Judge Issues Stay for Larry Swearingen Opening Path for DNA Testing
The Texas Tribune posts, "Death Row Inmate Larry Swearingen's Execution Stayed," written by Brandi Grissom. Montgomery County state district court Judge Kelly Case on Wednesday withdrew an order that...
View ArticleIf I am convicted of possession of child porn charges, what are the...
A conviction for possession of child pornography can have a severe impact on your life and carry heavy consequences. Depending on the circumstances of your crime the prosecutor can charge you with...
View ArticleUS Sentencing Commission releases (and provides on-line here only) new Booker...
I was very excited late yesterday to get a call from people at the US Sentencing Commission to tell me (1) that the USSC had completed and was starting to distribute its latest big new report on...
View ArticleCivil Robo-Signing Lawsuit Settled for $2.5M
Lender Processing Services, Inc., and its now defunct subsidiary DocX, a document processing company located in Georgia, settled a robo-signing civil lawsuit for $2.5 million.
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Broward Deputies Accused of Falsifying Arrest Report
A second Broward County Sheriff's deputy is facing criminal charges for reportedly falsifying a report following the arrest of a man in a convenience store. Our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyers...
View ArticleCRIDER v. STATE - A12A2414: The Gray-Areas of Miranda and Initial DUI...
Terri Crider was pulled over for failure to maintain lane. When the officer made contact with Crider, he noticed the odor of alcohol on her breath, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and slightly slurred...
View ArticleGeorge Ryan Released From FCI
Today's Chicago Tribune reports, "Ryan returns home to finish sentence under house arrest." It's by Jason Meisner, Annie Sweeney, and Angie Leventis Lourgos. Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was let...
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Maryland DUI and the Roadblock Arrest
The Super bowl of football is this weekend in New Orleans. The Baltimore Ravens v. San Francisco 49ers, it should be a good game with the Ravens proving victorious. In light of this rare occasion...
View ArticleNew Ohio Supreme Court Justice Considers Death Penalty Unconstitutional
"Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O'Neill dissents from death penalty ruling," is by Brandon Blackwell in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Here's an extended excerpt: The Ohio Supreme Court's newest...
View ArticleAn Update on the Colorado Movie Theater Shooting Case
ReutersLegal posts, "Prosecutors in Colorado theater shooting hire death penalty expert." It's written by Keith Coffman. An expert in capital punishment cases has joined the attorneys prosecuting...
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Are We Making Progress? Number of Los Angeles DUIs Over the Holiday Season...
Statistics compiled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol spell good news: the number of Los Angeles DUI arrests over the holiday season dropped substantially...
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Former 49ers and Raiders player faces felony charge
Kwame Harris, a 30-year-old former 49ers and Raiders offensive lineman faces domestic violence charges for the injuries on an ex-boyfriend. In altercation took place int he parking lot of a Menlo Park...
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California Congressman Says Gun Violence Victims Should Have the Right to Sue
Newton. Aurora. Columbine. Who is responsible? According to one California Congressman, the notion that guns don't kill people, people kill people, is ludicrous, and he's introducing a bill to put the...
View ArticleFederal Judges Sentencing Child Pornography Defendants to Probation or Days...
I have written before that I think Arizona's "sexual exploitation of a minor" sentencing is far, far too severe (see "Should Mere Possession of Child Pornography Mean Decades in Prison?"). In Arizona,...
View ArticleExecution Stayed in Texas
A Montgomery County District Court Judge granted Texas death row inmate Larry Swearingen a stay of execution yesterday, four weeks before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection. The decision...
View ArticleVideo on Probable Cause Traffic Stops Resulting in DUI
This is David Black today. We’re talking generally about probable cause and more specifically reasonable suspicion when it comes to traffic stops and likely in your case the traffic stop which...
View ArticleTexas House plans to rewrite Code of Criminal Procedure, appoints committees
Texas House Committee assignments came out this morning. The big news on the criminal-justice front is the creation of a Select Committee on Criminal Procedure Reform, a five-member committee whose...
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D.C. Plea Deal Without An Attorney Could Lead to Deportation
If you are an immigrant who has been recently arrested in D.C., this information will be particularly important for you: Do NOT accept a plea deal - even on a misdemeanor charge - without first...
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On Judges Getting It Right and Prosecutors Getting it Wrong and Testing and...
As Paul Kennedy wrote this morning,Judge tells state to just test the damn DNAwhich appears not to be exactly true, but hell, it was a headline. And it sure likes like he's about to tell them to test...
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Florida Mother Pleads Guilty to Child Neglect for Allegedly Selling...
A Jacksonville Beach, Florida mother pled guilty in Duval County Circuit Court on January 30th to four counts of Child Neglect. Dalina Nicholas, 36, is accused of repeatedly selling sex with her...
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