Backlash Over New York City ‘Stop-and-Frisk” Ruling
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said he believes the recent ruling against “stop-and-frisk” procedures will undoubtedly lead to more crime in The Big Apple. “I think no question about it,...
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Ypsilanti Man Allegedly Sets Construction Crane on Fire, Charged with Arson
James Henry McPherson, a 30-year-old Ypsilanti man, was charged with arson on Friday, August 16, in connection with allegedly setting a construction crane on fire. The crane was being used to help...
View ArticleInjury Crash has traffic rerouted on U.S. Highway 91 In Blackfoot
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Liberty Township Man Arrested for Allegedly Dealing Heroin
Jessie Jones, a 42-year-old Liberty Township resident, was recently arrested for allegedly dealing heroin according to a news article at Mlive.com. Jones, who was arraigned on three felony charges on...
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Former Macomb County Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Child Pornography Case
Chesterfield Township resident Gregory Austin was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison after being charged in a federal child pornography case. Austin, who is 33 years old, was a band instructor...
View ArticleLincolnton Man Dies in Fatal Motorcycle Crash
WBTV has just released the news that a man from Lincolnton has been killed in a deadly motorcycle accident. The crash was spotted by many eye witnesses who called to report the news. At this time, we...
View Article"Is it fair for sex offenders to stay listed on a registry for life?"
The title of this post is the headline of this recent lengthy article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Here are excerpts: On one side of the latest debate over Missouri’s sex-offender registry are...
View ArticleDenver residents accused of drug smuggling crimes
Drug smuggling is considered a very serious crime. Being convicted of drug crimes in Denver or elsewhere in the country can result in a person serving significant prison time or paying massive fines....
View ArticleFlorida man beaten over mistaken coffee order
According to a Lauderhill police department report, a Florida couple find themselves in hot water after they attacked a Dunkin' Donuts employee over a wrong coffee order... The afternoon battle royale...
View ArticleLas Vegas's Arts District No Longer Fair Game to Graffiti Artists
Graffiti artists are now required to get owner's approval before putting graffiti on their property in Downtown Las Vegas's Arts District. Formerly, graffiti artists were permitted to create their art...
View ArticleIn praise of the US Sentencing Commission's new "Quick Facts" series
I am very pelased to see and to be able to report that the US Sentencing Commission has launched a notable new series of reader-friendly publications. This posting from the USSC's webpage explains: NEW...
View ArticleCONGRESO, PROCURADURÍA PÚBLICA Y NARCOTRÁFICO
CONGRESO, PROCURADURÍA PÚBLICA Y NARCOTRÁFICO En nuestro ordenamiento penal, existen delitos que afectan al agraviado en su esfera personal (Calumnia, Difamación e Injuria) y aquellos que ofenden a la...
View ArticleFacebook Releases Info on Goverment Data Requests
Facebook has released the numbers of requests it received for user account information during the first half of 2013. The United States sought data from between 20,000 – 21,000 accounts. Facebook said...
View Article"Federal appeals court rules request for lawyer cannot be used as...
From Jurist: The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Monday that a defendant's request for a lawyer may not be used as evidence of guilt. Tayfun Okatan...
View ArticleNew Tsarnaev Injury Photos Released
Boston Magazine, which first published the leaked arrest photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has published another 48 images from the arrest scene. Like the earlier photos, these were taken by Sergeant Sean...
View ArticleIs Louisiana's Compensation Law Enough?
Louisiana is among the 27 states plus Washington, D.C. that has a compensation law for the wrongly convicted, but several Louisiana exonerees said it doesn't make up for the injustice of being locked...
View ArticleThe victims had appeared at a scheduled sentencing date
An appeal was made by the accused man as limited by his motion, from four sentences of the County Supreme Court upon his convictions of four counts of grand larceny in the second degree, upon his pleas...
View ArticleHolder Asked for Answers on DEA Use of NSA Data
Reuters reported yesterday that several Congresspersons and Senators have written Attorney General Holder seeking answers to questions about the report that the DEA used information collected by the...
View ArticleLeahy Schedules Hearing on Conflict in State and Federal Marijuana Laws
Sen. Patrick Leahy has scheduled a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 10th on the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws. Attorney General Eric Holder and Deputy Attorney...
View ArticleOne Lane of US26 at Beeches Corner Blocked Off
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