It never ceases to amaze me the lengths some lawyers will go to gain any kind of advantage in a trial, no matter what the ethical implications may be. Take for instance the actions of Stephen Diaco, his partner Robert D. Adams and one of their associates Adam Fithaut, all on trial (being live streamed on ABC Action Newsin Tampa) together before a bar referee as this is being written.Diaco and Adams were representing the defendant in the trial of the infamous "Shock Jock Case" (one shock jock suing the other for defamation) in Tampa. The lawyer representing the plaintiff was Phil Campbell, who's office was in the same building as Diaco and Adams, PA, and was well known as one who imbibes frequently, if not daily. Mr. Campbell, actually lived directly across the street from his favorite watering hole.Diaco and Adams were not doing particularly well in the trial. It was conceded at the time that Campbell was kicking them…
HOW FAR SOME WILL GO, WILL ONLY AMAZE AND DISGUST YOU!
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Our firm represents former police officer in federal corruption investigation
Page Pate responds to allegations against our client, a former ATF Task Force Officer, in a federal and state public corruption investigation in Savannah, Georgia. The post Our firm represents former police officer in federal corruption investigation appeared first on .
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New Report Confirms Mentally Ill Prison Inmates Receive Inadequate Services and are Abused
Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) recently issued a new Report finding that mentally ill inmates in US prisons are frequently mistreated, neglected and abused. The Report also contains a lot of information concerning the role of prisons in the mental health system in this country. First, according to the HRW Report, prisons have become the primary mental health care facilities in the United States. One in every six inmates is mentally ill. In fact, there are three times as many mentally ill prison inmates as there are patients in mental health care facilities. The rate of mental illness in our prison population is three times higher than in our general population. Figures gathered by the US Justice Department buttress these findings. According to a DOJ study, 75% of women and 50% of men in State prisons, and 75% of women and 63% of men in local jails, will have a mental health problem requiring services in any given year. Mentally ill…
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Police interview suspect possibly connected to Lansingburgh arson
5-12-15 New York: LANSINGBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Police have interviewed at least one suspect they believe is connected to a Lansingburgh arson that displaced 13 people. Firefighters responded to a fire around 2:30 a.m. May 1 at 250 Second Ave. Thirteen people, including three young children, were displaced and an elderly woman nearly lost her life. Police believe the fire was an act of
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Traffic congested near the Perrine Bridge
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: 5/12/2015 - 6:15 pm Please direct questions to the District Office Multiple Magic Valley area emergency crews are currently working to rescue a BASE jumper whose parachute is caught in the Perrine Bridge. Northbound traffic of US Highway 93 across the Perrine Bridge is blocked and is being diverted to one of the southbound lanes. Traffic is congested in the area. Idaho State Police is cautioning motorists to avoid this area if at all possible. SC/MC -------------
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Criminal Defense Attorney For School Zone Distribution Of Drugs (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7) In New Jersey
New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney For Those Arrested On School Zone Distribution Of Drugs (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7) Charges School Zone Distribution of Drugs (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7) is the charge levied when authorities believe that you distributed, dispensed, or possessed with intent to sell any controlled dangerous substance or its analog while on school property, within 1,000 feet of a school, or on a school bus. School Zone Distribution of Drugs is a Third Degree Crime, carrying a sentence of between three and five years, except in cases where the violation involved less than one ounce of marijuana. In those cases, a minimum of at least one year applies, during which time you will be ineligible for parole. Read MoreThe post Criminal Defense Attorney For School Zone Distribution Of Drugs (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-7) In New Jersey appeared first on New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney - Matthew Reisig.
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Criminal Lawyer For An Eluding (N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(b)) Arrest In New Jersey
Criminal Defense Lawyer For Those Arrested On Eluding (N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(b)) Charges In New Jersey If you were operating a motor vehicle or vessel in New Jersey and received an order from a police officer to stop, you are obligated to obey that order. Failure to do so is known as Eluding a Police Officer (N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(b)), and is a serious criminal matter. As a base charge, Eluding is a Third Degree Crime that carries a potential sentence of between three and five years, though at the Third Degree level there is not a presumption of incarceration. If the act of Eluding is deemed to have put another person at risk of death or injury, the charge is enhanced to a Second Degree Crime, where there is a presumption of incarceration. Read MoreThe post Criminal Lawyer For An Eluding (N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2(b)) Arrest In New Jersey appeared first on New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney - Matthew Reisig.
