Via Politico, the Office of Inspector General has issued a report on sexual misconduct allegations against agents in four law enforcement agencies in the Department of Justice, including the DEA, FBI, ATF and Marshals Service. The full report... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
OIG Report on DEA Agents' Sexual Misconduct Allegations
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Pedestrian Accident Statistics: What do the numbers mean for you?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released pedestrian accident statistics for 2013. According to the data, in 2013, there were a total of 4,735 pedestrian accident fatalities across the country. There were also an additional 66,000 pedestrian injuries in traffic crashes.The total fatality toll in 2013 was a drop of from 4,818 deaths in 2012. In 2013, pedestrian fatalities accounted for 14 percent of the 32,719 traffic accident fatalities overall. That was also the third consecutive year in which pedestrian loss of life accounted for this percentage of the total toll.In fact, one of the most disturbing facts that emerges from the data is that pedestrians have been accounting for a larger and larger slice of the total number of motor vehicle accident fatalities in the country over the past decade. Back in 2004, pedestrians only accounted for approximately 11 percent of the fatalities, and that number had increased to 12 percent by 2008, and 13…
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Filing an Accident Claim against a Drunk Truck Driver
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported that in 2013 there were 6,469 truck drivers involved in crashes in the state, 36 of whom were drunk at the time of accident. When a drunk truck driver causes an accident, the victim has the right to file a claim for damages.Who can file a car accident claim against a drunk truck driver?When an alcohol-impaired driver causes a car accident, the victim has a few different options for filing a claim for damages. He may use his medical benefits coverage to pay his medical bills. But he may also file a claim against the negligent trucker to recover medical expenses and other expenses related to the accident. If the victim has full tort car insurance, or suffered serious injuries from the accident, he may file a claim for pain and suffering against the trucker or truck company.Proving the Negligence of the Drunk DriverIf filing a claim against the drunk truck driver who caused your accident, you will have to prove that the driver…
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Judge says St. Johns County went too far, allows couple charged with growing pot to go back to home and collect belongings
A judge ruled St. Johns County should not have immediately condemned the home rented by a couple now charged with growing marijuana. The judge ruled this week the couple could return to their home for two weeks to gather personal items, as well as the fish living in seven aquariums that may or may not still be alive after not being tended to in a month, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. The couple was arrested in February, charged with possession of marijuana, possession of equipment used to manufacture drugs and producing marijuana. All three of these St. Johns County Drug Crimes Charges are third-degree felonies punishable by up to five years in prison, meaning both are facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted. The important point to note in this St. Johns County Drug Crimes Case is the defendants have only been arrested and charged. Neither one has been convicted of any crime. Both are out on bail while the St. Johns County Drug Crimes Case works…
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Friday Open Thread
An exhausting week at work. I'm so glad it's Friday. Here's an open thread, all topics welcome. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Has modern "death penalty politics radically, shockingly changed"?
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Prodded by state court ruling, California announces it will not enforce sex offender residency restrictions
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NY Times Magazine covers modern prisons at home and abroad
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Ford Announces Car That Can Prevent Your Next Speeding Ticket
Ford of Europe has announced a new technology that could help you avoid that next speeding ticket. Its new S-max car reads speed limit signs with a camera mounted on the windscreen. The car then adjusts its speed to stay within the confines of the speed limit and will slow down your car if you are driving too fast. The new technology, known as Intelligent Speed Limiter, controls the amount of fuel delivered to the engine rather than pressing on the breaks to slow down the car. The technology may be turned on and off and pressing firmly on the gas will temporarily override the system. This may mean that in the future, speeding tickets will be obsolete. But for now, if you receive a speeding ticket, please do not hesitate to call our office at 847-390-8500 for representation. New Ford car automatically obeys speed limits, March 25, 2015, www.money.cnn.com Ford Launches car that prevents you from speeding, March 24, 2015, www.cnet.com
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Ravens Release Bernard Pierce Following DUI Arrest
Baltimore Ravens running back Bernard Pierce was charged with DUI last week after he was stopped for speeding in Baltimore County. The team released Pierce later in the day. Baltimore County police claim an officer stopped a Ford Mustang that was speeding around 2 a.m. ET Wednesday in Towson, just north of Baltimore. According to a police spokesman, Pierce had been driving 55 mph in a 30mph zone, and then allegedly failed a series of field sobriety tests after he was stopped. Pierce was taken to a station house in Towson for processing, and later released. Pierce is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol and two additional speeding offenses. This is not the first run in with the law that the Ravens have had recently. Five Ravens players were arrested last year, most notably running back Ray Rice for domestic violence. This criminal offense resulted in his suspension by the NFL and his release from the team. A Florida DUI Defense…
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Abolitionism versus Reality
Statement of abolitionism, via the head of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (interviewed by Salon):"How death penalty politics radically, shockingly changed: Death row's days are numbered..."Statement of reality, via Gallup:"Americans' Support for Death Penalty Stable. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Six in 10 Americans favor the death penalty for convicted murderers, generally consistent with attitudes since 2008."For willingness to lie, belligerently and with a straight face, I have seldom encountered anything like the abolitionist movement.
