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Morao on Neuroethics and Criminal Responsibility

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Helena Morão (University of Lisbon - School of Law) has posted Neuroethics and Criminal Responsibility – A Criminal Law Comment on Neil Levy's Consciousness and Moral Responsibility (Anatomy of Crime - Journal of Law and Crime Sciences, 3, 2016, Forthcoming)...

Crash on I-15 near Blackfoot blocking one lane of travel.

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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: 7/16/16 - 6:30 a.m. Please direct questions to the District Office Idaho State Police and Bingham County Sheriff's deputies are currently on scene of a one-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 at milepost 94, just north of Blackfoot. The right lane of travel is currently blocked by emergency vehicles. Drivers should use caution when traveling through the area. Updates will be sent out as they become available. SC/JDS -------------

Fatal Crash Graves Creek Rd Grangeville

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police Regional Communication Center - North 615 W Wilbur Ave Suite A Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815 Please direct questions to the appropriate District Offices District 1 (208) 209-8620 Fax (208) 209- 8618 District 2 (208) 799-5150 PRESS RELEASE FOR DISTRICT District 2 CASE # L16000942 --------------------- PRESS RELEASE ----------------------------- DATE: 7/15/2016 TIME: 08:54 PM LOCATION: Graves Creek Rd near Pines bar Recreation site ASSISTING AGENCIES: Idaho County Sheriff's Department VEHICLE #1 ------------- DRIVER Shira,Wesley E AGE 34 years ADDRESS Grangeville INJURIES - Fatal HOSPITAL/LOCATION TAKEN - Uhlorn Funeral home VEHICLE YEAR 1997 VEHICLE MAKE Ford VEHICLE MODEL Expedition WRECKER Freds Towing…

NYT: A $2 Roadside Drug Test is Sending Innocent People to Jail

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It is common in traffic stops where officers suspect the presence of drugs to search the driver and request a search of the vehicle. If an officer finds a substance he or she suspects to be an illicit drug, they rely on a roadside drug test to make the call. The results of these $2 kits, which have largely remained the same in design and process since they were first released in 1973, can mean the difference between a person being released at the scene or being arrested on felony charges. In a troubling expose on these kits, The New York Times delved into the accuracy of these kits and what they have meant to the lives of many of the 1.2 million people who are arrested annually in the U.S. on illegal drug possession charges. While those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty, these cheap testing kits are often a key deciding factor in how public defenders fight these cases and how prosecutors pursue them. One analysis of the accuracy of the kits was conducted by…

Texas refuses to follow One 1958 Plymouth and holds that the exclusionary rule doesn’t apply to civil forfeiture cases

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Texas refuses to follow One 1958 Plymouth and holds that the exclusionary rule doesn’t apply to civil forfeiture cases because there is no deterrence rationale and it’s a dated case; i.e., pre-Herring. State v. One (1) 2004 Lincoln Navigator, 2016 … Continue reading →

"We are programmed to receive": Entry to Texas sex-offender registry a one-way gate

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To read Eric Dexheimer's latest Austin Statesman story, Texas' sex-offender registry is a lot like the Hotel California: You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.Grits thinks of Dexheimer as a reporter's reporter. He just keeps churning out good stuff over at the  Statesman's investigative division on important topics at which nobody else is looking closely. Forgiving the headline writer's mixed metaphor, for which Dexheimer cannot be blamed, his latest contribute, "Program to corral ballooning sex offender registry failing" (July 14), focuses on the state's failure to cull the sex-offender registry of low-risk offenders. Doing so lets them focus supervision resources on more dangerous offenders and provides incentives for rehabilitation to offenders being supervised. Despite those incentives, though:According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, more than 90 percent of the state’s registered sex…

**Update - Lanes no longer blocked** Crash on I-15 near Blackfoot blocking one lane of travel.

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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: 7/16/16 - 10:30 a.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On July 16, 2016 at approximately 6:01 a.m., a single vehicle fatality crash occurred on southbound Interstate 15 at milepost 95 near Blackfoot. A 1996 Chrysler Town and Country driven by Adam Wise, 32, of Idaho Falls, was southbound when he went off the right shoulder. The vehicle struck the guardrail and continued for a short time off the right shoulder and struck the overpass abutment and came to rest. Wise was not wearing a seat belt and succumbed to his injuries on scene. Partial lanes were blocked for approximately three hours. Next of kin has been notified. JDS/SC…

Fatal Crash in Jerome County

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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: 07/16/2016 14:13 Please direct questions to the District Office Idaho State Police is currently investigating a one vehicle fatality crash on eastbound Interstate 84 at milepost 185, in Jerome County, near Eden. Part of the frontage road is blocked while the crash is under investigation. The passenger was transported to St. Lukes Magic Valley Regional Hospital in Twin Falls. More information will be released as it becomes available. AM / AC -------------

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads in Criminal Procedure eJournal

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are here. The usual disclaimers apply. Rank Downloads Paper Title 1 240 It's Too Complicated: The Technological Implications of IP-Based Communications on Content/Non-Content Distinctions and the Third Party Doctrine Steven M. Bellovin, Matt Blaze, Susan Landau andStephanie K. Pell Columbia...

