Arizona Arson Case Overturned
Louis Taylor, wrongfully convicted of setting a 1970 Arizona fire that claimed the lives of 29 people, was finally released this week after 42 years in prison on a no-contest plea. The Pioneer...
View ArticleFor blogging about circuit sentencing opinions, three is a magic number
Because I have been on the road a lot lately (and will be on the road again starting tomorrow), I have had precious little time to keep up with or blog about notable recent circuit sentencing opinions....
View ArticleNew Mexico Senate Bill 294
On March 16th, 2013, the New Mexico House passed a bill that will allow for an individual to petition to expunge convictions for certain crimes. New Mexico law currently only allowesfor individuals to...
View ArticleRhode Island House Bill 5328
On February 7th, 2013, the General Assembly of Rhode Island introduced House Bill 5328 that would allow the expungement of up to five misdemeanor convictions. Currently, Rhode Island allows the...
View ArticleIndiana Senate Bill 603 – Arrest and Conviction Expungement
On January 17th, 2013, the Indiana General Assembly introduced Senate Bill 603 that would allow judges to expunge an arrest or conviction from a person’s criminal record. Currently, Indiana allows...
View ArticleBridgewater Massachusetts Facing Possession With Intent to Distribute Heroin...
For several weeks a Massachusetts Drug Task Force had been investigating a Heroin Distribution operation in the Bridgewater, Massachusetts area. The investigation suggested to the officers that...
View ArticleA Government of Men, Not of Laws
Many years ago, when there was less knowledge in the world, but people were generally smarter, a doctrine developed — an ideal — which was to form the very basis for a new nation, conceived in liberty,...
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UK - Three guilty of murder after body was buried in suitcase (Stuart...
Original ArticleAnd yet more proof that the online sex offender hit-list needs to be taken offline and used by police in the UK and elsewhere, and the article above has video that captured most of...
View ArticleSome notable headlines in wake of state prosecutors' decision to seek death...
I was intrigued to see this set of notable anti-death penalty headlines and commentaries in a bunch of major news sources this afternoon as a follow-up to the recent decision by Colorado state...
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Two Suspects in Holland-area Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident Apprehended by Police
On Easter Sunday, 24-year-old Joshua Owens was struck by two vehicles as he was crossing Ottawa Beach Road to use an ATM machine. Witnesses said that the two vehicles briefly stopped, and then fled the...
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Cascade Township Massage Therapist Arrested for Criminal Sexual Conduct for...
In late March, Lawrence Urban was arrested after a customer at his massage therapy clinic, the Therapeutic Stress Free Massage Center in Cascade Township, alleged that Urban touched her inappropriately...
View ArticleDefendants Settle Civil Equity Skimming Suit for $1.7M
John V. Rich LaWanda J. Rich, Edwin L. Gage, Elaine R. Gage, Virginia L. Moore, and David E. Forgy are the subjects of a civil suit alleging an equity skimming scheme.
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ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE
All the world's a stage;and all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts....And then the justice,In fair round belly with good capon...
View ArticleRichards on the Dangers of Surveillance
Neil M. Richards (Washington University in Saint Louis - School of Law) has posted The Dangers of Surveillance (Harvard Law Review, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: From the Fourth Amendment to...
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Beating DUI Charges, DUI Consequences and Importance of DUI Attorney
DUI charges are usually based on a person's BAC or blood alcohol concentration and may be determined by the administering of a breath, blood or urine test (which is usually conducted if drugs are...
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New Mexico governor signs sex offender registration bill
4-3-2013 New Mexico: Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation that will require convicted sex offenders who move to New Mexico to register with authorities for the crimes they committed in......
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Sex offender faces charge after lobbying legislators
4-3-2013 Iowa: A registered sex offender from Davenport has been charged with failing to register his employment as a lobbyist in Des Moines and faces up to two years in prison. Michael Byars,......
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Applying for SSDI in Los Angeles With a Brain Tumor
Scientists at Duke University say they may have discovered a drug that could help to more effectively diagnose and possibly treat some of the most common brain tumors. According to a study published...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Watching for Aggressive Drivers April 5-14
BOISE - They’re out there and you’ve seen them – bold, pushy or selfish drivers putting you and others at risk. That’s why the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and Idaho law enforcement agencies...
View ArticleU.S. v. Augustine, No. 12-50061 (04-03-13) (Hurwitz with Callahan and Ikuta)In the Fair Sentencing Act, Congress finally addressed, somewhat, the inequitable disparity between the sentences for crack...
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