"Why hasn’t President Obama granted clemency to a single Latina inmate?"
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Foot Injury from Car Accident
Your feet are made up of several components, including the ankle, the heel, the midfoot, and the toes, comprising over 25 bones altogether. Many of the bones are quite small, while others are larger and extremely vital for keeping you mobile. The complex, fragile nature of the foot and ankle region, combined with the general vulnerability of feet in a crash, makes foot injuries from car accidents fairly common.What are some common types of car accident-related foot injuries?One of the most common types of foot injuries in car accidents is a Lisfranc fracture. The Lisfranc joint is a section of bones in the mid-foot. The name “Lisfranc” actually comes from the name of a French field surgeon who amputated soldiers’ feet after a debilitating foot injury.When an accident causes a crushing or compacting of the foot, the Lisfranc joint may sustain damage, either leading to a break or separation of the bones. Lisfranc fractures, which typically begin with swelling of…
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The Meaning of Court Case Numbers in Illinois
The court system in Illinois assigns court case numbers based upon the type of case and when the case was filed. That means that the case number can provide useful information about the court case if one knows how to interpret the case number. This article provides information on decoding Illinois case numbers. Format of Illinois case numbers in general Illinois court case numbers take the form of [year][case type][number filed in that county]. That is to say that the 4-number year, … Continued
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Epidemic Overdose Deaths: It's Not "Big Pharma." It's Smack Dealers.
Among those who favor lowering sentences for heroin traffickers, the surge in overdose deaths is a problem. They understand that the public is unlikely to want to water-down the penalties for the people behind the surge. Thus it has become a popular refrain that the major driver of the problem is not smack pushers but, instead, opioid addiction driven by "Big Pharma" and unethical pain doctors.The problem, as is often the case with sentencing reform advocates, is that the refrain is made up, as Brian Blake at the Hudson Institute explains:A new, peer-reviewed article in the New England Journal of Medicine contradicts the White House claim that the huge increase in heroin overdose deaths--440 percent in the past seven years--is directly related to prescription pain killers and changes in prescribing policies aimed at making them harder to obtain and abuse.The article, authored by some of the federal government's leading addiction…
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Yilmazkuday on Pro-Competitive Effects of Anti-Crime Laws
Hakan Yilmazkuday (Florida International University) has posted Pro-Competitive Effects of Anti-Crime Laws on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The fear of becoming a victim of crime imposes costs on individuals that act like barriers to retail trade. This paper attempts...
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Injury Crash on Westbound I-84 137 On-ramp
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: 01/21/15 7:50 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Thursday, January 21, 2016, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a motorcycle crash on the westbound I-84 137 on-ramp. Thomas H. Wheeler Jr., 67, of Spokane Valley, Washington, was driving a 2008 Honda motorcycle on the on-ramp and lost control. Wheeler went off of the on-ramp into the gore area, where his motorcycle went airborne and flipped. Both Wheeler and the motorcycle came to rest in the median. Wheeler was transported via ground ambulance to the Bliss Rest Area where an air ambulance transported him to St. Alphonsus in Boise. Wheeler was not wearing a helmet. BJ/MC…
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Maine Hit and Run Fatality Case
Tommy Clark, 25 years old and from the Farmington area in Maine, stands accused of striking a young woman with his car and leaving her for dead on the side of the road. He's been charged with Manslaughter, Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Serious Bodily Injury and Aggravated Criminal OUI. If convicted, young Mr. Clark could face as much as 35 years in prison. Obviously, these are serious charges. Due to the fact that the Defendant is perceived as a flight risk, bail was set at $75,000.00. It would appear at first blush that Mr. Clark made some critical errors in failing to exercise his rights during the investigative portion of the proceedings. According to newspaper reports, Mr. Clark was found after the accident at a hotel. During the investigation, he made some incriminating statements regarding his level of intoxication as well as the number and types of drinks consumed earlier in the evening. If the defense attorney…
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Friday Open Thread
Here's tomorrow's open thread, a few hours early. Thank you, Showtime. I just re-watched the last hour of the 2013 History of the Eagles documentary. It's over three hours long, and will re-air in full on Saturday, 4pm Mountain Time. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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State drops attempted murder charge in Jacksonville DUI case, man sentenced to year in jail