**UPDATE** Fatal Crash in Jerome County

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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: 07/16/2016 5:06 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office *****BEGINNING OF UPDATE***** On Saturday, July 16, 2016, at approximately 12:20 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a single-vehicle, fatal crash eastbound I-84 at milepost 185, three miles east of Eden. Raymond Miller, 70, of Declo, was eastbound on I-84 in a 2006 GMC Sierra. The GMC went off the right shoulder and rolled. Miller was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. The cause of death is still unknown at this time. A juvenile passenger in the vehicle was transported to St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls by air ambulance. Both occupants were wearing…

Michigan appeals court rejects "sentencing by videoconference" as a violation of state rules

Strong Support for Marijuana Legalization in Law School Poll, But Results for Other Drugs Harder to Interpret

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In the Marquette Law School Poll conducted earlier this month, fifty-nine percent of registered Wisconsin voters agreed that marijuana “should be fully legalized and regulated like alcohol.” Only thirty-nine percent disagreed. Support for legalization in Wisconsin follows the recent decisions to legalize marijuana in Colorado and Washington in 2012, and in Oregon and Alaska in 2014. Nationally, support for legalization has grown steadily since the early 1990s and finally crossed the fifty-percent threshold in 2013. In the Law School Poll, respondents were asked which arguments for legalization they found most convincing.   Most resonant with voters was the argument that “we spend too many government resources on arresting and incarcerating marijuana offenders; it would be better to spend those resources on other things.” Fifty percent of respondents said this argument was “very convincing,” while eighty-one percent said it was at least…

Mass Arrests After Failed Coup in Turkey

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Turkey's president Erdogan is demanding the U.S. extradite his long time enemy, Fetullah Gulen, alternatively described as a Muslim cleric and scholar or an Islamic ideologue, whom he says is responsible for the failed coup in Turkey. Gulen has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

"North Carolina governor signs law requiring a court order to obtain police body camera footage"

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From Jurist: JURIST - North Carolina governor signs law requiring a court order to obtain police body camera footage North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory [official profile] on Monday signed into law House Bill 972 [text], which states that police camera...

The Nakamura Rules Without The Nakamura Consequences

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The Honorable Judge Judith Nakamura is now a Supreme Court justice in New Mexico.Prior to her taking the bench for the Supreme Court, she was a district court judge in Albuquerque.  During her time on that bench, she oversaw a case management system that moved cases along in a manner consistent with the constitutional protections of a speedy trial.However, in doing so, she had to make a decision.  If cases were going to be moved along in a speedy fashion, the rules of criminal procedure had to be applied stringently to both the prosecution and the defense.So, if the state did not make discovery available pursuant to the timelines provided in the rules, cases were rightfully dismissed.  If witness interviews were not done timely, cases were dismissed.Thus, she oversaw the application of a case management system that held both parties accountable. And that caused headaches. However, it also cleared crowded dockets.  Cases were moved along so that individuals…

Van Strikes Motorcycle on US 20, Sending Two to the Hospital

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE - generated by our News Release ListServer DO NOT REPLY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State Police District 6 1540 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828 (208) 525-7377 FAX: (208) 525-7294 For Immediate Release: July 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On July 16, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a crash on US 20 near milepost 323, in Jefferson County. Christian D. Schmardebeck, 43, of Idaho Falls, ID, was driving westbound on US 20 in a 2014 Ram Promaster van pulling a 2006 Royal trailer. Brad J. Merrill, 66, of Idaho Falls, ID was also driving westbound, on a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Schmardebeck attempted to change from the slow lane to the fast lane, and struck Merrill. Jane D. Merrill, 59, of Idaho Falls, ID, was a passenger on the motorcycle. Jane Merrill was transported by air ambulance, and Brad…

Saturday Night Open Thread

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It's hot -- 95 degrees today. The Late Late Show with James Corden has been nominated for three Emmys -- None for Stephen Colbert or the Daily Show. Corden is so much more entertaining to watch. But I've been saying that for months. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

"Minnesota Police Officer’s ‘Bulletproof Warrior’ Training Is Questioned"

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From The New York Times: The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot an African-American man during a traffic stop last week had recently undergone specialized training that critics say can lead officers to believe they are under constant threat of...

Update on Fatal Infury Crash Near Blackfoot

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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 *****UPDATE ON FATAL INJURY CRASH***** For Immediate Release: 7/16/16 - 6:30 p.m. Please direct questions to the District Office On July 16, 2016, the Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 15 near Blackfoot. The driver was initially identified as Adam Wise. After further information was obtained the driver has now been identified as Wyatt Wells, 20, of Idaho Falls, ID. Notification to family has been made. do / sa *****END OF UPDATE***** -------------

After Dallas Tragedy-Top 5 Things You Need To Know When Pulled Over By The Police

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By Bo Kalabus www.rosenthalwadas.com; b.kalabus@rosenthalwadas.com 24-hour Jail Release: 214-402-4364 In the wake of the recent tragedy in Dallas we must all examine how we interact with police officers if we are stopped for a traffic offense. On a normal day police have very difficult jobs. Usually they are alone and every time they approach a vehicle it is a dangerous situation. However, these are not normal times for the police or us. Tensions for both are at an all time high point. Therefore, we must examine what our actions signal to police when we are stopped. Here are a few helpful tips on how to handle yourself during a traffic stop. 1) Pull Over As Soon As You Can The longer it takes you pull over the more suspicion this raises to the officer. They are thinking that you may have a reason for wanting to evade them such as having a warrant, or you are buying time to try to hide contraband in the car. This type of situation makes the officer think you might be dangerous…
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