Haugh on Chicago's "Great Boodle Trial"
Todd Haugh (Illinois Institute of Technology - Chicago-Kent College of Law) has posted Chicago's 'Great Boodle Trial' (Then & Now: Stories of Law and Progress, pp. 4-13 (2013)) on SSRN. Here is the...
View ArticleOne Man’s Acid Reflux Leads To Dismissal of DWI Charges
A man from Ontario, Canada recently beat a drunk driving charge with the help of his acid reflux condition. The man, Phillip Coffey, was stopped back in 2010 as part of a drunk driving enforcement...
View ArticleOne Man’s Acid Reflux Leads To Dismissal of DWI Charges
A man from Ontario, Canada recently beat a drunk driving charge with the help of his acid reflux condition. The man, Phillip Coffey, was stopped back in 2010 as part of a drunk driving enforcement...
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OK - Former OKC Officer (Maurice Martinez) Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse...
Maurice MartinezOriginal Article04/12/2013By Lisa MonahanOKLAHOMA CITY - A former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of child sex abuse is out of jail. Maurice Martinez maintained his innocence for...
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Summary of requirements for admission of DUI breath tests in Illinois
In many instances, an Illinois driving under the influence, or DUI is won or lost based upon the trier of fact (the judge or jury) receiving the results of a breath test. By way of background, there...
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OH - Ohio to compile private registry to track convicted arsonists
Original Article04/12/2013By Rex SantusCOLUMBUS - This July, Ohio will begin tracking arsonists through a new registry similar to the one used to track sex offenders.- I just don't understand the need...
View ArticleEspecially When It's Hard
I wrote the other day about Steven Smith and the Parole Board's recommendation that he be killed. Then I wrote about Thane Rosenbaum's thirst for vengeance and Anthony Colón's open-hearted insistence...
View ArticleStaatsanwaltschaft erhebt Anklage gegen Wulff
Nachdem der ehemalige Bundespräsident Christian Wulff nach Medienberichten einer Einstellung gegen einer Geldauflage von 20.000 Euro abgelehnt haben soll, erhebt die Staatsanwaltschaft Hannover nun...
View ArticleUnited States Supreme Court decides porch search by drug-sniffing dogs is a...
Recently the Supreme Court limited police's authority when using drug-sniffing dogs. In Florida v. Jardines, the Court held that police conducted an unreasonable search when they led the dogs to...
View ArticleSelling Your Briefs
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Psst. Wanna buy a brief?<br> <br> A while back, I had a debate with Peter Friedman of Case Western Reserve Law School (whose post has since...
View ArticleThe Inspector General Is On The Job
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">First there were agents. They were virtuous and true, and they made television shows and movies about them. Remember Eliot Ness? He led the...
View ArticleGitmo 2.1
<p><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">Thinking how much fun it must be defending those poor souls held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? You get to wear cool uniforms and have...
View ArticleAttending ISBA Criminal Justice Section Council Meeting
This morning I will attend the Illinois State Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section Council meeting. Participating in bar association councils and committees allows this firm to stay current on...
View ArticleMASTERS WEEKEND
We're not much for staying home and watching TV, but there is something about Augusta and the Masters that lends itself so well to television. In 1986, 46 year old Jack Nicklaus was 4 back as he left...
View Article"Hurricane Sandy has been good for the Gambino crime family"
The title of this post is the amusing first sentence of this New York Daily News article discussing the latest way-below-guideline federal sentencing outcome for extortion crimes in and around New...
View ArticleFlorida (finally!!) carries out sentence for child killer who murdered during...
As reported in this AP article, "Florida executed one of the longest-serving inmates on its death row Wednesday evening, 32 years after he kidnapped and murdered a 10-year-old girl who was riding her...
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CA - Wanetta Gibson Lawsuit: School Sues Woman Over False Rape Accusation
Wanetta GibsonOriginal Article04/13/2013LONG BEACH - The Long Beach Unified School District is suing a woman who falsely accused a former high school football star of rape in hopes of recovering legal...
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PA - Former LC Coach (Timothy Adam Udinski) Faces 20 Years for Fake Sexual...
Timothy Adam UdinskiOriginal Article04/12/2013By Tony Di DomizioFormer Lansdale Catholic lacrosse coach Timothy Udinski faces up to 20 years in prison, after pleading no contest Friday to multiple...
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Strict Maryland Gun Laws Pass General Assembly
Maryland is widely known as having some of the strictest gun laws in the entire country. Few states have provisions that even come close to the highly controversial law, which requires citizens to...
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