Not Trial By Video
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">In a curious twist of rhetoric, Judge Patrick F. Dugan acquitted Philadelphia police lieutenant Jonathan Josey of assaulting Aida Guzman at a Puerto...
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<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">My response to the email was typically skeptical. A company that was doing continuing education for physicians wanted to break into the legal market,...
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CO - Former DPD officer (Hector Paez) sentenced in sex assault; judge grants...
Hector PaezOriginal Article03/01/2013By Blair ShiffDENVER - The former Denver police officer, Hector Paez, was sentenced Friday for sexual assault and kidnapping. Paez, 33, was convicted after being...
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Quarterback Acquitted of Rape: Anatomy of a Successful Defense to Sexual...
Of all the accusations I defend clients against as a Chicago criminal lawyer, I see a persistent pattern of intentionally false accusations in the area of date rape and sexual assault. Indeed, although...
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WI - Former Racine mayor Gary Becker released from prison
Gary BeckerOriginal Article02/28/2013RACINE (AP) - The former mayor of Racine has been released from prison after serving time for sexual assault of a child and child enticement.Gary Becker is back in...
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QUESTIONS TO SUBMITTED QUESTIONS ON BOSTON’S MULTIPLE MURDER MATTER
On February 23rd’s Attorney Sam’s Take, I indicated at the end that I would entertain questions regarding the recent blogs in the multiple murder matter of James “Whitey” Bulger. As you may know, the...
View ArticleProsecutor accused by courts of 'intentional misconduct' named Harris DA...
Yesterday was a rough media day for Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson. Not only did the Houston Chronicle editorial board harshly criticize a recent ethics training, Chron columnist Lisa...
View ArticleObama grants 17 pardons ... could this signal a new (second term) approach to...
As reported in this Washington Post article, headlined "Obama grants pardons to 17 people for nonviolent offenses," President Obama late yesterday rediscovered his clemency powers. Here are the basics:...
View ArticleS.D.N.Y.: Time frame for particularity could have been better stated, but...
A time frame in the search warrant to limit the breadth of the search would have been better, but the circuit law on that isn’t clear that it’s required, and that thus triggers the good faith...
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Plans Announced To Extend Chelsea’s Law To Illinois And Texas
Original Article03/01/2013By Katie EuphratSAN DIEGO - The father of slain Poway High School senior Chelsea King announced plans today to extend the heart of Chelsea’s Law (AB-1844 PDF) to Illinois and...
View ArticleCA2: Being asked for consent after lawyering up was not a Fourth Amendment...
Plaintiff’s being asked for consent after he lawyered up was not a Fourth Amendment violation. Flynn v. James, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 4139 (1st Cir. February 28, 2013).* Officers had an objective basis...
View ArticleVT: "Special needs" justified parole search of sex offender's computer
The special needs of parole of a sex offender outweighed defendant’s privacy interest in his computer while on parole. The parole search of his computer was not a violation of the Fourth Amendment....
View ArticleID finds no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public restroom with...
Defendant was seen driving, and the officer knew her license was suspended. She was seem going into a convenience store. She didn’t come right out, so the officer went in, and she was in the bathroom....
View ArticleTX3: 911 call is not a waiver of one's reasonable expectation of privacy in...
Frequent overnight guest and babysitter had standing to challenge a search of the premises while she was there. The state’s argument she had no expectation of privacy in the baby’s room when she made...
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Out-of-State Driver Charged with DWI after Camden County Speeding Episode on...
We've repeatedly warned readers about the folly of driving while intoxicated under any circumstances here in the Garden State. Frankly, with the state laws what they are and the zealous nature with...
View ArticleLee v. United States: Mistaken Jury Instructions on the “Defense of Others”
The D.C. Court of Appeals was apparently feeling charitable. In Adrian Lee v. United States, __ A.3d __ (D.C. 2013), a decision issued last week, the Court bent over backwards to justify and explain...
View ArticleCongress not done asking hard questions about federal prosecution of Aaron...
As reported in this lengthy Boston Globe article, headlined "Inquiry widens into Swartz prosecution," some members of Congress are not yet satisfied with the Justice Department's account of its...
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CT - Ernest Hewett stripped of title after lewd snake comment
Ernest HewettOriginal Article02/28/2013By Ken DixonHARTFORD - A veteran House member from New London was stripped of his deputy speaker title this week after he made a lewd comment during a budget...
View ArticlePA constitution prohibits warrantless taping inside a suspect’s home with a...
The state constitution prohibits warrantless taping inside a suspect’s home with a video camera planted on an informant. Commonwealth v. Dunnavant, 2013 PA Super 38, 2013 Pa. Super. LEXIS 83 (February...
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Featured Paper: Domestic Drone Use and the Mosaic Theory
From Sean Sullivan at UNM Law School. The article can be found here: Domestic Drone Use and the Mosaic Theory. Abstract:The use of unmanned aerial drones - operated by remote pilots and capable of...
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