Klingele on Community Supervision
Cecelia M. Klingele (University of Wisconsin Law School) has posted Rethinking the Use of Community Supervision on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Community supervision, whether in the form of probation or...
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Lawmakers Pressure VA on Tackling of Disability Backlog
Although the Department of Veterans Affairs has said it remains dedicated to clearing the huge backlog of disability claims in the next two years, it appears the problems is actually worsening. Los...
View ArticleDiscovery, drug policy, drones and more: Packed agenda for House Criminal...
The Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee has a packed but interesting agenda on Tuesday, March 26. Not only is Rep. Hughes' bill on cell phone location tracking on the agenda (its companion, SB...
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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER’S AIDE IS AMOUNG DEFENDANTS FACING FEDERAL AND...
Well, you don’t expect to see a Boston Public School teacher’s aide to be amongst a bunch of criminal defendants. Particularly when the case involves allegations of drug trafficking and gun possession....
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March Madness Day 3 Open Thread
Day 3. The investments: Louisville -11 over Colorado State (3 units), Butler +1½ over Marquette, Michigan State -6 over Memphis (3 units), St Louis -3½ over Oregon (5 units), Wichita State +6½ over......
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Life sentence enhancement based on juvenile prior does not violate the cruel...
The defendant in U.S. v. Hoffman was sentenced to life for his conviction of conspiracy to distribute of 50 or more grams of methamphetamines in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and with...
View ArticleAALL: Book Review: More Essential Than Ever: The Fourth Amendment in the...
American Association of Law Libraries: Book Review: More Essential Than Ever: The Fourth Amendment in the Twenty-first Century by Christine Hepler: [...] Read more!
View ArticleSSRN: Redefining Fourth Amendment Reasonableness: A Crime-Severity Model for...
SSRN: Redefining Fourth Amendment Reasonableness: A Crime-Severity Model for Terry Stops by David Keenan & Tina Mary Thomas. Abstract: [...] Read more!
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NYC ID Theft Ring Bust: Manhattan DA Charges Four in Fraudulent Debit Card...
The extent and amount of fraud that is perpetrated by Identity Theft is staggering. As a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office who spearheaded many multi-million dollar Identity Theft,...
View ArticleBuell on Liability and Admissions of Wrongdoing
Samuel W. Buell (Duke University School of Law) has posted Liability and Admissions of Wrongdoing in Public Enforcement of Law (University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 81, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the...
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Churches, Copper Thefts, and Hot Places in Hades
We have discussed before in this blog about the problems of vandalism and thefts from churches, along with the exploding copper theft epidemic. This past week, both problems intersected. As reported by...
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Case o' the Week: Trip Kings a Losing Hand - King, Probation Searches, and...
King I (panel): We think that the Ninth has gotten it wrong, and suspect that the suspicionless search of probationers conflicts with Supreme Court precedent in Samson. – Great!King II (en banc): We...
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Criminal Assault and Battery Charges Discussion From San Diego Criminal Lawyer
ASSAULT AND BATTERY: CA Penal Code Sections 240-243 Assault and Battery under the CA Penal Code (PC) can range from a misdemeanor simple assault to felony assault and battery. What is the difference...
View ArticleWhen is Abortion Legal in Las Vegas?
Abortion is legal in Nevada when performed by a licensed physician in a medical setting using industry-standard procedures. When the person performing the abortion is not medically licensed, the act is...
View ArticleNew group opposing death penalty emerges at CPAC
US News and World Report has an this interesting report on a notable new group that emerged at last week's CPAC meetings. The piece is headlined "Small Government Conservative? Group Says You Should...
View Article“I really thought you were the real deal…”
After reviewing your website, I really thought you were the real deal. I didn’t ask for your opinion earlier Mark. [Link to article about rich guy’s 1990s bankruptcy.] Maybe if my dad had managed his...
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Legislative committee approves change to sex offender residency law
3-24-2013 Maine: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted to recommend passage of L.D. 498, preventing sex offenders from residing near Capitol Area Recreation Association ball... [[This,an...
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MI - ACLU, other groups object to Michigan bill pushing annual sex offender fee
Original Article03/24/2013By Alanna Durkin A bill to require the more than 40,000 people on Michigan's sex offender registry to pay an annual fee is igniting a debate over who should bear the costs for...
View ArticleDriver's License Appeals - Problems with the Substance Abuse Evaluation - Part 3
In Part 1 of this series, we began out examination of the problems within a Substance Abuse Evaluation that will cause a License Appeal to fail. We looked at how even simple, little things like a name...
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