Can You Get House Arrest in California?
If you have been arrested and convicted of a criminal offense in California and your sentence requires you to serve a term of incarceration you may be interested to know if you qualify for house...
View ArticleNY - Raped behind bars - New York prisons have a problem: "A fox...
Original Article 09/09/2013 By Alysia Santo Anna cowered in a prison hallway, her inmate jumpsuit ripped, her neck bruised. Afraid to speak the unspeakable truth, she told the sergeant who found her...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Court decides whether a Firefighter can pull someone over for DUI
I recently saw an article discussing a case in North Carolina. Since I found it interesting, and I had a similar about 7 years ago I thought I would discuss it here on the blog. It asks two questions...
View ArticleMan Arrested On Fugitive Warrant with New Burglary and Firearm Charges
Twenty-two-year-old Steven Ryan Ritchie of Bonaire, Ga., is facing charges of armed burglary, grand theft of a firearm and grand theft stemming from the burglary of a home in Santa Rosa Beach. Ritchie...
View ArticleFL AG Requests Delay in Execution to Attend Fundraiser
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi requested an execution be continued to accommodate her re-election campaign. She was scheduled to attend a fundraiser kicking off her re-election campaign. Gov. Scott...
View ArticleRape Conviction Vacated in Illinois
Nearly a decade after a homeless Illinois man was convicted of a 2002 rape, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez will vacate the conviction today. Carl Chatman was accused of raping a city...
View ArticleDUI on a horse in Boulder, Colorado....well sort of.
The Washington Post reports that a man was arrested in beautiful Boulder, Colorado for riding under the influence, animal cruelty, and other charges. The rider apparently had a Pug in his backpack and...
View ArticleCrash Blocking Westbound Milwaukee On-Ramp To Westbound I84
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View ArticleWhy Doesn’t Arizona Offer DUI Diversion Programs for First Offenders?
Prosecutor’s offices around the country are beginning to come around concept that first-time DUI offenders shouldn’t be saddled with a lifetime criminal conviction. That notion, in addition to the...
View ArticlePossessing 18 Baggies of Weed Doesn't Equal an Intent to Sell Charge
There are plenty of bogus charges out there, and one of my favorites is Possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell or deliver. In my twenty (plus) years of defending criminal cases in...
View ArticleTraffic Pursuit Near Idaho Falls
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View Article"Freed 3-strikes inmates have low recidivism rate, report finds"
From the L.A. Times: More than 1,000 inmates previously sentenced to life in prison have been freed since voters approved changes to California's three-strikes law in November, with only a handful...
View ArticleSchapelle Corby is Being Considered for Parole – But Are the Conditions Fair?
Schapelle Corby is being considered for parole, but are the conditions fair? Should she be expected to admit to something she didn’t do? Schapelle Corby, unjustly convicted of smuggling drugs into Bali...
View ArticleWhile the delay here was unusually long, appellant has not established...
In this criminal case, appellant, who was 15 years old at the time of the offense, was charged, along with three other youths, with acts which, if committed by an adult, would constitute robbery in the...
View Article2 Vehicle Crash near Shelley **UPDATE**
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View ArticleMiscellaneous Utah Gun Laws
Just in case you feel like you don’t have enough laws to think about and try to obey, here are some miscellaneous Utah gun laws you can add to your thought repertoire. A Few Utah Gun Laws Don’t change,...
View ArticleUpdate - Westbound Milwaukee On-Ramp Is Open To Westbound I84
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View ArticleReal Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging
Daniel Rosenbledt, Hillsborough, California, a Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty to his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate...
View Article"The Border Is a Back Door for U.S. Device Searches"
From the New York Times: Newly released documents reveal how the government uses border crossings to seize and examine travelers’ electronic devices instead of obtaining a search warrant to gain access...
View ArticleThe Sixth Circuit, By Vote of 2-1, Demonstrates That It Doesn't Believe Ohio...
it is a peculiar provision of Ohio's death penalty law that what's referred to as the "nature and circumstances of the offense" are relevant considerations only if they weigh in favor of life rather...
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