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Invasion Of Privacy (N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9) Criminal Defense Attorney In New Jersey
Invasion Of Privacy (N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9) Defense Attorney In New Jersey Under New Jersey law, there are broad protections to prevent the inappropriate viewing or recording of people in a state of nudity, or during sexual contact, without their knowledge or consent. Invasion of Privacy (N.J.S.A. 2C:14-9) specifies these acts as crimes: ● Observing a person when their intimate parts are exposed or when they are engaged in sexual contact, without that person’s consent, when a reasonable observer would know such exposure or contact is likely, and when the victim has a reasonable expectation that they would not be observed. ● Videotaping, filming, recording, or otherwise reproducing in any manner an image of a person whose intimate parts are exposed, or who is engaging in sexual contact, without that person’s consent and in circumstances where a reasonable person would not expect to be observed. ● Disclosing, publishing, or otherwise disseminating such…
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Contractors and Developers Charged with Loan Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Mortgage Fraud Blog. Michael Barnett, Robert Lees and Kevin Dicello have been indicted and charged with conspiracy, fraud, and false statement charges in connection with the development of Vineyard Commons, a luxury residential complex in Ulster County, New York. According to the allegations made in the Superseding Indictment: Barnett, who was the developer of Vineyard Commons, sought kickbacks and investments from subcontractors and vendors on the project and made false statements to the project’s lender so that he could draw down on the project’s line of credit. Lees and Dicello were a division president and vice president of operations, respectively, for a subcontractor and vendor that provided rough carpentry and lumber supplies on the project (the “Lumber Company”). The indictment charges that Lees and Dicello agreed to have their employer pay Barnett a kickback of approximately $865,000 in exchange for the Vineyard Commons contract, as…
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State v. Reis (Summary)
Washington State Supreme Court State v. Reis: In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Wiggins, the court found that the 2011 amendments to RCW 69.51A.040 do not decriminalize the possession of marijuana for medical use because such decriminalization was conditioned upon the establishment of a statewide registry of medical marijuana patients. However, because Governor…
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**UPDATE** - Perrine Bridge rescue complete; traffic flowing normally.
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: 5/12/2015 - 6:15 pm Please direct questions to the District Office ***UPDATE*** The rescue operation is complete and all lanes of travel have reopened. SC/MC ************************************************************************************* Multiple Magic Valley area emergency crews are currently working to rescue a BASE jumper whose parachute is caught in the Perrine Bridge. Northbound traffic of US Highway 93 across the Perrine Bridge is blocked and is being diverted to one of the southbound lanes. Traffic is congested in the area. Idaho State Police is cautioning motorists to avoid this area if at all possible. SC/MC -------------
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Texas House approves non-government funded, operated needle exchange pilots
Remarkably, HB 65 by McClendon this evening passed by a 92-37 vote with no floor debate, after needle exchange had been one of the more contentious topics debated on the House floor in 2013. A majority of Republicans supported the bill (44-37) and all Democrats. Congratulations to Chairwoman McClendon and her staff. This was an impressive victory after the filed version of the bill faced a rocky start in its committee hearing. From there to a 9-0 committee vote to a 2.5-1 margin on the House floor has been quite a fascinating trek. (Your correspondent has been pleased to help them in the process on behalf of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.)Now, on to the Senate, where we find out if the re-vamped bill - no taxpayer money, operated by nonprofits instead of government - receives as cheerful a welcome on the eastern side of the capitol.See related coverage from the SA Express News, the Dallas News, and perhaps the best coverage so far from the Dallas Voice.RELATED: Why…
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A Tale of Contrast: Hobbs Magistrate and Carlsbad Magistrate
