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California Child Abuse Laws from San Diego criminal lawyer update
California's Child Abuse Law: Penal Code (PC) 273(d) Over the past several decades, California has increased the punishment and penalties for those convicted of child abuse. Although child abuse is a...
View ArticleE.D.Okla.: “No trespassing” signs alone don't prevent knock-and-talk
“No trespassing” signs alone not enough to create any protection against a knock-and-talk at the front porch. United States v. Dry, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59406 (E.D. Okla. March 21, 2013): [...] Read...
View ArticleE.D.N.C.: No standing to contest search of safe nobody knew about
All the claimants lack standing to challenge the breaking into a safe that they claimed no interest in or even knew about until the money was found. United States v. $2,599.00 in United States...
View ArticleWY: GSR swabbing of defendant's face was reasonable search
Swabbing defendant’s face for GSR 16 hours after shooting was reasonable warrantless search considering the evanescent nature of GSR. Sen v. State, 2013 WY 47, 2013 Wyo. LEXIS 51 (April 24, 2013):...
View ArticleMotorcycle Maintenance: Your Bike Needs Lovin’ Too
This is motorcycle awareness month. It’s spring and the sun is coming out again. Thank goodness! Now is the time to check over your motorcycle and give it the attention it deserves. It will love you...
View ArticleWinning Marijuana Defense – The Officer Made an Illegal Search
In some cases, the driver of the vehicle or the possessor of marijuana readily gives it over to the officer. Officers are very skilled about getting people to hand over contraband. However, in some...
View ArticleHialeah police sergeant jailed on drug charges
A Hialeah police sergeant was arrested over the weekend on charges of cocaine possession and carrying drug paraphernalia. Read more..
View ArticleJob on the line for Hallandale police sergeant in hit-and-run cover-up
HALLANDALE BEACH – A sergeant fired for his role in altering a police report on a hit-and-run wants his job back. Read more..
View ArticleSCOTUS grants cert on federal criminal law causation issues
The Supreme Court, despite having one of it members on the DL, gets a new week started with some notable criminal justice action. First and foremost, it has granted review, via this order list, in...
View ArticleHow can I avoid a first time shoplifting charge going on my record?
Free legal answers from attorneys - I'm a student. All I want is this off my record. It was 38 dollars. I refused to sign any papers at the store and no I
View ArticleDOJ Notice Hints at a Sentencing Deal With Former Enron Exec Jeffrey Skilling
Justice may or may not be blind; but she can buckle under pressure. It may take years, millions of dollars and armies of attorneys, but if you have the resources to test her mettle, you too may tip the...
View ArticleA notable DIG (with lots of explanation) from SCOTUS concerning indigent defense
The Supreme Court has a significant non-decision this morning in Boyer v. Louisiana. Here is the entire per curiam decision for the Court: "The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently...
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R.I.P. Barry Fey
Long-time Colorado concert promoter Barry Fey has died. He was a local legend. From Ebbets Field to Mile High Stadium to Red Rocks, Barry Fey defined Colorado concerts. No one came close to matching...
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Funding of sex-offender treatment is a question of public safety
4-29-2013 Colorado: The Colorado legislature must find a way to fund a program that treats sex offenders before they leave prison. It's not exactly a surprise that if you starve a government......
View ArticleHome Leaves from Prison
I read an article this morning from the Washington Post about how some inmates are using the online consumer review site Yelp to rate jails and prisons. It’s an interesting mix of good reviews (“[I]f...
View ArticleWhat penalties will I get for pc459 burglary?
Free legal answers from attorneys - How much prison time and will I have to pay a lot of fines? I have only one other charge on my record for DV back in 20
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NY - Advocate Thinks Reporter Too Harsh on Sex Offenders
Shana RowanOriginal Article04/30/2013By Shana Rowan (Blog, Website) As a registry reform advocate and fiance to a registrant whose crime was committed as a minor, I felt compelled to respond to the...
View ArticleNACDL Launches Domestic Drone Information Center
The news release announcing this new site states: NACDL President Steven D. Benjamin said, “NACDL’s Domestic Drone Information Center will serve as a comprehensive source of cutting-edge information on...
View ArticleN.J. Files Brief Supporting Sports Betting Law in Key Gambling Litigation
The state of New Jersey filed its opening brief on April 29 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, in a case that could ultimately decide the fate of sports betting in the United States, In...
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OH - Former Pike Co. Deputy (Clyde Franklin Sanders) Found Guilty Of Gross...
Clyde Franklin SandersOriginal Article04/30/2013By Matt Lucas A former chief deputy at the Pike County Sheriff's Office was found guilty of one count of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony,...
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