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View ArticleME: No reasonable expectation of privacy against recording sex acts in...
Maine interprets its invasion of privacy statute involving the alleged recording of sex acts between a prostitute and her customers in the Kennebunk Zumba Studio prostitution case holding that there is...
View ArticleSUPREME COURT LIMITS THE DETENTION OF RESIDENTS OF A BUILDING SUBJECT TO A...
As I predicted The Supreme Court reviewed and reversed the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Bailey v. United States. The police obtained a search warrant for 103 Lake Drive, Wyandanch, New...
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Investigator in Pistorius Case Charged With 7 Counts of Attempted Murder
In the "you can't make this stuff up" department: Hilton Botha, the lead investigator in the Oscar Pistorius murder case who testified at yesterday's bail hearing, is himself charged with 7... [[ This...
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Oscar Pistorius: Day 3, Bail or No Bail?
At 11:00 a.m. SAT (2:00 am MT), defense lawyer Barry Roux and prosecutor Gerrie Nel will make their closing arguments as to why Oscar Pistorius should be allowed or refused bail. Chief Magistrate... [[...
View ArticleBored or Crazy, They're Us
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Adam Liptak reported in the <a href=...
View ArticleStudent verschanzte sich im Hörsaal
An der Technischen Universität Berlin kam es zu einem Großaufgebot der Polizei. Mit rund 100 Beamten, darunter auch zwei schwer bewaffnete Spezialeinsatzkommandos, umstellte die Polizei das...
View ArticleRidiculous, Squared
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Judge <a href="http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/Organization/Pages/booras.aspx" target="">James Booras</a> of the 19th...
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Ohio appellate court finds that failure to make motion to suppress over GPS...
In State v. Allen, 2013 Ohio 434 (Ohio Ct. App 2013), the Ohio Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a conviction after trial counsel failed to make a motion to suppress evidence derived from the use...
View ArticlePulling back the curtain on prosecutor paranoia
Ever wonder how prosecutors speak to one another when they think no one's watching? Conservative blogger Big Jolly, a GOP activist in Houston, pulled back the curtain, obtaining a copy of a video under...
View ArticleMO: When RS was quickly dispelled, defendant should have been let go
Defendant was riding a bicycle in circles in an intersection late at night in a high crime area. When they were near him, he said “They went that way.” They saw the handle of a gun and stopped him....
View ArticlePleading Guilty to Failure to Maintain Control
The other day I was in Stafford General District Court when a young man answered for his case on the traffic docket. The judge announced that he was charged with reckless driving for driving too fast...
View ArticleMan Shot by Ex-Wife on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day didn’t start out very well for a Butler County Man. David Knapp was shot in the face in the morning of Valentine’s Day by his ex-wife. He was treated at the University of Cincinnati...
View ArticleCA3: Being pointed out by witnesses to a shooting as being involved is PC for...
Plaintiff matched the description of a shooter, and an eyewitness pointed him out. That provided probable cause for arrest and defeats a § 1983 Fourth Amendment claim. Franks v. Temple Univ., 2013 U.S....
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It's a dog's world
When I reviewed the oral argument last November in Florida v. Harris, I wasn't too sanguine about the prospects of the Court's affirming the Florida Supreme Court's decision establishing a lengthy...
View ArticleWI: Passenger's statement “Got a warrant for that?”, was not...
“Got a warrant for that?” with a laugh is not an unambiguous objection to search of defendant passenger’s briefcase in a car where the driver, defendant’s wife, consented to a search of the whole car....
View ArticleJacksons plead guilty and federal prosecutors recommend significant prison...
This recent post, titled "You be the prosecutor: what federal sentence should be sought for Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife?", engendered a lengthy debate over federal sentencing law and practice as...
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ARC Talk Radio - Tami Loehrs, a computer forensics expert specializing in...
Hosted by: ARC Talk Radio (TalkShoe)Title: SPECIAL GUEST Tami Loehrs computer forensics expertTime: 02/20/2013 08:00 PM ESTEpisode Notes: We are pleased to announce a special guest on ARC Talk Radio...
View ArticleCalculating Damages: What is Reasonable Certainty?
One of the common issues raised when an expert calculates damages is “reasonable certainty.” It is not uncommon for opposing counsel to suggest that the expert’s calculated damages are speculative. The...
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