My Brush With Margaret Thatcher
London. June 1990. I was low man on the U.S. delegation, probably the most junior person at the whole negotiation. She was the most powerful woman on earth. And yet when I walked toward the group she...
View ArticlePaul Antonio Johnson of Palm Springs, Florida Arrested for Battery
Paul Antonio Johnson of Palm Springs, Florida was arrested Thursday after he was accused of beating and strangling his wife following a domestic dispute, news sources report. The victim sustained...
View ArticleRicardo Moreno, Hollywood, Florida Golf Instructor, Arrested for Sexually...
Ricardo Moreno, a Hollywood, Florida golf instructor, turned himself into police on Tuesday after he was accused of molesting two minors, news sources report. Moreno was originally accused of molesting...
View ArticleBurke on Medwed on Prosecutors
Alafair S. Burke (Hofstra University - Maurice A. Deane School of Law) has posted Prosecution (is) Complex (Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:...
View ArticleThere’s Still a Demand for Prostitutes in Utah
In case you weren’t one of the folks checking out the prostitutes along 1500 South State Street last week, you might as well know that the market for prostitutes in Utah is alive and well—sort of. Six...
View ArticleInjury Crash US95 @ Milepost 342
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View ArticleNotable perspective on notable class disparities in federal sentencing
I received via this e-mail from a helpful ready the following blog-friendly comment (with links) that I believe merits sharing in this space: I was reading your blog post about the return of debtors'...
View ArticleThree Vehicle Injury Crash South of Donnelly on Sunday
On Sunday, April 7, 2013, at approximately 12:24 p.m., the Idaho State Police investigated a three-vehicle injury crash northbound on State Highway 55 at milepost 124, seven miles south of Donnelly....
View ArticleTwo Women Charged with Attempted Murder in Las Vegas
Last week a 19-year-old woman and a 30-year-old woman were charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and the Nevada crime of burglary. Last month the women allegedly burglarized a...
View ArticleAppeals Court Upholds Distribution of Child Porn Conviction for Sharing on...
Defendants accused of distributing child pornography face more serious charges than those accused of possession alone. That’s why many defendants are disappointed to discover that appeals courts...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Alleging Fraudulent Loan Certification Practices
Golden First Mortgage Corp., and its owner, operator, and president, David Movtady, are the subjects of a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit.
View ArticleCPA Firm Facing $250,000 in Sanctions for Discovery 'Shortcomings' In Suit...
"A finding of contempt is unusual but entirely appropriate in this case. Moss Adams and Mr. Kallander failed to produce evidence, allowed other evidence to be destroyed and then attempted to cover it...
View ArticleNCAA FINAL
We've been besieged by emails asking us who we think will win tonight NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship game? While we admittedly lack the expertise in College Basketball that we exhibit in...
View ArticleTypes of Criminal Charges, Contact Your Criminal Defense Attorney To Reduce...
Criminal charges and wrongs are typically classified as infractions, misdemeanors or felonies depending on the severity of the wrong. The more serious the charges, the more serious the punishment...
View ArticleMexican amparo writ expands post-conviction rights beyond habeas
You learn something new every day. Grits has for some time been interested - in part out of professional necessity working for the Innocence Project of Texas - in the inner workings of the habeas...
View ArticleIf it ain't broke ... no need to expand wiretap authority to local PDs
Grits has already decried the pointlessness and potential pitfalls of SB 188 expanding the list of Texas law enforcement agencies authorized to perform wiretapping to include the larger municipal PDs....
View ArticleBill expanding definition of a 'sex act' passes Iowa Legislature
4-8-2013 Iowa: Iowa House approval on Monday means a bill expanding the definition of the term “sex act” will go to the governor to be signed into law. The legislation, Senate File 298, amends......
View ArticleArlington Residents Hate Bicycles: EACCC Blamed
On Saturday, voters in Arlington turned up in record numbers to say NO, to cyclists, to say NO! to bikes and most of all, to say NO! to over 6 million in tax revenue. Residents rejected $6.8 million in...
View ArticleOrange County Theft Attorney Michael L. Guisti Talks About Stealing from Your...
Orange County theft crime attorney Michael L. Guisti talks about theft crimes related to stealing from an employer and what the consequences could be. If an employer is accusing you of stealing then...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Pasadena, Accused of Carjacking Three Vehicles
A 27-year-old man, currently in a Pasadena jail, is accused of attempting to carjack three vehicles near Holliston Avenue and Elizabeth Street in Pasadena. A Pasadena Police spokesman told the Pasadena...
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