The following was sent to us via the "Tell Us Your Story" form and posted with the users permission. By Nita: My son was/is addicted to online pornography all types, and is incarcerated. He is non-violent, but being treated like he was. I have gone through disappointment, embarrassment, guilt, depression, anger, money and now mislead. The system said he would serve his time and get off with good behavior, and extra credit for taking classes. They never told us it's impossible to find a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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23 years of mayhem
The following was sent to us via the "Tell Us Your Story" form and posted with the users permission. By Bill: I am from Utah. 23 years ago I plead guilty to attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child. The penalties of the law for pleading guilty were laid out. I would have to "Register" at the Courthouse once a year for 3 years. 3 years parole. Judge said in court I was looking at doing considerably less than 5 years. Everything that was thrown at me is what is referred to as a "Legal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Financier’s estate pays $4 million to settle False Claims Act case involving TARP
On October 16, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached a settlement of False Claims Act allegations brought against an Arkansas financier, Layton Stuart, and his estate and trusts. According to DOJ’s press release: The United States resolved for $4 million a False Claims Act action against the estate and trusts of the late Layton P. Stuart, former owner and president of One Financial Corporation, and its subsidiary, One Bank & Trust N.A., both based in Little Rock, Arkansas. One Bank, another victim of Stuart’s frauds that is now under new management, will receive an additional $6.9 million. The United States’ complaint, filed earlier this year, alleged that Stuart and One Financial violated the False Claims Act by making false statements about the financial condition of One Financial and One Bank to induce the Department of the Treasury to invest Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds in One Financial. * * …
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Shame, Isolation and Banishment
The following was sent to us via the "Tell Us Your Story" form and posted with the users permission. By James: There is so much I've learned about these laws over the past five years that I'd like to unlearn but can't. One feels a bit like Kafka's Samsa; one day you are traveling salesman and the next day, a giant insect whose family in the end is relieved that you died. Perhaps Kafka's "The Trial" and Joesph K. is an even more fitting description of what this experience is like. I was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Governor Charlie Baker's Plan to Restrict M.D.'s Opioid Prescriptions: Misdirected Energy
Here in Massachusetts, we've got a serious problem involving heroin use. A lot of deaths have resulted, and clearly, we need to address this problem. No one, including myself, disputes that. But you can rely on government to step in and largely botch the potential solutions to a given problem. Entirely unproductive efforts, misguided approaches and hundreds of billions of dollars of wasted taxpayer money have been the combined legacy of this country's utter and abject failure to address drug use that is harmful. For the past 40+ years, the federal and state governments have dramatically called this effort, the "War on Drugs." And it has been no more effective than the "War on Poverty." (Look around you, if you doubt that.) The most recent, and here in Massachusetts, most local example of this wasted and misdirected energy to address the heroin epidemic in Massachusetts? Gov. Charlie Baker’s recent proposal to limit the amount of…
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Michigan Driver's License Restoration - The Fix
Frequently, in my role as a Michigan driver's license restoration lawyer, I am called upon after someone has tried and lost a previous license appeal. Sometimes, the person will have tried on his or her own, while other times, some lawyer may have been at the helm. In this capacity, I work as a "fixer." Last week, I met with a new client who has used 2 different lawyers (well known names in the criminal/DUI world, but not regulars at license restoration cases) for each of her prior unsuccessful appeals. We spent more time than my usual 3 hours for our first meeting, and at one point, she looked at me, somewhat exasperated as we looked at the various details important to her case, and said of her prior attorneys, "We never went over any of this!" I was honestly somewhat embarrassed (for them, of course) and, to soothe her emotions, replied that they probably didn't know to get into this much detail because I spend most of every day on license…
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CIA Confirms: Trey Gowdy A Bald Faced Liar
On October 7, 2015, Trey Gowdy sent a public letter to Rep Elijah Cummings that made the false accusation that: In addition to Sidney Blumenthal's business interests, Secretary Clinton also apparently received classified infonnation from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Interview with Texas Exoneree Christopher Scott: 'I kept hope alive that one day I was going to be free.'
