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: 06/17/2016 6:30 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On Friday June 17,2016, at approximately 12:10 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a three- vehicle injury crash northbound on SH46 at milepost 91, near Wendell. A Ford Taurus was eastbound on 3600 S and failed to stop at a stop sign on SH46. Jess Skoglund, 40, of Landers, CA, was driving a Kenworth semi northbound on SH46 and was struck by the Taurus. The Taurus then collided with a 2016 Kenworth semi that was traveling southbound on SH46, driven by Robert Riese, 66, of Twin Falls. The Taurus came to rest in the southbound lanes of travel. Seatbelts were worn by Skoglund and Riese. Driver of…
Three-vehicle injury crash SH46 at milepost 91, near Wendell
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How to Keep Your Teen from Texting and Driving
Parents who have teenagers in the home are well aware that their teen’s cell phone is almost like an extra body part—if it is not in their hand, they are likely looking for it. While this may be mildly annoying to parents, once a teen starts driving, the stakes are much higher. Unfortunately, it can be a real challenge to ensure your teen’s phone stays as far away from the car’s steering wheel as possible. Parents with teens also know that getting them to really listen can be a real challenge as well. Below are some practical tips to help convince your teen that texting and driving do not mix. Continue reading
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IA: Officer violated Rodriguez by shifting from speeding to drugs and asking for consent which was refused
Defendant was stopped for speeding and seemed nervous. The DL was suspended. A request for consent was made and rejected. The officer completed the paperwork for the traffic stop in six minutes but spent ten minutes attempting to elicit admissions … Continue reading →
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OH9: Potential suicide call justified entry; “ironclad proof” not required
A call about a potential suicide was justification for police entry into the house. They don’t need “ironclad proof” that a suicide might happen, just a reasonable relief. State v. Linder, 2016-Ohio-3435, 2016 Ohio App. LEXIS 2291 (9th Dist. June … Continue reading →
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TX1: Cell phone was abandoned on roof of abandoned getaway car
The getaway car for a robbery was left outside the scene when the occupants got out of the car to shoot but scattered after gunfire. Defendant’s cell phone was left on the roof of the car. This was an abandonment … Continue reading →
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New analysis suggests Pennsylvania may have spent more than $1 billion for its (dysfunctional) capital system
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Damaging Things Stupid SJWs Twit For $1000, Alex
Cristian Farias wrote a post about a guy named Daniel McGowan, who was punished by the United States Bureau of Prisons for violating a regulation that had been rescinded, getting tossed in the hole and then being told by the Second Circuit that he had no “clearly established right” to not have this happen to him. I picked up on Cristian’s post, and wrote about it here. This isn’t where this post ends, but where it begins. A passionate advocate named Ryan Fletcher, who is with Movement Media, appreciated Cristian’s post. Whether this was because he pitched the story or just like it is unknown. That something like Movement Media openly exists is itself a disturbing sign of the times. We are activists at heart and publicists by trade. We create and anchor public relations and communications infrastructure to build movements, sustain momentum, and influence social change. In the past, this would be consider a shameful endeavor, seeking to…
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Framingham Man Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, Worcester police recently arrested a Framingham High School music teacher on domestic violence charges. According to a second article, the court also issued a restraining order against the defendant under G. L. c. 209A, § 7. The articles state that the defendant and the alleged victim became romantically involved in 2011, shortly after the alleged victim graduated from the high school, where she was one of the defendant’s students. The relationship last approximately five years. The incident in question reportedly occurred when the alleged victim went to the defendant’s home in Worcester to discuss their relationship. Specifically, the alleged victim confronted the defendant about being in a relationship with another woman. An argument ensued, during which the defendant allegedly refused to let the alleged victim leave. The alleged victim also claimed that during the argument, the defendant pushed her…
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Considering the potential negative consequences of the Stanford rape sentencing controversy and judge recall effort
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PPK Y EL FUTURO DEL PERÚ - PENSIONES
PPK Y EL FUTURO DEL PERÚ – PENSIONES (paginas 132, 145 a 148 Reactivación Económica) El Plan de Gobierno del nuevo Presidente del Perú en el tema de las pensiones no conserva, no mantiene el análisis utilizado para sus demás propuestas, se ubica en el proyecto mayor “REACTIVACIÓN ECONÓMICA” siendo en puridad un diagnóstico del problema que merecerá otro ya en el ejercicio del poder, pero no su solución cuya posibilidad (la solución) deberá aguardar por lo menos un año y sin parámetros claros que nos permitan proyectarnos al futuro, encomendándose la responsabilidad de “la reforma” el Ministerio de Economía y todos sabemos, por lo menos en este sector del Ejecutivo, como han procedido los encargados de esta cartera en el Gobierno de Humala Tasso Ollanta, mucho me temo que la cuestión se agravará…
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Goodman v. FDLE – 4th DCA Unswayed by Defense BAC Argument
Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal has upheld the ruling of an administrative law judge in the case of John Goodman, the polo magnate convicted of DUI manslaughter in the death of 23-year-old Scott Patrick Wilson in 2010. Goodman was originally convicted in 2012 and again at retrial in 2014. On appeal, Goodman’s defense attorney argued that the blood-alcohol test taken after the accident should not have been used against him. An administrative law judge thought otherwise, and the 4th DCA affirmed in Goodman v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The crux of the argument centered on the viability of Florida’s alcohol blood testing methods. But the justices plainly stated that, “Any attempt by the FDLE to regulate for every possible contingency that may arise in the collection or testing processes would swiftly devolve into a hopeless endeavor and serve only to expand the department’s regulations to epic lengths.” Goodman had…
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Disney May Be Liable for Alligator Attack
Talking with CNN New Day, attorney Page Pate looks at the attack on a 2-year-old child by an alligator on the premises of Disney World. Page believes more steps… read more → The post Disney May Be Liable for Alligator Attack appeared first on .
