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A WORCESTER WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH MOTOR VEHICLE HOMICIDE IN ACCIDENT WHICH...
As you probably know, criminal cases often resolve before trial. This is usually by way of a plea bargain. Often, at least the first offer made by the prosecution is not to the defendant's liking. I...
View ArticleA Really Hard Fall (Update: The Police Definition of a Fall)
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">According to the <a href="http://sacurrent.com/news/a-curious-case-of-alleged-police-brutality-1.1456786" target="">San Antonio Current</a>,...
View ArticleAs Maryland takes another step toward capital repeal, limbo looms for five on...
As reported in this AP article, the Maryland House "on Wednesday night advanced legislation to repeal the death penalty in Maryland after delegates rejected nearly 20 amendments, mostly from...
View Article"Rethinking the Use of Community Supervision"
The title of this post is the title of this important new paper now available on SSRN and authored by Cecelia Klingele. As practitioners and policy-makers know, the back-end of the criminal justice...
View ArticleJudge Jed Rakoff: Scrap the Guidelines
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Following on EDNY Judge John Gleeson's <a href="http://blog.simplejustice.us/2013/01/30/judge-john-gleeson-not-done-yet.aspx"...
View ArticleRecent Issues Related to Pennsylvania Prenuptial Agreements
A recent article published at the Yahoo! news website titled, Wife of Millionaire Wins “Unprecedented” Case to Overturn Prenup Agreement detailed a story about a woman who was successful in overturning...
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Johnson and Johnson Loses First Defective Hip Implant Case
Last week, a Los Angeles County jury awarded 8.3 million dollars to retired Montana prison guard Loren Kransky for pain and suffering and medical expenses he suffered from a defective artificial hip...
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Third Circuit Rules that Contraband Found in Shared Cell is Sufficient to...
In Denny v. Schultz, No. 11-1450 (3d Cir. Feb. 15, 2013), the Third Circuit considered the question of what limit the Due Process Clause places on the constructive possession theory in the prison...
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The Advice-of-Counsel Defense
In the federal case of the United States versus Michael McIntosh, Mr. McIntosh was charged with committing the crimes of bankruptcy fraud and money laundering because of his failure to disclose...
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Hopkins Researchers May Have Knowingly Provided False Results
Today's Washington Post includes a tragic story of a researcher who apparently committed suicide after being confronted with questions about the validity of his study. The Post story by Peter...
View ArticleLawyer Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
Neal Sultzer, Plainview, New York, has been sentenced for his role in a to conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with a $66 million mortgage fraud scheme involving over 100 home...
View ArticleConstructive Possession: Intent Required, Not Just Proximity and Knowledge
That a controlled substance can be possessed constructively as well as actually is a court-made decision. As Judge Ruiz put it in her concurring opinion to Rivas v. United States, 783 A.2d 125 (D.C....
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Reauthorized Law Gives Indian Tribes Greater Powers to Prosecute Domestic...
In 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that American Indian tribes could not prosecute non-Indians for crimes committed on Indian reservations. Instead, those prosecutions had to be carried out by a...
View ArticleKansas City Metro Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 3/15/13 - 3/17/13 (Big XII...
Kansas City Metro Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 3/15/13 - 3/17/13 (Big XII Tourney & St. Patrick's Day Edition) It's going to be a busy weekend around the Kansas City Metro area with warmer...
View ArticleDUI Results in Death of Mississippi Man; South Carolina DUI Laws
Police report that a Columbia, South Carolina man was charged with Felony DUI after an accident that left one person dead. The accident occurred at the corner of Meeting Street and Sunset Boulevard....
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Monmouth County Driver Assaults Police Following Drunken Driving Accident in...
There are laws and there are laws. As most people know, driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) are terms used to describe a motor vehicle violation here in New Jersey. The...
View ArticleMan Sentenced to 33 Years For Cocaine Distribution
A South Carolina drug dealer, who consumed a large quantity of cocaine during a police chase, will be spending the next 33 years in prison. The man was charged this past November for conspiracy to...
View ArticleCan they press charges if I was defending myself in a fight?
Free legal answers from attorneys - I was out at with friends last night and was outside smoking when this drunk guy came out of the club and started actin
View ArticleStatic on the Line?
Yesterday, I received a phone call from a Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy. The stated purpose of the call was to follow up on whether or not I am a threat about which the Sheriff’s Department should be...
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Harvard Federal Policy Proposal Suggests SSDI Reform
As part of an effort by Harvard University researchers to affect change regarding our approach to the federal budget, two researchers with the Brookings Institution have posed a series of more than a...
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