European Concerns Over Drugs Used in Lethal Injection Executions
Bloomberg Businessweek reports, "Europe Pushes to Keep Lethal Injection Drugs From U.S. Prisons." It's written by Makiko Kitamura and Adi Narayan. Here's the beginning of the report: Pharmaceutical...
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Judge Makes Impromptu Home Visit
A Family Court Judge in England decided to “see for herself” in a court case that involved two young children. (AMV v. RM (2012) EWHC 3629) The proceedings commenced in the usual fashion, but early in...
View ArticleLouisiana Appeals Stay of Execution
"State to appeal Sepulvado's execution stay," is the Shreveport Times report by Vickie Welborn. The state of Louisiana is appealing a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday that halted next week’s...
View ArticleFrom Colorado
Scot Kersgaard of the Colorado Independent writes, "Colorado's Death Penalty: Spending Millions To Execute Almost No One." It's via HuffPost Denver. For those looking for details about the Colorado...
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Divorce Pitfalls
Many individuals choose to represent themselves is a divorce or dissolution case. Oftentimes, in very simple matters, this is not a terrible decision. However, a recent case...
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A 40 Year History of NORML
Keith Stroup, the founder of NORML, has a new book, in which he provides a history of NORML's 40 year campaign to legalize marijuana. You can order a copy here ($15.00) Willie Nelson wrote... [[ This...
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St. Johns County man arrested when police find 157 pot plants
A St. Johns County man is facing charges of cultivation of marijuana after a tip led police to 157 marijuana plants the man is accused of growing. Michael Colvin was arrested last week and after...
View ArticleSearch and Seizure Laws: Officer, Your Dog Is Sniffing My Trunk!
I am not the only person who thinks that trained dogs working for the police is an infringement on people’s privacy rights. To compound the problem, there are serious questions about the accuracy of...
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Bond Questions, Posting Bond and When Bail Is Denied
Bond denied for man accused of fatally shooting West Palm Beach nannyA 31-year-old cab driver accused in the Dec. 22 fatal shooting of a nanny who was riding her bicycle on South Olive Avenue in West...
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Drunk Tampa man arrested for riding shopping cart at Walmart
From the channel 10 news team website, a Tampa man is facing felony charges for a joyride in a "borrowed" Walmart electric motor cart... Timothy Carr, 48, had a few drinks and decided that he wanted to...
View ArticleConvictions in Boys’ Deaths During Camping Trip Overturned
An Ohio Court of Appeals has over-turned a conviction of a couple for involuntary manslaughter related to the death of two boys on a camping trip. The case is State v. Klein, 2013-Ohio-228. The...
View ArticleInnocence Project Receives $1 Million Donation from Pershing Square Foundation
The Pershing Square Foundation today announced a $1 million grant to support the Innocence Project's shift toward having wider systemic impact on criminal justice policy at the federal and state level....
View ArticleOperators of Private Foster Home Misappropriate Public Funds
In order to be convicted of misappropriating public funds, the prosecution must prove that a person was charged with receipt, safekeeping, transfer, or disbursement of public monies, and then...
View ArticleColorado police allege man robs bank, throws money
A man in Colorado is facing serious charges this week after police say he robbed a bank before leading them on a search. The incident allegedly happened Tuesday, when the man allegedly stole money from...
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Step 1: Request a Driver's License Hearing after arrested for DUI In Utah
The first step in any arrest for DUI is requesting a Driver License Hearing. Many people want to bury their head in the sand after an arrest occurs. They don’t want to think about, take some time to...
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Michigan OWI Limit Scheduled to Increase to .10
You might be surprised to learn that under Michigan’s current law, the BAC required for being classified as intoxicated while driving is scheduled to increase from .08 percent to .10 percent on October...
View ArticleUnited States v. Petri, No. 11-30337 (Tallman, J., joined by Schroeder and McKeown, JJ)The Ninth Circuit affirmed a 60-month sentence imposed (Lasnik, J.) for participation in an ATM skimming...
View Article"Amish beard-cutting ringleader gets 15 years"
The title of this post is the headline of this AP report on a high-profile federal sentencing which took place in northern Ohio today. Here are the basics: The ringleader in hair- and beard-cutting...
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CA appellate court allows warrantless use of speed/braking records from car's...
In another first impression case, a California appellate court ruled that an individual has no reasonable expectation of privacy in the data recorded by a car's sensing diagnostic module (SDM), which...
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Friday Afternoon Open Thread
The blizzard is now being referred to as "Nemo." Jesse Jackson, Jr. reportedly has a plea deal that may include up to 5 years in prison. He can ask the judge for probation or any lesser term.... [[...
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