NTSB recommends lowering the BAC from 0.08% to 0.05%
The National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) made a recommendation recently to lower the blood alcohol concentration(BAC) for drunken driving from 0.08% to 0.05% in an effort to reduce...
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What’s the Right Way to Respond to a Shareholder Books and Records Request?
Delaware law gives shareholders the right to request corporate books and records in order to investigate issues that are of interest to them. For several decades now, Delaware courts have encouraged...
View ArticleLawyer Admits Lying to Further Real Estate Scam
United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Scott C. Allmon, age 38, of Easley, South Carolina, pled guilty today in federal court in Anderson to making false statements in connection with a...
View ArticleS.D.W.Va.: Officer entering car to roll up windows and turn on fan to aid...
Defendant was stopped for a traffic offense, and the officer thought it suspicious that he insisted on calling his lawyer on his cell phone. (Never before in 1,000 stops.) The officer told him not to...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: NTSB seeks to lower legal drinking limit to .05
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that the limit for blood alcohol levels for drivers be lowered to 0.05. The NTSB has also recommended that measures be taken to encourage...
View ArticleD.Ariz.: Defendant's refusal to tell his name or admit any link to the car he...
Defendant was stopped and his vehicle had the back seat removed and there was burlap fibers and marijuana stems and leaves where the seat was. He was handcuffed and refused to identify himself. He had...
View ArticleBowers on how Lafler and Frye help the government
Josh Bowers (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted Lafler, Frye, and the Subtle Art of Winning by Losing (Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 126-130, 2012) on SSRN. Here is the...
View ArticleN.D.Ga.: Midnight knock-and-talk troublesome but not involuntary on totality
The nighttime (11:45pm) knock-and-talk is troublesome, but the defendants were up and the rest of the encounter shows that it was voluntary. United States v. Bearden, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67975 (N.D....
View ArticleBroward Judge issues warrant for Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson
Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson may have lost Dancing with the Stars, but he may now be dancing his way to jail. The Broward Sheriff’s office on Thursday announced that they had issued...
View ArticleMadden on Criminal Evidence and Human Rights
Mike Madden (Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University) has posted Book Review - Criminal Evidence and Human Rights: Reimagining Common Law Procedural Traditions, Edited by Paul Roberts and Jill...
View ArticleIn Need of a Cleveland Criminal Lawyer?
If you or someone you know is under investigation or facing charges in a criminal case, it is important to consult with a criminal lawyer in order to evaluate the case and prepare a defense tailored to...
View ArticleCrash on the Eagle Offramp in Meridian
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View ArticleCassell & Mitchell on Applying the Crime Victims' Right Act Before Charges
Paul G. Cassell and Nathanael J. Mitchell (University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law) have posted Crime Victims’ Rights During Criminal...
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AUSTRALIA - Find a better way to keep our children safe
Original Article05/16/2013By ROB HULLSSex offenders are seen by the community as the scum of the Earth. They are considered to be monsters, people who should be abandoned by the community, locked up...
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MO - Sex Offenders Left Out of Halloween Law Lose Fees
Original Article05/16/2013By JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (CN) - A group of convicted sex offenders who fought back when Missouri tried to restrict what they could do on Halloween are not entitled to legal...
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WA - Puyallup-Led Bill to Restrict Sex Offender Housing Signed into Law
Original Article05/17/2013By Lauren Padgett Residents of the 25th Legislative District who are concerned about community and neighborhood safety can breathe a bit easier now. That’s because Gov. Jay...
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FL - Jury convicts ex-Miramar police captain (Juan De Los Rios) of ordering...
Juan De Los RiosOriginal ArticleYet another officer from Florida who has committed a sex crime. The list is growing.05/17/2013By Tonya Alanez Not only did the Miramar police captain order a 15-year-old...
View ArticleColorado Senate Rejects Bill to Set Marijuana BAC Counterpart
For some time, the Colorado legislature has been reviewing a bill that aims to set a legal limit for drivers with regards to marijuana use. Under this bill, House Bill 13-1114, the legal limit for...
View ArticleColorado Senate Rejects Bill to Set Marijuana BAC Counterpart
For some time, the Colorado legislature has been reviewing a bill that aims to set a legal limit for drivers with regards to marijuana use. Under this bill, House Bill 13-1114, the legal limit for...
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MO - Bill leaves juveniles off sex offender site
Original Article05/17/2013JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - People convicted of committing sexual crimes when they're 17 or younger would not appear on Missouri's public website of sex offenders under legislation...
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