Today, if the government of Minnesota wants to restrict your ability to start your car once you have consumed alcohol, it can do so under certain circumstances after being charged with a DWI and prior to a conviction. A drunk driving conviction, again in certain instances, may allow the court to order installation of an ignition interlock device as part of an defendant’s probation. The ignition interlock device is a nifty machine that plugs directly into your car and controls your ability to start the car. When you enter the … [Read more...] The post Car of the Future Designed to Detect Sobriety in an Instant appeared first on Minneapolis DWI Lawyer Douglas T. Kans.
Car of the Future Designed to Detect Sobriety in an Instant
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Texas completes execution as Georgia soberly prepares for another
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Secret police personnel files thwart justice
The other day, Grits described the quandary faced by prosecutors when police departments operating under Texas' civil service code withhold evidence of misconduct that the state is obligated to turn over as impeachment material. This morning I ran across a June 25 editorial from the Beaumont Enterprise describing additional problems with secret disciplinary files. It opened:At a time when the use of force by police officers is under greater scrutiny than ever, the family of Stanley Leger remains trapped in a frustrating dilemma: It doesn't know if it has grounds to sue the city of Beaumont for his death last June ... because the city is withholding much of the evidence that could shed light on the deadly confrontation. That potential evidence includes, incredibly, a video camera taken from Leger's own house on the night of the shooting.Cases like this reveal a gap in the state's Public Information Law that should be closed.Police departments currently…
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Top 10 Questions You Should Ask When Hiring a Columbus DUI Attorney
When you are arrested for a DUI, you are facing very serious criminal charges. A large part of how your case turns out will depend on the type of help your Columbus DUI attorney can give you. That’s why choosing the right one is so vital. The following are the top 10 questions you should [...]The post Top 10 Questions You Should Ask When Hiring a Columbus DUI Attorney appeared first on Columbus Criminal Attorney.
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Sex-offender registry requires reboot in Ohio and the nation: editorial
When the powers that be say it is not working, and th wrong people are on it, what more needs to be said; get rid of it! 11-20-15 Ohio: Title 1 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 created an all-inclusive state-by-state registry of convicted sex offenders. Known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Title 1 also attempted the impossible: to protect the
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Fay Wells And The Police Response
Fay Wells is, by her own description, a successful, educated black woman. Clearly, she writes well, and her story of mistreatment at the hands of the Santa Monica police department was moving. I heard barking. I approached my front window and loudly asked what was going on. Peering through my blinds, I saw a gun. A man stood at the bottom of the stairs, pointing it at me. I stepped back and heard: “Come outside with your hands up.” I thought: This man has a gun and will kill me if I don’t come outside. At the same time, I thought: I’ve heard this line from policemen in movies. Although he didn’t identify himself, perhaps he’s an officer. There were 19 police officers outside Wells’ apartment. That’s a lot of cops. It would appear that they either have way too many police officers with nothing better to do, or way too little crime and everybody wants in on a potential bust. It seems that Wells’…
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Brennan Center produces "preliminary analysis" of crime trends in 2015
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Friday Open Thread
The attack in Mali at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, seems to be the work of an al-Qaida affiliated group -- most likely Ansar Dine. Its leader Iyad Ag Ghaly called for attacks on France this week. France has forces in Mali assisting the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Massachusetts Trying News Ways to Keep Drunk Drivers Off Roads
In the neighboring state of Rhode Island, a new law went into effect, which allows a judge to sentence any repeat offenders or drunk driving offenders with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of more than two times the legal limit to having to get a vehicle breath interlock device installed in his or her car. This means that if the driver wants to start his or her car, he must blow into the device and show a clear reading. The device can also require the driver to blow into it whenever stopped or at certain random intervals to prove sobriety. While the Rhode Island law is for repeat offenders and those with extremely high BACs, the Massachusetts legislature is proposing a new law that would require vehicle breath ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of a operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (OUI), according to an article from ABC News. For those that are not aware, the Massachusetts uses the term OUI…
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Manslaughter, Text Messages and the Facebook Posts
After a jury convicted Mickey Wahl of manslaughter and the trial judge sentenced him “to a presumptive prison term of 10.5 years”, he appealed. State v. Wahl, 2015 WL 6687551 (Court of Appeals of Arizona2015). You can, if you are interested, read more about the case in the news stories you can find here, here and here. The Court of Appeals begins its opinion by explaining thatin the fall of 2011, victim S.C. was dating Wahl's former girlfriend, Susan. After Wahl's breakup with Susan, he dated Jane, who had previously dated S.C. There was considerable animosity among and between these couples because of their prior relationships with each other. On December 11, 2011, S.C. and Susan were at a bar. Wahl and Jane later arrived at the bar, but only Jane went inside. Susan and Jane got into a physical altercation and went out to the parking lot where the fight continued.Wahl intervened, picking up Jane and placing her in the passenger side of…
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Downey Police Officer Shot to Death, Three Arrested in Botched Robbery Attempt
On Wednesday November 18, a 29-year-old Downey police officer was shot to death while sitting in his own car. According to news reports at Fox News, Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Galvez, a former Marine, was in plain clothes and sitting in his own vehicle when two men ran up and opened fire on Galvez. News reports state that in all, three attackers were arrested within hours of the shooting, which authorities believe occurred as the result of a botched robbery. The three attackers were 16, 18, and 21 and were reportedly on the lookout for someone to rob when they saw the officer sitting in his car. Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. said that Galvez had just ended his shift when the attack happened, and that he believed the attackers did not know he was a police officer when they attempted to rob him. Corina did not believe Galvez saw the young men coming toward him. The gunshots were heard by another officer who chased the suspects as they…