A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty to 14 charges related to a 2014 drunken driving incident, but the state backed off the most serious charge he was facing. The man was initially charged with attempted second-degree murder for driving his vehicle at officers that were trying to speak with him, according to a report in the Florida Times-Union. He could have faced up to life in prison for the attempted murder charge, but also still faced three other serious felonies among the other charges. The man was accused of fleeing two separate hit-and-run crashes before ramming into a police car and going into a ditch, the newspaper reported. The series of charges includes three felonies: aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, aggravated fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence. The aggravated battery and aggravated fleeing charges are both first-degree felonies with a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison on each count. The…
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"Incarceration Incentives in the Decarceration Era"
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Update** Crash blocking highway 30 in Kimberly
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: 01/22/15 12:05 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office ***Update*** The highway is now clear. On Friday, January 22, 2016, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Idaho state police investigated a single vehicle property damage crash involving a power pole on highway 30 near Ash Street North in Kimberly. Kaiokiakaika Correa, 34, of Twin Falls, was driving a 2005 Peterbilt commercial vehicle, dropping off a container. The mast was up on the vehicle and caught on some power cables above the roadway as it moved forward. The power pole was pulled down, blocking both directions on highway 30. The road was blocked for approximately 2 hours and fifteen minutes while crews worked…
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Florida Jury in Criminal Trial Wants Witness Testimony Read Back to Them.
When both sides to a criminal case finish presenting evidence, questioning the other side's witnesses and making their arguments, the jury goes into the jury room to deliberate and try to reach a verdict. They use their memories of and notes from the testimony, the law that is read to them by the judge and any exhibits that were entered during the criminal trial. Sometimes, a jury wants to re-hear specific testimony that was elicited during the trial. Is the judge allowed to get a transcript of the witness' testimony and read it back to the jury or let the jury take the transcript with them into the jury room in a criminal case? In a recent gun and drug case near Jacksonville, Florida, the jury asked the judge if he could read a transcript of a police witness' testimony back to them. The criminal defense lawyer agreed as long as the judge read back all of the detective's testimony including the parts where the criminal defense attorney was…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Traffic Ticket
By Justin Coquat | Traffic Ticket SA Do you have a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Traffic Ticket? Many people had Monday off this week for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Everyone loves a three day weekend, but no one loves a traffic ticket. If you ended up with a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Traffic Ticket, you need to make sure you know your rights and what your options are. An experienced traffic ticket lawyer can save you time and money. Call today at (210)725-2825! Fight your Martin Luther King Jr. Day Traffic Ticket. At The Coquat Law Firm we always work to save you time and money on traffic tickets, but did you know we also work with CDL Tickets and helping you get an Occupational license. We resolve thousands of traffic ticket citations every single year. You don’t have to fight your Martin Luther King Jr. Day Traffic Ticket alone. Let us go to court and fight for you. What you need to know about a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Traffic Ticket. Do…
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News Scan
New CA Execution Method under Scrutiny: As California begins to discuss its new execution method after years of debate and stagnation, death penalty opponents are lashing out at reforms they argue amounts to "human experimentation." Howard Mintz of the San Jose Mercury News reports that back in November, state prison officials proposed a new lethal injection procedure, moving from a three-drug cocktail to just one lethal drug, and now the anti-death penalty crowd is arguing that the state is risking experimentation on its condemned inmates because two of the four drug options have never been used in executions. Death penalty supporters, however, counter-argue that opposing groups, such as the ACLU, are putting up "invalid roadblocks" to executions in an effort to thwart them. A public hearing will be heard Friday to air the new procedure and, at some point, a San Francisco federal judge is expected to consider its legality. Parolee…
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Obstructing Gas, Water, or Electric Current Meters Charges in Illinois
