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: 5/31/16 - 7:30 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of North 3400 East Road and U.S. Highway 30, just west of Kimberly. Andrea Vega, age 16, of Kimberly, in a 2003 Ford Explorer was stopped for a stop sign northbound on North 3400 East Road at the intersection with U.S. Highway 30. Vega continued northbound, but failed to yield to eastbound traffic on U.S. Highway 30 and was struck on the driver's side by a 2012 Ram pickup. The Ram pickup was being driven by Kenneth Cummins, age 68, of Kimberly. One of the passengers in…
Injury crash near Kimberly
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Sentencing – trial court’s erroneous reliance on ambiguous “other crimes” evidence previously rejected under Rule 404(b), F. R. Evid., justifies vacation of lengthy sentence: United States v. Kpodi, _ F.3d _ (D.C. Circuit, No. 14-3037, May 31, 2016)
Sentencing – trial court’s erroneous reliance on ambiguous “other crimes” evidence previously rejected under Rule 404(b), F. R. Evid., justifies vacation of lengthy sentence: United States v. Kpodi, _ F.3d _ (D.C. Circuit, No. 14-3037, May 31, 2016) A unanimous panel of the D.C. Circuit found error and vacated a 151-month sentence imposed over objection by the trial court, which previously had found the same evidence too attenuated to allow its introduction at trial. Finding the trial judge’s decision an abuse of discretion, and the admission harmful, the Court of Appeals vacated the sentence and remanded the case. In Kpodi the defendant had been accused of narcotics and weapons charges occurring about May 9, 2013, when federal and state agents searched a residence Kpodi shared with a roommate. The district judge had rejected the Government’s effort to present evidence under Rule 404(b), F. R. Evid., of several supposedly related events, most…
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"Cincinnati gorilla incident: Police investigating boy's family"
From CNN.com: The family of a boy who entered a Cincinnati Zoo gorilla's enclosure last weekend -- spurring zoo officials to shoot and kill the animal -- will be the focus of an investigation into the incident, Cincinnati police said...
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Is "geography" really an "arbitrary feature" of a capital prosecutions?
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Lai on Proxy Criminalization
Annie Lai (University of California, Irvine School of Law) has posted Confronting Proxy Criminalization (Denver University Law Review, Vol. 92, No. 4, 2015) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Though state laws that directly criminalize unlawful presence have been struck...
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Was Johnny Depp Falsely Accused of Domestic Violence? The Overlap Between Divorce Law and Criminal Defense
The crime of domestic violence is getting lots of media attention this week because — once again — Hollywood is providing a spotlight on criminal law and in doing so, educating the public about the reality of criminal acts and the harm that they cause to everyone involved. Which is a good thing. It’s only Wednesday, and already there’s a huge amount of international interest in the pending divorce of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and her allegations of domestic violence as the reason she left her husband and filed to dissolve their union. According to Amber Heard, she was the victim of domestic violence as her husband allegedly threw a phone at her, bruising her face, as well as pulling her hair during a marital fight. These charges were not made in a criminal proceeding. These charges were made by a wife seeking to end her marriage under California family law, and allegations of domestic violence within a divorce proceeding can work to skew things like…
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Build It And They Will Come
Guest Entry by Mary Anne Brush Mindfulness. It’s become quite the buzzword, but what does it mean? Jon Kabat-Zinn, teacher of mindfulness meditation and founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center,... Read More
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ProPublica: Racial Disparity Alleged in Florida Criminal Risk Assessment Tools
The study of predicting which criminals are more likely to commit future crimes has been one of great interest for many years, and it’s given birth to computerized systems in the U.S. known as “criminal risk assessment tools.” Criminologists say there is a public interest in recognizing which individuals may be more dangerous before it is decided how long their sentence should be and when or whether they should be released. Prior to the 1970s, these predictions routinely factored race, skin color and nationality. The following decade, as the country was in a midst of a crime wave, lawmakers imposed many mandatory minimum sentences and removed discretion from the hands of prosecutors and judges. That meant there was less important to evaluate individual offenders, but then states started grappling with overflowing prisons and jails. And that’s where criminal risk forecast has swung back into routine use. As detailed in a recent ProPublica article,…
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Two Arrested For Baltimore County Package Thefts
The Baltimore County Police have reported the arrest of two men in connection with a string of package thefts in a single family home development in Pikesville. Residents in the area of Smith Avenue and Greenspring Avenue have been noticing missing packages for the last couple of weeks, but many never suspected wrongdoing. Some residents even took notice of a suspicious vehicle driving slowly through the new construction development, but did not make the connection to missing packages. Eventually the area residents and the county police caught wind of the ongoing conspiracy and went on high alert, and their vigilance paid off. Two suspicious men in reflective vests were reportedly seen removing packages from the front porches of houses, and then leaving in a dark colored SUV. Information about the dark SUV spread quickly, and when the men returned a neighbor followed them to get a closer look at the license plates. Armed with the license plate information it was only…
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2016 Proposed Legislative Changes Sex Offender Registry
Proposed Louisiana law seeks to further erode privacy of sex-offender registrants The Louisiana State Senate on May 24 passed House Bill 1146, which aims to give the public access to email addresses and online screen names of registered sex offenders. House members passed it earlier in May. The impetus behind the bill, which won unanimous approval of both chambers with support of Democrats and Republicans alike, is unclear. State Rep. Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, who sponsored the legislation, has told The (Baton Rouge) Advocate that the bill is aimed at helping parents keep their children away from sex offenders when they play video games or participate in other online activities. The bill seeks to allow “limited disclosure” of the information to those who request it as a way of identifying and monitoring registered sex offenders. However, the proposed law, which awaits Gov. John Bel Edwards’ signature, doesn’t allow the information-seekers…
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"Is The Cannabis Movement Overextended?"
