Johanna LohmanMy activistPyotr Pavlensky is a thirty-one year Russian performance artist and political activist. He studied at the St. Petersburg Art and Industry Academy. He has gained worldwide attention in the last three years for his outrageous public performances, which usually involve some type of self-mutilation. The performances are intended to draw attention to political conditions in Russia. Each one is carefully planned and executed in public spaces with Pavlensky usually releasing statements of explanation after the fact. He has been arrested on multiple occasions for hooliganism and is currently in custody for vandalism after setting fire to a prominent government building.Pavlensky has carried out six major performances since 2012, each in protest to specific government actions. His first well-known performance, entitled Seam, was carried out in May 2012. He showed up near Petersburg’s Kazan Cathedral with his mouth sewn closed. This performance was in…
Scholarship Application: Pyotr Pavlensky
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Ouss on Incentives Structures and Criminal Justice
Aurelie Ouss has posted Incentives Structures and Criminal Justice on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The conventional assumption in economics of crime is that criminal justice system actors behave like social planners, choosing punishment levels to equate the marginal benefits...
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"Is Deterrence Relevant in Sentencing White-Collar Defendants?"
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Judge Must Follow the Law Despite His Personal Beliefs
Under international media scrutiny and political pressure Utah judge Scott Johansen reversed his recent decision to remove a 9-month old foster child from the home of April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce, a married lesbian couple in Price, Utah. Ms. Hoagland and Ms. Pierce had fostered the baby for three months and expected to adopt the child. They had the approval and consent of the child’s mother and the local department of child welfare. During the initial hearing when Judge Johansen ordered the child welfare authorities to remove the child within seven days, he remarked that he had read literature stating that children were better off being raised in a home with a mother and a father. But the intervention of Utah’s Republican Governor Gary Herbert and the media maelstrom, including tweets from Hilary Clinton and a variety of anti-discrimination organizations led to a follow-up ruling from Judge Johansen who amended his original order and scheduled a…
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Natapoff on innocence and the misdemeanor plea mill
Alexandra Natapoff this week presented a particularly sagacious version of innocence advocacy in the Washington Post (Nov. 11), titled, "The cost of ‘quality of life’ policing: Thousands of young black men coerced to plead guilty to crimes they didn’t commit." The piece confronts, in virtuoso fashion, some of the same topics which the Innocence Project of Texas recently recommended the new Timothy Cole Exoneration Review Commission take on: Particularly the pressure on innocent defendants to plea guilty to small-time offenses because of pretrial detention. Wrote Natapoff:Once charged, the misdemeanor process then exerts enormous pressure on individuals to plead guilty, especially if they are stuck in jail because they cannot make bail. As a result, many of them end up convicted of crimes they never committed, such as loitering, trespassing, disorderly conduct, or resisting arrest. It can happen to anyone, but because we overpolice young…
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At Least Four Prior ISIS Videos Threatening France
In November, 2014, just days after the mass beheadings of Syrian pilots by Jihadi John and 16 or 18 other fighters, in which Peter Kassig's severed head appears, French ISIS members released a video, What Are You Waiting For?" It reportedly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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ThreePeat
When all you have is a hammer, they say, everything looks like a nail.And one definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.Thing is, Tim McGinty's not insane. When he went to the well a third time he knew he'd get the same result. The catch is that he thinks we'll buy it if it just gets said enough. This is about Tamir Rice. Actually, it's about Timothy Loehmann, the cop who shot and killed Tamir. The grand jury's still out on him, of course, after only a couple of months of testimony. That's as opposed to the 20 minutes of testimony before the GJ returns a murder indictment in the ordinary case. But because Loehmann's a cop, the grand jury doesn't just decide whether a quick and dirty summary of the evidence against him provides probable cause to indict. Sure it would. Which is fine for the ordinary person. But for Tim McGinty,…
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I Just Got Arrested at UConn. What Do I Do Now?