The crime of Obstructing Gas, Water, or Electric Current Meters in Illinois is defined in 720 ILCS 5/17-20 as follows: A person commits obstructing gas, water, or electric current meters when he or she knowingly, and with intent to injure or defraud a company, body corporate, copartnership, or individual, injures, alters, obstructs, or prevents the action of a meter provided for the purpose of measuring and registering the quantity of gas, water, or electric current consumed by or at a burner, orifice, … Continued
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Methamphetamine Case Tossed - Open Door and the Community Caretaker Function
Warrantless entryMedical emergencyCommunity CaretakerWarrantless Entry for Medical EmergencyTreasure Island, Florida has become a hotbed of the methamphetamine world. So while on patrol, a cop saw an open door with mail on the floor near the mail slot. The decision was made to enter the home and make sure everyone was alright. Of course, while there, why not search the house and find some meth. Court says a dios to this one. Given Central Florida's temperate weather in November, an open door at 8:00 in the morning, without more, cannot justify a warrantless entry based on a feared medical emergency or the community caretaker function. Complete Text of Methamphetamine, Warrantless Entry, Medical Emergency, Community Caretaker OpinionIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICTCase No. 2D14-5582STATE OF FLORIDA,Appellant, v. JOHN FULTZ Appellee.…
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Police Detectives in False Confession Case Can be Sued
Four detectives (Joe Ryan Hartley, Ryan Wolff, Mike Duffy, and Heather Mykes) and one investigator (Michael Dickson) conducted an investigation into a 2009 burglary and sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in Douglas County, Colorado. 40 Years Old, 190 Pounds The child described her attacker as a man roughly 40 years of age weighing about 190 pounds with no tattoos and had brown hair parted down the middle. 18-Year-Old with Substantial Cognitive Difficulties One week later the detectives questioned 18-year-old Tyler Sanchez, a disabled man with pronounced cognitive disabilities and an IQ in the range of 60 to 70. Sanchez weighed 130 pounds and had prominent tattoos on both arms and had red hair in a buzz cut. 17 Hour Interrogation Leads to Confession Over a 17-hour period on July 17, 2009, the detectives secured a confession from Sanchez but not for the sexual assault of the girl. The interrogation lasted these incredibly long hours…
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A Note on Stale Comment Threads
I am getting an increasing number of comments, nearly all of them critical, posted to old comment threads where there has not been any activity for a while. For critical comments on active threads, I usually don't need to respond because the regular commenters here will point out where the criticism goes awry (if it does, and it usually does). For an old thread, though, the regulars will not see it, but it is there on our blog and needs to be addressed, taking up time.If the blog software had the capability, I would close threads to comments automatically after a week of inactivity. Since it does not, I will generally close a stale thread to further comments after answering (or sometimes not publishing) such a comment.
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How Social Media Can Weaken Your Defense in a Criminal Case
Some people live out their lives on social media. They post everything that happens to them, from their first coffee in the morning until their fight with a boyfriend or girlfriend at night. Unfortunately, these social interactions can be used as evidence in certain cases. If you’re facing criminal charges, what you post on social media could hurt your defense case. Here are some of the major ways social media posts may damage your case: 1) You don’t see any harm in posting. Everyone writes posts when they’re emotional. What’s the harm? Social media accounts can provide people with a false sense of security. They may think that their posts are protected because the account is set to private or because they can’t see the link between a post and a criminal case. Some social media networks cooperate fully with police investigations, leaving all of your content vulnerable to prosecutor scrutiny. 2) You deleted the content so it’s no longer a…
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“Rulezizrulez:” The Law of Rules v. The Rule of Law
Yesterday, the State of Alabama murdered a man to teach him – and presumably potential future murderers of people – that murdering people is wrong. The man’s name was Christopher Eugene Brooks. Alone, this would not be something I’d normally consider worth blogging about, but for the fact that the way that the State of Alabama arrived at the decision to murder the murderer to teach him (and others) that murdering is wrong had already been deemed unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. Which, incidentally, is why I’m calling this “murder,” and not “killing.” So why didn’t the United States Supreme Court stop this murder, when Brooks’ lawyers pointed out to them that they had already deemed the nearly-identical scheme unconstitutional in Florida? I’ll let Supreme Court Justice Breyer – the lone dissenter in the denial of a request to stay the…
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