Dubber on Ultima Ratio and Caveat Dominus
Markus D. Dubber (University of Toronto - Faculty of Law) has posted Ultima Ratio as Caveat Dominus: Legal Principles, Police Maxims, and the Critical Analysis of Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: A...
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Zimmerman Jury Has Question on Manslaughter
Update: The jury has ordered in dinner. The parties and judge agreed the judge will respond to the jury's question as follows: The court cannot engage in general discussion but may be able to address a...
View Article"Hunger Strike by California Inmates, Already Large, Is Expected to Be...
From the New York Times: LOS ANGELES — Nearly 29,000 inmates in California state prisons refused meals for the third day Wednesday during a protest of prison conditions and rules. The protest extended...
View ArticleJuvenile offenders not charged as adults
A criminal proceeding was scheduled for trial charging a lawyer with the crime of criminal solicitation in the fourth degree and attempted tampering with a witness in the third degree. The allegation...
View Article3 to 6 years was the sentence
A woman worked as office manager for a period of thirteen months. Over that period, she stole several checks to her employer, endorsing and depositing them in her own bank account. The stolen checks...
View ArticleLimited waiver of immunity is invoked
Defendant was charged, in a felony complaint, inter alia, with Robbery in the first Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Thereafter, upon learning that the People were about...
View ArticleEchoes of Alleyne showing something's the matter in Kansas "hard...
This new local article, headlined "Supreme Court ruling threatens to invalidate Kansas hard 50 sentences," reports on one of the potential state echoes of the Supreme Court's Sixth Amendment ruling in...
View ArticleNon-Injury Crash SB US95@353
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...
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Zimmerman: Is There a Verdict?
The media has been moved to the first floor of the courthouse. The jury is finished with dinner. Why would the court have the media wait around if they didn't ask a follow-up question to their first...
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Zimmerman: Can the Jury Hear the Protesters?
I've been avoiding stories about the protests, I really don't care about them. But with the TV on just now, they flashed on the protesters and they were really loud. Are they right outside the...
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George Zimmerman: NOT GUILTY
There's a verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Not Guilty!!!! GPS monitor ordered removed, bond discharged. Congratulations to Mark O'Mara, Don West, Jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn and all of the...
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Angela Corey: Doublespeak
Angela Corey is holding a press conference. She has her patient, reasonable tone, speaking slowly and with a smile. Unbelievable: "We believe we brought out the truth about Trayvon Martin."...
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Mark O'Mara and Don West Press Conference
O'Mara and West at press conference. O'Mara begins by reading a letter he wrote to the Seminole County Sheriff before the verdict thanking him and the department for their excellent security and...
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NM law closes sex-offender loophole
7-14-2013 New Mexico: Offenders moving to New Mexico must now register ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - For years, sex offenders who moved to New Mexico from elsewhere were somehow able to slip through the......
View ArticleEuropean Court of Human Rights finds UK use of LWOP sentences violated human...
As reported in this piece from The Guardian, last week brought a landmark ruling from the European Court of Human Rights. The article's headlined provide the basics: "Whole-life jail terms without...
View ArticleTop-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads
in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 454 Safeguarding the Commander's Authority to Review the Findings of a Court-Martial Andrew S....
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Sunday Open Thread
Here's an open thread for all topics. except George Zimmerman, who has his own threads. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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The Legacy of the George Zimmerman Trial
Here's what I wrote last week on the legacy of the George Zimmerman case. It's as true today as it has been for the past 16 months. The legacy of this case will be that the media never gets it right,...
View ArticleWhat do I need to do to get my driver's license back?
The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) actually will tell you "step by step" online what you need to do to Reinstate your Washington Driver's License. See link and DOL video below...
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