The Dallas Morning News recently published an interview with Christopher Scott who was exonerated in Dallas in 2009. In the interview, Scott, who was cleared of a 1997 capital murder conviction, speaks about Freedom Fighters, the documentary which is wrapping up production and is scheduled to be released next year. The film follows Scott and other Texas-based exonerees who work with him at House of Renewed Hope, the organization that Scott founded to investigate cases of other wrongfully convicted people. Last year, the Innocence Blog interviewed Scott about the film project, about his case and about his life’s work post exoneration. This is what he had to say: IP: When did you get the idea to start House of Renewed Hope? It was before I got out of prison. You have a lot of things to think about, lying in a prison bed, thinking about how you can help other individuals who are in your position. So, it was a no-brainer for me to start my own organization. I was tired of…
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Monday Open Thread
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New York Times editorial rightly frames debate over federal judges' expungement power
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Columbus OVI Charge Reduced For Student At Risk Of Losing Internship
A 20-year-old college student originally from Tennessee acquired a Columbus OVI charge out of Monroe County. With the risk of losing his very impressive internship with a gas company, the young man contacted the experienced Columbus OVI attorneys at Luftman, Heck & Associates to help clear his name. The student was involved in an accident [...]The post Columbus OVI Charge Reduced For Student At Risk Of Losing Internship appeared first on Columbus Criminal Attorney.
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Submitted testimony from witnesses at SRCA 2015 hearing (and member statements) now available
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Dyszlewski et al. on Mass Incarceration
Nicole P. Dyszlewski , Lucinda Harrison-Cox and Raquel M. Ortiz (Roger Williams University - School of Law , Roger Williams University - School of Law and Roger Williams University School of Law) have posted Mass Incarceration: An Annotated Bibliography (Roger...
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News Scan
Officer Killed by Injured Suspect in Hospital: A sheriff's deputy of a small Minnesota town was killed early Sunday at a St. Cloud Hospital when an injured suspect being treated there grabbed his gun and shot him. Fox News reports that 60-year-old Steven Martin Sandberg of the Aitkin County Sheriff's Department was asked by the hospital to monitor 50-year-old Danny Leroy Hammond, a suspect charged with kidnapping, assault and terroristic threats against his wife and being treated for an undisclosed condition at the hospital. A struggle ensued between Sandberg and Hammond, who was not handcuffed, and several shots were fired before security guards entered and subdued Hammond with a Taser. Hammond became unresponsive and died after being taken into custody. Sandberg had been with the sheriff's department since 1981. Man Charged with Murder after Calling TV Station: A Milwaukee man was charged with second-degree murder after…
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"Many States Still Grapple With Regulating Medical Marijuana"
The title of this post is the title of this effective piece from Stateline, the news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that provides reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. Here is an excerpt: Montana is among several vanguard states whose voters eagerly legalized medical cannabis by passing...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/93shSEIO6A8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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National Teen Drivers Safety Week is October 19-25
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children and teenagers ages 14 through 18 every year. In the year 2013 alone, there were an estimated 130,000 injuries and 2,614 fatalities amongst teen drivers ages 15 through 19.Because of the severity of the problem, National Teen Drivers Safety Week has been created to raise awareness about safe driving. National Teen Driver Safety Week is scheduled to take place between October 18 and 24, 2015.Talk to Your Teens About Safe DrivingWith National Teen Driver Safety Week quickly approaching, there is no better time to talk to your teens about safe driving. In fact, despite the high number of teen driver vehicle accidents every year, only approximately 25 percent of parents have had a conversation with their kids about the risks that are associated with driving. You can improve your teen’s safety—and reduce their risk of being in a fatal…
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Boeing Settles Whistleblower Claims for False Billing on Air Force Maintenance Contracts
Last week, the Boeing Company agreed to pay the United States $18 million to settle allegations that it falsely charged the Government for labor under maintenance contracts it had with… read more → The post Boeing Settles Whistleblower Claims for False Billing on Air Force Maintenance Contracts appeared first on .
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Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor
56 year old St. George Utah resident James Allen Matlock was arrested this weekend for unlawful sexual conduct with a 16-17 year old minor. Indecent liberties Unlawful sexual conduct can be regarding one or more inappropriate circumstances, but not necessarily sex. According to Matlock’s booking report, his charges of unlawful sexual conduct were listed as […] The post Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor appeared first on Salt Lake Criminal Defense.
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Hallevy on Algebra and Criminal Fault
Gabriel Hallevy (Ono Academic College, Faculty of Law) has posted Algebraic Insights Towards the Legal Transformation of Fault Within in personamDefenses Under Modern Criminal Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In this paper, major aspects of the legal transformation...
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Minnesota Now Requires a Search Warrant for a DWI Blood Test
In a victory for drivers everywhere, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held on October 13, 2015 in State vs. Trahan that law enforcement is now required to obtain a search warrant before seeking a blood sample from a non-consenting driver. When you are pulled over for a suspected DWI, the police officer needs probable cause before he can arrest you. Probable cause for a DWI arrest can arise from the presence of various indicia of intoxication or an admission by you that you are intoxicated. The are also various field … [Read more...] The post Minnesota Now Requires a Search Warrant for a DWI Blood Test appeared first on Minneapolis DWI Lawyer Douglas T. Kans.
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