practices for investigators and prosecutors to help avoid future errors. The Washington Post reports: Shawn Armbrust, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, which has worked with Machen's office, called the unit an important practical step that could help defendants seeking exoneration avert years-long litigation through cooperation, and she said she hoped that it would allow for some…

Mother’s Convictions for Culpable Negligence Overturned on Appeal

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In the case of Jennifer Kish versus the State of Florida, Ms. Kish was convicted of the crime of culpable negligence for allowing her three children–ages 10, 8, and 7–who were sick with cold and upper respiratory symptoms, to… The post Mother’s Convictions for Culpable Negligence Overturned on Appeal appeared first on Chapman Criminal Defense Firm.

"A Trial Concludes, but for South Africans, the Debate May Be Just Starting"

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From The New York Times: The murder trial of the Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius lurched to a close on Friday when he was convicted of culpable homicide in the shooting death last year of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. But in...

Some Candor From The Other Side

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I have often been critical on this blog of the anti-death-penalty movement not because they disagree with me on the underlying issue, which I have no problem with, but because they are so very often deceptive, usually with cleverly phrased half-truths and word games that create false impressions without quite lying in the narrowest sense of that word.So we should note here when we see a refreshing breath of candor from our opponents.  I recently stumbled on this article in Slate from last May by Boer Deng and Dahlia Lithwick.But as American physicians sideline themselves and European pharmaceutical firms (and American ones with global ties) decline to supply the most known and efficacious lethal injection drugs, corrections officials have been pushed to use inferior methods and substandard providers.  In other words--and painful though it is to admit--the real culprit in the death of Clayton Lockett is opposition to the death penalty. In pushing for outright abolition…

Crash WB I84 @ 194 Blocking One Lane

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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: 09/12/2014 7:10pm Please direct questions to the District Office Idaho State Police is on scene of a crash westbound I84 at mile marker 194, the Hazelton Exit. One westbound lane is blocked. Motorists should expect delays and if possible find an alternate route. DSP Initials ln/is -------------

Umsted on Deterring Racial Bias Through Sentencing

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Zane Umsted has posted Deterring Racial Bias in Criminal Justice Through Sentencing (Iowa Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In 2013, the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) published a report revealing stark racial disparities in the national...

White House: We're At War With ISIS

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Update: Steven Sotloff's parents are also now saying they were threatened with prosecution if they tried to raise the ransom money. One crime they were told they could be charged with: Material support of terrorism. This is completely unacceptable.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

***Update*** Crash WB I84 @ 194 Blocking One Lane

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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: 09/12/2014 8:59 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office ***Update*** The westbound lane is open. ************************************* Idaho State Police is on scene of a crash westbound I84 at mile marker 194, the Hazelton Exit. One westbound lane is blocked. Motorists should expect delays and if possible find an alternate route. DSP Initials KS/SL -------------

Can Western Governments Stop Their Citizens From Joining Terror Groups?

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Source: Rayat al Tawheed Tumbler Western nations are trying to stop citizens from leaving to fight with groups like ISIS. What do counter-terror officials propose? Counterterrorism officials recommend that countries share data to detect the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Friday Night Open Thread

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Anyone have something to say? Our last open thread is full, here's a new one, all topics welcome. I'm off to watch Senor de Los Cielos -- its ending next week, and will leave a big hole in my TV watching. It's as violent as ISIS,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Wrong-Way Drivers Commonly Cause Massachusetts DUI Crashes

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A recent story for 9 News involves a woman who may not survive a serious drunk driving car accident. Witnesses have reported that, just after midnight, the defendant was allegedly driving his vehicle on the wrong side of a divided roadway. One driver saw the vehicle approaching in time and managed to swerve out of the way. When the victim saw the defendant approaching heading the wrong way, she also attempted to serve out of the way. Unfortunately she did not have time and was hit head-on by a suspected drunk driver. After the crash, first responders got the victim out of the vehicle and rushed her to a local trauma center. A police spokesperson reported that the woman was immediately taken into surgery to treat her injuries, but it was not known whether she would survive the surgery, given the extreme nature of her injuries. The at-fault driver who was alleged to have been intoxicated was also taken to the hospital to be treated for what has been described as…

One Vehicle Rollover Sends Two to Hospital

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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: 9-13-2014 7:50am Please direct questions to the District Office On Saturday, September 13, 2014, at 3:30am, the Idaho State Police investigated a one vehicle injury crash in Canyon County. Erika Aldaco, 23 of Caldwell, was driving a GMC Yukon westbound on Interstate 84 near mile post 29 when she lost control. Ultimately, the Yukon left the roadway on the right shoulder and rolled, coming to rest on the frontage road north of the Interstate. The passenger, Eric Martinez, 37 of Caldwell, was ejected from the vehicle. Aldaco was extricated from the vehicle. Both subjects were transported by ground ambulance to St. Alphonsus in Boise. Aldaco was wearing her lap belt only…

"Are cities being racially discriminatory in banning legal marijuana?"

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The title of this post is the headline of this very intriguing piece from the Seattle Times, which spotlights a very interesting new lawsuit filed in Washington concerning a local ban on marijuana sales. Here are the details: The growing number of cities and counties in Washington opting out of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/H48KPFCvEKQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Greg Abbott Continues Perry’s Legacy of Political Cronyism

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Many Texans have now seen Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott’s ad about his herculean effort to re-build his strength following an accident in 1984 that left him permanently… read more →

Crossing the Line from “Preparation” to “Attempt” to Engage in Sex with a Minor

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It is called proactive online policing: law enforcement officials posing as minors, or guardians of minors, on the Internet to catch child sexual predators. Many of these accused predators are… read more →

Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

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Being convicted of a sex crime in Nevada has serious consequences. Depending upon the specific crime, the defendant may be facing several years in prison and steep fines. Even worse, many defendants have to register in Nevada as a sex offender. The penalties for failing to register as a sex offender can include felony charges under NRS 179D.550. Many people who have been convicted of a sex crime in Nevada are at least tempted to not comply with the court order that requires them to register. Sex offender registration can prevent an individual from renting an apartment or getting a job they want. The sex offender register is public information, which means that neighbors, friends and potential employers may have ready access to the information. Without a doubt, this can be an embarrassing situation, and it may adversely affect a person’s ability to lead the life they desire. Nonetheless, being accused under NRS 179D.550 is worse. It’s important to realize that in the…
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