All states require that motorists have some form of insurance. New Jersey is no different. If you have registered or plan to register your vehicle in New Jersey, make sure you know the minimum car insurance coverage required by law before choosing your policy. Bodily Injury LiabilityThis type of insurance covers people who suffer injuries in an accident you cause. For example, if you rear end someone who was waiting at a red light and he sues you for neck injuries sustained in the accident, your insurance company will pay the injured person up to the amount that you chose in your bodily injury liability policy.The coverage will include payment for the other driver’s medical bills, other economic damages, and pain and suffering as a result of their injury. Your bodily injury coverage does not cover your own injuries.Property Damage LiabilityLike it sounds, property damage liability covers damage to someone else’s property in an accident you cause. If we take…
Back to Basics: New Jersey's Minimum Insurance Requirements
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"Conservatives should celebrate Obama’s commutations"
Sentencing Law and Policy links to and excerpts this commentary. In part: Consider the case of Weldon Angelos, who at age 24 was arrested in Utah for selling marijuana and possessing a firearm. Because of stacked charges with mandatory minimums,...
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Brooksville Father Accused of Voyeurism, Child Neglect
A Brooksville father is accused of peering into the bedroom window of a teenage girl Tuesday night while leaving his 10-year-old son home alone with access to two loaded weapons. The alleged incident happened in a neighborhood off of Trillum Boulevard, just east of the Suncoast Parkway. Deputies claim a patrol deputy saw the 42-year-old peering into the bedroom window of an 18-year-old girl. When the man was first approached, he apparently concocted a story about searching for a dog he had lost six weeks prior. When deputies further questioned him, the man allegedly admitted he had been looking at the teenage girl, and that it wasn’t the first time. Following his arrest, deputies apparently learned the man left his 10-year-old son home alone with access to a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and a loaded 9mm pistol. The man was charged with five counts of voyeurism and one count of child neglect. He has since posted his $10,000 bail. The law prohibits watching someone or taking…
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THE GREATEST 1942-2016
May 25, 1964 Lewiston, Maine. Ali-Liston II First Round KOSite Feed
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SAPD use of force rate increasing
Just as the Texas Lege recognized last session that there needed to be greater transparency surrounding police-involved shootings, use of force reports have long been a murky backwater of seldom-disclosed information that the public seldom sees. In the SA Express News, John Tedesco had a lengthy, anecdote-filled feature on May 28 titled, "Analysis: SAPD officers use force at higher rates against minorities" in which he delved into those reports in SA in great detail Here are some statistical highlights:From 2010 to 2015, police arrested more than 58,150 Anglo suspects and used force against them 1,175 times. That’s a rate of 20.2 incidents per 1,000 arrests.For minorities, the rates of force nearly doubled over the same five years.Police arrested 89,700 Hispanic suspects and used force against them 3,217 times — a rate of 35.9 incidents per 1,000 arrests.Police arrested 23,045 African-American suspects and used force against them 822 times — a…
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Goodbye Champ
Lessons:Keep talking.Keep bragging.Tell everybody you're the greatest.Say it out loud.Say it over and over again.Back up the talk with mind-numbing talent.Get into the minds of your opponents.Again, get into the minds of your opponents.Shock them with your intelligence outside of the ring.When you win, let everybody know.You are the Champ.You are the Champ.You are the Champ.
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TX13: Suspending a DL for refusal of a blood test doesn’t violate the Fourth Amendment
Suspending a DL for refusal of a blood test doesn’t violate the Fourth Amendment. Rankin v. Tex. Dep’t of Pub. Safety, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 5785 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi – Edinburg June 2, 2016)*: In sum, we conclude … Continue reading →
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"What Do Criminals Deserve?"
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Could criminal defendants try to use GOP Prez candidate Trump's bias claims to bollix up prosecutions?
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D.P.R.: Under Payton, there’s a difference between where an arrestee “could be found” and “would be found”
Just because PRPD had two addresses for defendant as places he’d lived before didn’t give reason to believe he was there at the time they entered with an arrest warrant. That it “could be” a place he’d be found doesn’t … Continue reading →
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S.D.Fla.: One isn’t “seized” just because a law enforcement officer walked up to him
Defendant was not “seized” just because a police officer got out of a car and walked up to him and his cohorts. The fact nobody moved isn’t a seizure. Then, a plain view of drugs and a gun occurred, and … Continue reading →
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Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads in Criminal Law eJournal
are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 484 The Federal Circuits’ Second Amendment Doctrines David B. Kopel and Joseph G.S. Greenlee Independence Institute and Independent Date posted to database: 21 Apr 2016 2 319 Like Snow...