Getting in trouble in college is just not what it used to be. The best UConn criminal lawyers regularly get calls in the middle of the night from panicked UConn undergraduate and graduate students who have been arrested at UConn for Disorderly Conduct, Breach of Peace, Hazing, Possession of Narcotics, Fake IDs or Assault. Ten years ago, UConn campus cops may have just seized your contraband, issued a warning, and sent you on your way. Not anymore. As any college student will tell you, there’s a new wave of zero tolerance law enforcement taking over college campuses, and UConn is no exception. The stakes are higher than ever. So if you got arrested at UConn, Yale, Southern Connecticut or any other Connecticut college, then expect to deal with both the Connecticut criminal courts and a school disciplinary / expulsion proceeding. More importantly, get in touch with a top UConn criminal school discipline lawyer attorney to learn how take the…
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"How Gun Traffickers Get Around State Gun Laws"
From The New York Times: How Gun Traffickers Get Around State Gun Laws - The New York Times In California, some gun smugglers use FedEx. In Chicago, smugglers drive just across the state line into Indiana, buy a gun and...
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Convicted sex offender wants off registry 28 years after offense
11-14-15 New Hampshire: Three months ago, a woman named Dawn was sitting at work in Washington, D.C., when she got a call from an investigator with the Merrimack County Attorney’s office. It was about her adoptive father, a man whom the courts here have come to refer to as “John Doe.” Doe was convicted three decades ago of molesting Dawn when she was a young teen in Hooksett, once in 1983 at
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Saturday Night With the Dem Debate
Well, for you guys, I have somewhere to go. Debate Open Thread. Update (TL): I'm watching. The theme is terrorism. Hillary looks great. She sounds so much more experienced on foreign affairs than Sanders and O'Malley. Hillary says we... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Are Ohio’s DUI/OVI Marijuana Laws Constitutional?
Issue 3 went up in smoke last week, so it’s still illegal to use marijuana in Ohio. It’s also illegal to operate a vehicle under the influence of marijuana or with a prohibited level of marijuana metabolite in one’s urine. The last article in this blog addressed the duration of marijuana’s effects and the duration of marijuana’s detectability. The conclusion was marijuana effects last for two hours to five hours, but marijuana metabolites are detectable in urine for up to five weeks. With that backdrop, this article discusses whether Ohio’s DUI/OVI marijuana laws are Constitutional. The part of Ohio’s OVI law with the most significant Constitutional problem is the part which prohibits driving with marijuana metabolites in one’s urine. Ohio Revised Code section 4511.19(A)(1)(j)(viii)(II) says no person shall operate a vehicle with a concentration of at least thirty-five nanograms of marihuana…
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Injury Crash on SH55 at Chicken Dinner Road
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: 11/14/15 7:15 PM Please direct questions to the District Office At this time, the Idaho State Police is investigating an injury crash on State Highway 55 at milepost 7.6, near Chicken Dinner Rd. The highway is currently blocked. More information will be relayed as it becomes available. EH / SG -------------
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Three Vehicles Crash Near The Perrine Bridge
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: 11/14/15 8:54 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 6:21 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a three vehicle, non-injury crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Golf Course Road, north of the Perrine bridge in Jerome County. William Packham, 35, of Twin Falls, was travelling south on Highway 93 in a 2004 Honda Pilot. Packham's vehicle, while approaching the intersection with Golf Course Road, collided with the rear of a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by Breanne Steward, 19, of Buhl. Steward's vehicle then collided with the rear of a 2013 GMC Yukon, being driven by Jennifer Canoy, 32, of Twin Falls. The southbound left lane of travel was blocked for approximately one and a half hours. All drivers were seatbelted at the time of the crash. This crash is under…