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Saturday Open Thread
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The Public Defender Commission
The Public Defender Commission is a newly formed commission.By statute it has specific rules and limitations. It has one employee, the Chief Public Defender.It can recommend policies for the Department, and it can assist in recommending how policies should be implemented.But, the Commission may not interfere with the Human Resources portion of the Department.As a matter of fact, Commission Members should hold themselves to a higher standard and prevent anybody from speaking to them about complaints about Department employees. What the commission members should do is to point the complainers in the direction of the head of human resources. Or, our Chief Public Defender or Deputy Chief. They should be very careful in not overstepping their boundaries or they become liable for stepping outside of their statutory function.But, some people, do not understand these limitations. So they contact commission members to complain, not understanding that these…
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Representative Kenneth Martinez's Speech At The LOPD Conference
Ken Martinez has been an true advocate for a long time to the disenfranchised in New Mexico.And I was at his speech at the latest conference for the law offices of the public defender of New Mexico.And his points were well taken.But, I strongly disagree with one point he made.He said never, ever criticize judges for their decisions.He is wrong and I can prove it. His position is about protecting the micro-level of power, but when viewed through the macro lens, that position is about as non-sensical as it comes.As an attorney, would I be ethically within my rights (and some would say morally correct) if I wrote an op-ed piece criticizing the Justices of the United States Supreme Court for their opinion in Citizens United?What about the Circuit Court that issued the opinion that the Supreme Court reviewed?Did I have to wait for the case to get the United States Supreme Court to offer a reasoned criticism?What if a State Supreme Court issued a similar opinion?What if a State…
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Women in Maryland marijuana industry savoring absence of a glass ceiling in new industry
Regular readers know that one aspect of the burgeoning marijuana industry that I find especially interesting is the role that women can and will play within a new modern industry that has little legitimate business history and thus has little history of traditional gender discrimination in its businesses. Against this...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/ukJHoLXy6Os" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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LOPD: Attack From A Position Of Strength
The Law Offices of the Public Defender of New Mexico: Stop groveling.We are taught from the very first advocacy course to always attack from the position of strength, not weakness.But the culture at the law offices of the public defender's office in New Mexico is to beg.Beg for money.Beg for resources.Beg for a level playing field.Beg....beg....beg.Why?If the law offices of the public defender's understands it controls over 40 percent of the justice system, it wouldn't beg so much.It would demand.It would counter any arguments with a position of strength.The criminal dockets of all judges in New Mexico are not controlled by the District Attorneys, or the civil attorneys, but by the criminal attorneys representing the poor.At any time that the Chief Public Defender wants to call in the chips, the poker game will grind to a proverbial stop. AtAnyTime.However, our Chiefs have been ethical. They have been kind. They have played nice.But ,when the…
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Ryan on Dignity and the Eighth Amendment
Meghan J. Ryan (Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law) has posted Taking Dignity Seriously: Excavating the Backdrop of the Eighth Amendment (University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The U.S. punishment system is...
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Why Can’t the Bar Create an Internal JQC to Discipline Lawyers who are Judges?
It appears that the big news from the State Bar’s annual meeting is that the Bar will do nothing to encourage voters to oppose the referendum that will gut the Judicial Qualifications Commission. In the wake of the last-minute vote to gut the JQC, its chair, Lester Tate, resigned. Mr. Tate called upon the Bar to do everything in its power to see that the voters defended the referendum. The Bar will do nothing. It won’t even encourage bar members to tell their friends about it. So, when faced with the decision in the ballot box, voters won’t even understand what the whole thing is about. And it will be worded in a way that begs for a yes vote. The Bar, through its legislative representatives, has explained the decision not to oppose the matter: They don’t want to oppose the restructuring because they want to have some input on making JQC proceeding more public. Of course, judges appear to want the proceedings out in the open, also. So, it looks like the…
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