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"The Real Felony: Denying Prisoners the Right to Vote"
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Actor Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
Mark Salling, 33, an actor who appeared on “Glee” was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on federal charges of possessing child pornography. Salling played Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the Fox show. He was arrested in December at his home in Los Angeles, where detectives seized a computer, hard and flash drives. Salling is charged with one count of accessing the internet to obtain child pornographic images and another count of possessing child pornographic videos. If convicted, Salling faces up to 20 years in prison per count in addition to other terms and conditions. U.S. Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver ordered Salling to be released once he posts bail in the amount of $150,000 of which $100,000 must be his own money. Salling, plead not guilty and remains out of custody. The judge also restricted Salling’s computer time and travel. Continue Reading
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Life Sentence for Agg Sex Assault Reversed: The Tension Between Past Sexual Conduct of Victim and Confrontation Clause
It is not as uncommon as many people think – children do make false allegations of sexual abuse by adults. It’s a subject we have addressed here on a number of occasions (here, here, here, here, and here). Evidence of Prior Sexual Abuse Committed by Complainant/Victim On May 25, 2016, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TEX CRIM APP) in Johnson v. State held that a trial judge erred by not permitting a defendant convicted on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child (for which he was given two life sentences) to cross examine the victim about his prior sexual abuse of his own sister. The court said such evidence supported the defendant’s theory that the victim fabricated the sexual molestation charges against him. The TEX CRIM APP then reversed and remanded the case back to the lower appeals court for a “harm analysis” under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 44.2(a). The alleged sexual abuse in this case occurred in…
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Right to Remain Silent
When You’ve Been Arrested, It’s Always Better to Remain Silent When you have a competent defense attorney for your criminal case, there is no need for you to talk about your case. Offering information to police or corrections officers usually only makes your case worse. In the busy city of Las Vegas, you stand up for yourself in many areas, but when you have been arrested, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law, even if you think you are saying something that helps your case. Law enforcement takes advantage of this natural tendency when you are pulled over or arrested for criminal behavior. Whatever you say to the police during a crisis moment, will stick with you throughout the entire case and trial, so we recommend that you offer as little information as possible. For instance, if you had been out drinking and dancing with your friends, and the police pulled you over. It is best that you remain silent until you have spoken with one of…
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Can You Cover Your Casino Marker?
Make Sure your Bank Account Can Cover Your Marker Las Vegas has a unique crime that most of the country does not have because gambling is legal in this state. Most players in the casinos do not like carrying around large amounts of cash while they are playing, so, as a courtesy, the casinos in Las Vegas offer special checks known as “markers.” Typically, it should be repaid in 30 days. If the player has not paid the marker, the collection department in the casino will make attempts to contact the owner by phone calls and with a letter. If these attempts fail, the casino will try to deposit the marker into the bank. If there is not enough in the bank account to cover the amount, it is returned to the casino as “insufficient funds.” The casino will send one more letter giving the player five days to pay the marker in full or it goes to the District Attorney’s office for prosecution. If the amount is more than $650, the owner of the marker will be…
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Domestic Violence and the 2nd Amendment
Battery Domestic Violence Charge in Nevada Requires Revoking all Firearms Domestic Violence is one of the most misunderstood charges on the Nevada books. Battery domestic violence involves violence or abuse between people who live together typically spouses and other family members. Because of the intense media and political attention that surround domestic violence cases, this charge is aggressively prosecuted by law enforcement. Domestic Violence is a misdemeanor for the first and second offenses, but the charge carries other negative effects. In Nevada, the ability to carry a concealed firearm is revoked with a domestic violence conviction. Someone who is charged, but not convicted of Domestic Violence is still permitted to own a gun, but if convicted, then the privilege to possess a firearm is revoked. Of course, the person convicted would not be able to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. NRS 202.3657 states that a person has a right to carry a concealed firearm if…
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A Look into Whether Uber and Lyft Use Reduced Drunk Driving Accidents
A recent news feature from Inc. is examining the effect of Uber and other ride-sharing services like Lyft have on reducing the number the number of drunk drivers on the roads and, moreover, the total number of drunk driving motor vehicle crashes. The reason they chose now do discuss this is issue is because Memorial Day is not only the unofficial start of summer, but it is also one of the worst times of year in terms of drunk drunk driving arrests and drunk driving driving fatalities. While the ride-sharing companies are frequently partnering with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) chapters across the country, and are boasting that their services are causing a large reduction in the total number of drunk drivers on the road, there is apparently very little statistical data or even research to support that position. There is not evidence to the contrary, but in terms of actual numbers, it is being argued that we really have no clue about the overall impact of…
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Saturday Open Thread
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." RI.P. Muhammad Ali. Authorities say Prince died of a self-administered Fentanyl overdose. Weldon Angelos, who was sentenced to 55 years for marijuana, has been released after 12 years. He lost in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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