From top to bottom, the Hobbs District Attorney's Office is much more talented than the Carlsbad District Attorney's Office. However, why is it then that the Hobbs office is so inefficient and the Carlsbad Office leans in the other direction, if ever so slightly.In my opinion, the magistrate courts that both offices interact with are the difference. Because the magistrate courts in both jurisdictions are vastly different. Vastly.In saying this I mean no disrespect to Judge Henry, who is fair to everybody and brings the hammer down on anybody who is out of line. And, of course, the staff at the Hobbs magistrate court work their tails off.But the institution as a whole in Hobbs is broken.And here's my take on why.In Carlsbad, you have Judge Read and Judge Castaneda. Both Judges see themselves as umpires. They call balls and strikes and don't give a crap about what team wins. They call them as they see them. They enforce the…
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Ohio House extends time in which rape prosecutions can be brought amid ongoing DNA testing
5-12-2015 Ohio: COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio House has passed a bill to extend the time period for prosecuting rape and sexual battery to 25 years after the crime. The bill also provides an additional five years for prosecution from the time a potential suspect is identified through DNA testing. The legislation comes as the Attorney General's Office continues to plow through a backlog of untested
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Exoneree Jeff Deskovic Defends Juror in Pedro Hernandez Case: “Here in America, we do not take away someone’s freedom based on speculation”
In an op-ed published today in the Daily News, Innocence Project exoneree Jeff Deskovic writes about Adam Sirois, the man drawing national media attention for being the sole juror to vote against convicting Pedro Hernandez, the man on trial for the 1979 murder of Etan Patz. Deskovic writes that Sirois should be applauded for standing his ground and not convicting a man who he wasn’t convinced was guilty. Deskovic draws parallels between the ongoing Etan Patz case and his own wrongful conviction case in 1990. Deskovic was convicted based on a false confession of the 1989 rape and murder of one of his high school classmates. In 2006, Deskovic was finally exonerated with the help of the Innocence Project, which used advanced DNA testing to prove his innocence. Deskovic, now the executive director of the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice in New York, writes that the strongest evidence against Hernandez is a long, detailed confession that he gave police, but the…
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Property Damage Crash Near Hollister
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: 5/13/15 2:30 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 11:17 the Idaho State Police investigated a non-injury crash on U.S. Highway 93 at milepost 29, near Hollister. Pamela L. Jerauld, 49, of Jerome, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu south on U.S. Highway 93. Jerauld tried to pass a 2014 Freightliner with a reefer trailer, driven by Daniel R Rowland, 55, of British Columbia, in a no passing zone. Jerauld swerved back into the southbound lane, clipped the front bumper of the semi, and continued off the right shoulder of the road. All occupants were wearing seatbelts. The southbound lanes were partially blocked for…
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News Scan
Triple Murderer Executed In Texas: Derrick Charles, convicted of murdering his 15-year-old girlfriend, her mother and her grandfather 13 years ago, became the seventh inmate executed in Texas this year after being put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday night. The AP reports that Charles' attorneys argued that he was mentally incompetent and sought to overturn his death sentence, but the claim was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has two more executions scheduled next month, but only has enough pentobarbital for one of them. Protests Begin in Wisconsin After Shooting Decision: Hours after a prosecutor announced that a white officer would not be charged in the March 6 shooting death of an unarmed biracial man, protests have begun in Madison which some fear will become violent as in Ferguson and Baltimore. Todd Richmond of the AP reports that Dane County's district attorney Ismael Ozanne, a…
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Proposed Motorcycle Law Would Allow Pennsylvania Motorcyclists to 'Ride on Red'
A new bill introduced in Pennsylvania’s legislature aims at changing the current laws for motorcyclists and pedalcyclists in regard to red lights. Introduced by Representative Stephen Bloom (R- Cumberland), the motorcycle law has yet to be voted on in either house and is still sitting in committee.House Bill 950 The name of House Bill (HB) 950 is, “An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of Pennsylvania’s Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to the operation of vehicles, further providing for traffic control signals.” While the act’s name might by a mouthful to handle, the purpose of the bill is relatively simple: the act would allow motorcycles and bicyclists to pass through red lights when safe. As such, the bill has become known as the “motorcycle ride on red bill.”The Logic Behind House Bill 950According to the bill’s sponsor, the logic behind the bill is that many intersections in the state, especially in rural…
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