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Disturbing Los Angeles Lewd Conduct News: Did CA Doctor Really Try to Meet Up...
Los Angeles sex crime news can be extremely disconcerting, whether you're a parent of young children, a concerned citizen, or even a “fellow” Los Angeles lewd conduct defendant. As we've emphasized...
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When Someone You Love Refuses to Get Help After a Long Beach DUI
You are at your wits’ end and also very sad. Someone you love dearly recently got arrested for DUI in Long Beach, and that person -- at least to you -- seems to be living in denial. As you are no doubt...
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Supreme Court To Decide On Issue Of DNA Sampling At Time Of Arrest
A recent article in the New York Times discussed a crucially important case before the Supreme Court and how the ruling could impact how police officers and judges carry out their jobs across the...
View ArticlePUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS GRADUATE FROM ACADEMY FRIDAY
MERIDIAN - Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is proud to announce that Basic Dispatch Academy Class #58 graduated during a ceremony this morning at the POST Academy in Meridian. The...
View ArticleJuvenile Detention Officers Graduate from POST Academy Friday
Meridian - Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is proud to announce that Juvenile Detention Academy Class #28 graduated during a ceremony this morning at the POST Academy in Meridian. The...
View ArticleGarrett on Validating the Right to Counsel
Brandon L. Garrett (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted Validating the Right to Counsel (Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 70, 2013) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This Essay, written as...
View ArticleMore Trouble for Massachusetts’ Crime Labs
Less than a year after Massachusetts state laboratory chemist Annie Dookhan was arrested and prosecuted for alleged mishandling of evidence that led to more than 300 convicted inmates being released,...
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Florida Drug Dog Sniff Decision As...
The United States Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold the appellate court decision in Florida v. Jardines, suppressing the evidence seized when police used a drug-sniffing dog outside a house being used...
View ArticleDefinition of Self Defense in Utah
A Utah man is currently waiting to find out if the jury in his criminal trial will come back with a guilty verdict for murder or a verdict of not-guilty due to self defense. There are times when it is...
View ArticleJohnston on Sentencing and Mental Illness
E. Lea Johnston (University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law) has posted Vulnerability and Just Desert: A Theory of Sentencing and Mental Illness (Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology,...
View ArticleCriminal Responsibility in Utah
We often refer to certain words and phrases on this blog that the courts use to determine criminal responsibility in Utah. Today we’ll explain what those words mean. Intentionally • With intent or...
View ArticleTang on Shaming Bullies
Xiyin Tang has posted Shame: A Different Criminal Law Proposal for Bullies (Cleveland State Law Review, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Public concern over bullying has reached an all-time...
View ArticlePossible Changes to New Mexico Expungement Law Senate Bill 294
The efforts of Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez in New Mexico have proven to be a success in the House, as Senate Bill 294 passed 40 to 26. The Bill is now in the hands of Governor Susana...
View ArticleLoan Broker Admits Conspiracy to Obtain Over $100M in Loans
Joon Park, a/k/a Joon Pak, and Joon Paik, 43, Falls Church, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain business loans.
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Can I Refuse to Give Blood When Arrested for a DUI?
Most people these days are savvy enough to know that the police cannot search a home or person or simply take evidence without a warrant, signed off my a judge or magistrate. Unfortunately, these same...
View ArticleShemtob on Evolving Standards of Decency
Zachary Baron Shemtob has posted From Weems to Graham: The Curious Evolution of Evolving Standards of Decency (Criminal Justice Bulletin, 49, 3 (2013)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Since the 1958...
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Los Angeles Court News
In closing argument, Prosecutors love to ask the jury why a cop would lie? This only works in cases where the defendant is not a cop. In this type of case, the prosecutor obviously can't use that...
View ArticleImproper DNA Handling Can Create Guilty Verdicts…
Many people believe the validity of DNA when it comes to determining the perpetrator of a crime. But what if that evidence were tainted or worse yet, planted at the scene by the real criminal in order...
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Recent Supreme Judicial Court(SJC) decisions help clarify the new law which...
The new law which makes it legal to possess an ounce or less of marijuana for personal use has left many confused as to what is legal when it comes to possessing or using marijuana. Possession of any...
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