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Case o' The Week: Novocaine OK, Cocaine Not So Much - Mancuso, Continuing...
“Mancuso was a dentist who distributed a lot more than free toothbrushes to his friends and acquaintances in Billings, Montana.” Great first line in a good new case on federal drug distribution. United...
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Florida Romeo and Juliet Law Could Get Certain People off the Sex Offender List
It is certainly not a popular thing to say that the Florida sexual molestation crimes are too severe. However, there is a certain category of sex offender cases that result from overzealous and...
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Martin Anthony Brown, Broward County, Florida High School Teacher, Arrested...
Martin Anthony Brown, a Broward County, Florida high school teacher, was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of carrying on a sexual relationship with a then 17-year-old student, news sources...
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Victor Vidal of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested for Traveling to Meet a Minor...
Victor Vidal of Boynton Beach, Florida was arrested Thursday for allegedly trying to meet a 16-year-old for sex, news sources report. Vidal, 31, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on charges of...
View ArticleFatal Injury Crash in American Falls, ID
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View ArticleTexas House edging toward prison closures but doesn't want data on mentally...
The big news out of the vote on yesterday's TDCJ Sunset bill, reported the Texas Observer was an amendment related to prison closures:on Saturday an amendment by conservative Weatherford Republican...
View ArticleSpecial Considerations for Business Owners Going through Divorce
Today’s guest blogger is Scott Morgan, a Texas divorce attorney. Scott is the founder of the Morgan Law Firm and is board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Today he...
View ArticleHow long does the prosecutor have to file charges on Boating Under Influence...
The State of Washington or Municipal Prosecutor has one (1) year from the date of the incident to file charges. Boating Under the Influence (BUI) is a misdemeanor with a maximum ninety (90) days jail...
View ArticleTop-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads
in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 4420 The Dangers of Surveillance Neil M. Richards, Washington University in Saint Louis -...
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NY - New York Needs a Gun Offender Registry
Original ArticleIf the online sex offender hit-list is "constitutional," then we should have an online registry for all criminals, but simply owning a gun is not a reason to put someone on the...
View Article"Retroactivity and Crack Sentencing Reform"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper by Harold Krent now available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article argues that the strong presumption against retroactive application of...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Receives 10-Year Sentence for $17 Million Ponzi Scheme
A California man was sentenced to ten years in prison for masterminding a Ponzi scheme that duped dozens of investors out of nearly $17 million. Jeffrey J. Sykes received the sentence from a Texas...
View ArticleDefendant Not Guilty for Carrying Dirk or Dagger in his Backpack
Just this week, the California Court of Appeals for the 2nd District reversed the conviction of a defendant who was arrested in a Los Angeles park for carrying a concealed dirk or dagger in his...
View ArticleNotable new Judge Weinstein opinion on child porn sentencing for juve offender
Over the weekend, experienced lawyer and federal sentencing guru Mark Allenbaugh (firm website here) alerted me to what he called a "new and (again) excellent opinion by Judge Jack Weinstein" in U.S....
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Governor Signs Medical Marijuana And Other Bills Into Law
The 2013 legislative session officially came to an end last month, but 265 bills still awaited Governor O'Malley's signature before they could make the transformation to state laws. The bills covered...
View ArticleDon't registered sex offenders need gun rights for personal self-defense more...
The question in the title of this post is my initial reaction to this big newpaper story from Iowa, headlined "50 sex offenders have gun permits: Law enforcement is concerned that state law allows...
View ArticleTexas House votes to require warrants for old emails stored with third parties
Great news! This afternoon, Rep. Jon Stickland successfully attached a version of his HB 3164, requiring police to obtain warrants for emails stored with third parties (think cloud computing) older...
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DUI Crash at Egg & I Spotlights "Drugged Driving" Problem in Las Vegas
Last month's infamous car crash into Las Vegas' Egg & I called public attention to the lesser-known DUI crime of "Drugged Driving." The teenaged driver reportedly took Xanax before passing out at...
View ArticleConspirators Hid Half-Billion Dollars from Mortgage-Related Losses
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the guilty plea of KAREEM SERAGELDIN, the former Managing Director/Global Head of Structured Credit in...
View ArticleAfter Being Sued, Man Arrested for Another Real Estate Scam
A Century City man was arrested this morning by FBI special agents after he was charged with running a Ponzi scheme and then bilking another victim out of millions of dollars that he used to pay back...
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