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Fatality Crash on SH55 at Chicken Dinner Road
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: 11/15/2015 12:45 a.m. Please direct questions to the District Office ****Final Update**** On November 14, 2015, at approximately 6:45 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, fatality crash on SH 55 at Chicken Dinner Road, in Canyon County. Melissa Loucks, 39, of Marsing, was northbound on SH 55 near Chicken Dinner road in a 2012 Ford Fusion. Carolina Estrada-Hernandez, 18, of Caldwell, was southbound in a 2001 Ford Taurus. The Ford Taurus crossed the center line and struck the Fusion on the front passenger side. The Taurus overturned and came to rest on its top. Estrada-Hernandez' passenger, Vanessa Mendoza, 18, of Caldwell, was not wearing a seatbelt…
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Selbstleseverfahren, Band 136
" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Auch an diesem Sonntag: Unsere Lesetipps der vergangenen Woche im Selbstleseverfahren Foto: PlaceIt.net Soll man mit dem Strafrecht Politik machen? Das geplante Massaker Zum Tode von Helmut Schmidt: Die Autorität „Der Beschuldigte ist Ausländer“ Obdachlosen-Tafeln: Fiskus greift sich Lebensmittel-Spender Der unsichtbare Gorilla Vermummte Demonstranten sind in Bayern künftig Straftäter Wohlleben will jetzt auch reden, Zschäpe dafür später Der Weg in den Knast: Einer geht rein (Blendle/kostenpflichtig) Dokumentation: „In den Fängen der Justiz“ (VOXnow Mediathek) --- Hinweis: Wir haben unsere Feed-Adresse aktualisiert: http://www.strafakte.de/feed/ Bitte aktualisieren Sie die Adresse demnächst in Ihrem Feed-Reader, um sicherzustellen, dass Sie auch weiterhin den Feed erhalten. © Strafakte.de: Twitter -…
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The Supreme Court To Civil Forfeiture: Snort My Taint*
Though not the sexiest Supreme Court case this year, a few have recognized that Luis v. United States has an issue that could do some serious harm to nice folks who meet the criminal justice system. It’s one of those cases that, after the shit hits the fan, everybody will cry “how did that happen?”, as if this was a big secret. Not so secret, really. It’s just that you couldn’t be bothered watching when it was happening before your eyes, so it will seem all secret-y when it comes back to bite you in the butt. The issue is fairly straightforward. Should the dreaded Monsanto case be applied, pre-trial, to concededly untainted assets? The case of Luis v. United States arose in 2012 when Sila Luis was indicted in Florida on charges of operating a complicated scheme that allegedly defrauded Medicare of upwards of $40 million. The federal prosecutor in her case sought and obtained a pre-trial order freezing her assets. What…
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Does This Dress Make My Butt Look Fat?
Whenever someone argues why men are such monsters to women, they invariably invoke the hated strawman, a sexist word if ever there was one. Whether it’s the “too exhausting” argument that men feel entitled to women’s bodies (no, they don’t; they’re just horny, because hormones, except nobody wants your body because you’re yucky) or whether women are entitled to change their mind the day after sex (of course they are, because rape is whatever a woman decides it is), it’s based on some cartoon characterization of men’s motives. After all, aren’t men nothing more than what women tell us we are? Is this worth more than a head shake and chuckle? An op-ed in the New York Times by Brookings Institute’s Richard V. Reeves and Isabel V. Sawhill wants to free men from the burden of having a sense of humor. They call it “Men’s Lib!” Yay. Who doesn’t like “lib”? SO far the…
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Logan on Interstate Recognition of Ex-Offender Rights
Wayne A. Logan (Florida State University - College of Law) has posted 'When Mercy Seasons Justice': Interstate Recognition of Ex-Offender Rights (49 U.C. Davis Law Review 1 (2015)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: To the great relief of many,...
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Beety on Thompson on Forensic Labs
Valena Elizabeth Beety (West Virginia University - College of Law) has posted Cops in Lab Coats and Forensics in the Courtroom (Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Law enforcement’s past cover-ups of faulty...
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