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Evidence-Based Sentencing, Minus the Evidence
"Evidence-based" sentencing is one of the catch-phrases of the sentencing reform movement. I have never been able to figure out exactly what it means (my experience as an AUSA was that evidence has always been considered at sentencing), but I think it means that sentencing should be based on facts.OK, good, if that's what it actually means. That idea was, as Kent has pointed out (cf. his comment on this thread), one of the main selling points of Prop 47 in California. Prop 47 reduced sentencing for a number of drug and property offenses simply by re-classifying them as misdemeanors. The theory, or so we were told, was that judges would be given more leeway to impose "flexible" sentences, and that this would help reduce crime.Now that, in the wake of Prop 47, property crime (and violent crime) has exploded in the Golden State, however, the refrain is that it's, ummm, too early to pay attention to the evidence.And no, I…
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Should the AG or special prosecutors litigate police misconduct instead of local DAs?
On Thursday, your correspondent testified before the House Select Committee on Emerging Texas Law Enforcement Issues on behalf of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition for a pair of bills which suggested alternatives to having local District Attorneys prosecute cases of serious police misconduct. HB 1369 by Harold Dutton would create a special unit at the Attorney General's office to prosecute police misconduct cases, taking them away from local District Attorneys who must worry about the consequences of indicting officers who are witnesses in their cases, not to mention political backlash from police unions or other elected officials. HB 1840 by Ron Reynolds would address the same issue by appointing a special prosecutor, or as envisioned in the committee substitute, appointing a prosecutor from a neighboring county. See video from the hearing here. The bills come up at the 23:40 and 1:58:10 marks, respectively.Rep. Dan Flynn offered up an alternative idea that garnered…
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Tate on Temporal Arbitrariness and the Death Penalty
Mary Kelly Tate (University of Richmond - School of Law) has posted Temporal Arbitrariness: A Back to the Future Look at a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Death Penalty Trial (University of Richmond Law Review, Vol. 49, 2015) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:...
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Members of the Quality Legal Team
When you hire on Quality Legal for your personal injury case, you can know that the leading experts in the area are on call to assist with your case. There are many types of experts that have been used in …The post Members of the Quality Legal Team appeared first on Personal Injury Attorney CO | Colorado Springs Lawyers.
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Therapy Instead of Criminal Charges for Teens Who Uploaded Nude Pics of Minors
Our Pembroke Pines and Hollywood juvenile defense attorneys at the Law Offices of Leifert & Leifert know that the prosecution's decision to drop criminal charges against the Pembroke Pines teens who uploaded nude pictures of other minors is an important one. Last month, we wrote about this case in its infancy; as you may recall, three juveniles were arrested for uploading naked photos of fellow juveniles to an account on the social networking app Instagram. In other words, they were arrested on suspicion of sharing child pornography on the internet. This week, as we noted above, prosecutors handling the case decided that the three teens would be better suited in therapy and community service than they'd be facing criminal charges. Specifically, the teenagers will be partaking in a juvenile diversion program.
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Ravich on Drones
Timothy M. Ravich (University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs) has posted Courts in the Drone Age (Northern Kentucky Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Few subjects encapsulate legal informatics more than “drones.” Aviation...
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CHECKPOINTS TONIGHT 3/27/15 – 3/28/15.
Checkpoints tonight & this weekend 3/27/15 – 3/28/15 CLICK for the list! PLEASE SHARE ~ Designate a Driver! Checkpoints 3/27/15 – 3/28/15 ***Let us know if you see a Checkpoint: text (314) 368-8123, FB message or post to the page, cllick “Make Report” on our FREE App ‘NO MO DUI’ (Get it on Google Play or Amazon) or iPhone www.mobile.nomodui.com **St Charles County Saturday, March 28, 2015, 7:00 PM start: “Operation A.R.R.E.S.T.” Alcohol Related Response Enforcement Strike Team. (MSHP Troop C) **Rolla March 2015: will have special enforcement patrols for “hazardous moving violations” which are defined by MSHP as driving while intoxicated, lane violations, following too closely, high speed, improper passing, etc. (MSHP Troop I) **Boone County March 2015: will have DWI sobriety checkpoints and DWI Saturation Patrols. (MSHP Troop F) **Webster County March 2015: will have…
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Property Damage Crash Blocks Interstate 15 Near 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: 03/27/2015 07:26 PM Please direct questions to the District Office Idaho State Police is currently investigating a property damage crash southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 118, near Idaho Falls. The southbound onramp is currently blocked at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available. sk / kb -------------
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Pasco considers tighter sex offender restrictions
3-27-15 Florida: WESLEY CHAPEL — An ordinance proposed by Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore that would force sex offenders in the county to live 2,500 feet away from places where children typically congregate was briefly discussed during this week’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. Under Florida law, those convicted of certain sex crimes against a child younger than 16 are not allowed
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