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GOP firebrand Sarah Palin suggests Republicans ought not be fighting against marijuana reform
Though I somewhat doubt that Sarah Palin is still a significant voice in conservative circles, I do not doubt that it is still somewhat significant that the former GOP Vice-President candidate is saying pretty clearly that politicians ought not be too concerned about bringing an end to blanket marijuana prohibition....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/Ga9yWLkz6OU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance
By Emily McGranachan, Master of Arts student in Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs at American University November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance On the night of July 4 – 5, while people in the United States were watching fireworks, transgender women were brutally attacked in Cali, in southwestern Colombia. In a separate attack on the same night, another group of transgender women were attacked and two were injured, one fatally, after being attacked with knives. The second woman had to be taken to the hospital due to her injuries. As horrible as this violence is, it is shockingly and brutally frequent. As of July 2015, the Santamaría Foundation, a local NGO, documented four killings of trans women in Cali that year, and 68 killings since 2005. Colombia Diversa, a national human rights NGO, had documented 15 killings of trans women as of July 2015 in the country as a whole. Unfortunately, such violence against transgender people is all too common…
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"After federal raids, U.S. tribes cautioned about marijuana"
The title of this post is the headline of this AP article providing an effective review of the state of tribal affairs concerning marijuana reform roughly a year since the US Department of Justice issued notable guidance concerning federal law enforcement priorities in this arena. Here are excerpts (with links...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/Ivan1R4QQoQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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Charged with Underage Drinking in Massachusetts, Here are Some of the Consequences…
In 1984, the United States passed the Uniform Drinking Age Act to mandate that all states raise the drinking age from 18 to 21. In compliance, the state of Massachusetts raised the legal drinking age in 1985. Since the change, and with rising awareness regarding underage drinking, the state of Massachusetts has adopted a serious zero-tolerance policy. These policies mandate a number of minimum penalties that can include minimum fines, jail time, operator’s license suspensions, and mandatory classes. Contact a Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer. A number of Massachusetts laws cover alcohol related offenses in relation to minors. The most common being minor in possession or transporting alcohol, both criminalized under Massachusetts code chapter 138, section 34c. While the initial penalty of this charge is a maximum $50.00 fine, the other implications are very serious. An alcohol related charge on your permanent record, revocation of driving privileges for 90…
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¿Es un engaño la devolución de aportes a los mayores de 65 años, propuesta por el Congreso?
Amigos, pienso que este asunto de la devolución de aportes de los clientes de las AFP desde que cumplen 65 años y un día, ha sido un engaño del Congreso a toda la población, debidamente concertado, les explico por qué pienso así: Si de la noche a la mañana la ciudadanía se encuentra con una noticia de la que ni siquiera se habían escuchado rumores, beneficiando al segmento de la población más vulnerable, desata expectativas no imaginadas que se incrementan con la llegada de las próximas fiestas. Sucede sin embargo que, desde que se conoce la noticia pero NO el proyecto que la sustenta, nos percatamos de las propuestas de los que se oponen a la “iniciativa” , algunas inteligentes, como la del seguro de pensiones universal, otras lastimeras, como las de Credicorp y la oposición de algunos congresistas, entre la del inefable señor Jaime Delgado…
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Two Vehicle Crash Near Ft. Hall Sends One to Hospital
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 5 5205 South 5th Ave. Pocatello, Idaho 83204-2299 (208) 236-6466 FAX: (208) 236-6068 For Immediate Release: November 20, 2015 at 8:50 a.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On November 20, 2015, at approximately 5:45 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 15, near milepost 79, just south of the Ft. Hall exit. Martin Carreno Patino, 22, of Idaho Falls, ID was driving southbound in a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. Ahmad Mohammad, 20, of Pocatello, ID was ahead of Patino, driving southbound in a 2013 Ford Mustang, at a slower rate of speed than Patino. Patino did not slow sufficiently in time to avoid driving into the rear of Mohammad's vehicle. Mohammad was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center. Patino and Mohammad were…
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Pelekanos on Child Witnesses in English Law
Apostolos Pelekanos (University of Sussex) has posted The Role of Child Witness in the English Law of Evidence on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The current essay will first present the historical process of creating an appropriate legal framework for...
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Minnesota Plans To Reduce Many Future Drug Crime Sentences
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission approved a motion that would reduce prison sentencing guidelines for a variety of drug crime offenses. The approved measure would reduce prison sentences for individuals convicted of first- and second-degree drug possession. First-degree possession sentences would be nearly cut in half, and second-degree offenders could receive probation instead of the current four-year prison sentence. Many people on the commission said they believe the state is currently too harsh on certain aspects of drug crimes. They believe low level users of cocaine, heroin or meth are sometimes receiving the same sentences as major drug dealers under the current structure. “The prior guidelines were too severe,” said Mark Wernick, a commissioner and former Hennepin County Judge. Although the measure has received support from the commission, it’s not a done deal. The changes need to be proposed at a public hearing before receiving a…
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"Prison Time Surges for Federal Inmates"
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