The question in the title of this post is the headline of this interesting new International Business Times article discussing the state and possible fate of the significant number of marijuana reform initiatives to be appearing on state ballots this fall. Here is how it gets started and additional excerpts...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/LvS0SYRekPk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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MAN WISHES FOR HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, GETS JAIL IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
Police Chase Suspect Into Backyard Hot Tub A 29-year-old Anaheim man was arrested after Placentia police chased him into an Anaheim neighborhood and then discovered him hiding in a hot tub in the backyard of a residence. The incident began around 5:00 a.m. when police attempted to pull over an individual in a Mustang. However, the driver ignored the officers’ instructions to pull over. At some point, a passenger in the Mustang jumped out and was detained by the officers, as the Mustang continued driving southbound on Kramer Boulevard and onto the westbound 91 freeway. Continue reading →
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What Level of Suspicion Is Required to Arrest for a Probation Violation?
There aren’t very many federal cases about North Carolina probation. When we get one, I’m inclined to write about it. In Jones v. Chandrasuwan, __ F.3d __ (4th Cir. 2016), the Fourth Circuit announced a new rule about the level of suspicion required to arrest a probationer for a suspected probation violation. Stanley Jones pled guilty to indecent liberties with a student in 2010. He was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation and ordered to pay costs and a fine pursuant to a schedule set by his probation officer. He transferred supervision from North Carolina to Georgia under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. As his probation neared completion, an administrative review by North Carolina revealed that Jones hadn’t paid any of his money. A North Carolina officer eventually prepared a violation report, alleging the monetary violation. When mail to Jones’s Georgia address was returned undelivered, the officer also alleged an…
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"Correctional Control: Incarceration and supervision by state"
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WE'VE DECIDED TO HAVE SOME FUN ---WANT A FREE LAWYER???
The above picture was taken from this blog by Attorney Brian Mallonee. He is very creative- so he says.SO DEAR READER IF YOU ARE READING THIS, PLEASE CALL THE NUMBER ON THIS BLOG BECAUSE IN OUR OPINION LAWYERS SHOULD WORK FOR FREE.YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT.IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND WANT A GOOD, CREATIVE LAWYER TO WORK FOR YOU FOR FREE, CALL THE NUMBER ON THIS BLOG, AND TELL THE PERSON WHO ANSWERS THAT YOU READ THEIR BLOG AND WANT TO REDEEM THE OFFER OF THE LAWYER TO WORK FOR FREE.YES, IT IS THE PERSONAL OPINION OF THE PERSON WRITING THIS BLOG ON JUNE 1, 2016 THAT CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SHOULD WORK FOR FREE. IT IS ASSUMED THAT ANY LAWYER WHO RE-POSTS THIS ON THEIR BLOG AGREES TO REPRESENT ANY PERSON IN ANY CASE WHO READS THIS, FOR FREE. If he's too creative to actually monitor his blog, then he shouldn't mind this in the the least.ps- now he's copying The South Florida Lawyers civil blog as well.Site Feed
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Do I Need An Attorney if I Get Arrested for a DUI?
There is little doubt that most of us know someone who has been arrested for a DUI. Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is one of the more common misdemeanor cases that appear in criminal court. While great strides have been made to reduce the number of alcohol related arrests, there seems to be an increase in the number of drug related DUI’s. That being said, do individuals who get arrested for alcohol and drug related DUI’s need an attorney? While it my not be a popular answer to our peers, the best and most honest answer is “no.” Driving Under the Influence is statutorily driven, meaning the punishment is usually the same for everybody. For first time offenders, unless there are extenuating circumstances, (lack of probable cause for the stop, an accident, high BAC level, or lack of cooperation with law enforcement) there is typically no jail time. In addition there are standard fines and fees for conviction,…
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Are there really now lots more conservatives in lots of states "starting to question the cost and legality of capital punishment"?
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Commercial Vehicle Crash in Jerome County
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: 06/01/16 3:43 P.M. Please direct questions to the District Office On Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at approximately 1:00 P.M., Idaho State Police investigated a one vehicle roll over injury crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 197, in Jerome County. Colton Boykin, 22, of Mena, AR, was driving westbound on I84 in a 2015 Freightliner with one trailer. Boykin drove off the right shoulder, the vehicle and trailer overturned. Boykin was wearing a seatbelt. Boykin's passenger Islam Qasem, 21, of Bridgeview, IL, was transported by ground ambulance to St Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center. JW / KL -------------
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"No Refusal Weekend" Impaired Driving Emphasis Patrol Deemed a Success
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE Teresa Baker Public Information Officer Headquarters 700 S. Stratford Dr., Meridian 83642 (208) 884-7122 Fax (208) 884-7087 For Immediate Release: 6/1/16 2:57 p.m. LEWISTON - Law enforcement and prosecutors participating in the first ever "No Refusal Weekend" held in the Lewiston area over the Memorial Day holiday have deemed it a success in keeping impaired drivers off Idaho's roads. The "No Refusal Weekend" meant that law enforcement and prosecutors would seek a search warrant for any driver that was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and who refused to provide an evidentiary sample of breath or blood. "We are very pleased that law enforcement was able to get six impaired drivers off the roads this weekend," said Idaho State Police Sergeant Rich Adamson, who organized the emphasis patrol. "Of the six people arrested for DUI, three of the drivers initially refused to provide…
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Newton on Federal Probation
Brent Evan Newton has posted The Story of Federal Probation (American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 53, 2016) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Critics of the modern federal sentencing system regularly assert that the sentencing guidelines promulgated by the United...
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