• Johannes Meherle Verdict: Riot or No Riot?

    Updated: 2010-06-30 20:25:02
    : : The Rap Sheet : Nolo's Criminal Law Blog Published by Home Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Jun 30, 2010 Johannes Meherle Verdict : Riot or No Riot Johannes Meherle is the BART Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer who is charged with murdering Oscar Grant on Jan . 1, 2009. Meherle admits shooting Grant on a train platform in Oakland , CA . He claims that Grant was resisting arrest , and that he was trying to subdue Grant with his Taser when he accidentally pulled out a gun and shot him . Word of the New Year's Eve shooting spread quickly and resulted in widespread rioting in . Oakland Meherle's trial was moved to LA . As the trial nears its conclusion , both the verdict and the chance that it will produce additional rioting are uncertain . A verdict of murder is

  • Religious Freedom, Gender Discrimination, and Pregnancy

    Updated: 2010-06-30 19:44:50
    , , Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Lawyers get punched in court : A new meaning to criminal defense Religious Freedom , Gender Discrimination , and Pregnancy Published by Rusty Shackleford on June 30, 2010 in Employment 0 Comments Tags : constitutional discrimination gender lawsuit pregnancy pregnant religion religious school teacher In the United States , we enjoy and sometimes take for granted many legal protections , some of which come from the Constitution , such as freedom of speech and religion , and some come from statutes , such as the Civil Rights . Act Most of us regard these protections as extremely important . However , what happens when they come into direct conflict This sometimes happens when a person working for a religious

  • The Criminal Brain

    Updated: 2010-06-30 14:11:06
    NPR is doing a series on psychopathy and responsibility. The series is a timely one given the growing interest in the field of neurolaw and those who argue that psychopaths should be entitled to excuse or substantial mitigation due to their impaired brains. In today's segment airing on NPR I offer a skeptical- albeit brief - view.  

  • Salem Man Faces Marijuana Distribution Charge, School Zone Violation

    Updated: 2010-06-30 14:04:27
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Salem Man Faces Marijuana Distribution Charge , School Zone Violation June 30, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 30, 2010 8:04 AM Permalink Anthony Done of Salem , Massachusetts was arrested yesterday . He is accused of selling marijuana to a sixteen year old boy on Harbor Street just around 6:30 in the evening . According to the police Done met up with the boy in front of a local store . Police observed what they believed to be a drug transaction . The boy then left the area and was stopped by the police . They found a bag of marijuana in his possession . Done was then

  • Elena Kagan, "Pragmatist"

    Updated: 2010-06-30 13:37:56
    , HOME Main The Criminal Brain Elena Kagan , Pragmatist June 30, 2010 6:37 AM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments No TrackBacks One of the main problems with confirmation hearings is that it's almost impossible to pin down the nominee to specifics , and even if it could be done , there is no way to hold her , nbsp once confirmed , to what she said . nbsp Still , it's not entirely a charade mirage is a better description . nbsp As the ever-insightful Ed Whelan observes on NRO's Bench : Memos Kagan's repeated refrain in response to questions about President Obama's empathy standard that It's law all the way down is a nice-sounding proposition , but there's nothing in the judicial philosophy that Kagan has so far expressed that supports her assertion that her approach would be constrained . nbsp

  • BP oil spill cleanup scams ,Emerging as Biggest Threats warns BBB

    Updated: 2010-06-30 07:35:28
    We all know BP oil spill clean up scams are making strong rounds since last few months . The worst part is that scammers are certainly looking for or targeting the people who are looking for a job cleaning up the oil . The flip side is that con artists are going up with making [...]

  • Cut This: The Death Penalty Video

    Updated: 2010-06-30 05:16:17
    We know that advocates and community members from across the state are fighting to ensure that the vital social services that make the safety net for California's most vulnerable populations aren't slashed. We're here with a small piece of the solution. Need to cut something? Cut this: the death penalty.

  • Woman Charged With Firearm, Drug Offense In Salem Court

    Updated: 2010-06-30 04:04:04
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Woman Charged With Firearm , Drug Offense In Salem Court June 29, 2010 Posted In : Bail Drug Crimes Firearms By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 29, 2010 10:04 PM Permalink Massachusetts police arrested Cynthia Lorenz of Minnesota Sunday and charged her with Carrying a Firearm Improper Storage of a Firearm and Possession With the Intent to Distribute Marijuana According to the Salem News , Lorenz was at the Extended Stay America Hotel in Danvers , Massachusetts . On Sunday morning her fourteen year old son called 911, complaining about his mother's behavior and indicating that she had a gun . Responding

  • Beware of Delhi 2010 XIX Common Wealth Games Email Scams

    Updated: 2010-06-30 01:00:37
    After world cup football FIFA 2010 ,where already most of the foot ball fans were victims of scammers. Now it’s turn for upcoming event Delhi 2010 Common Wealth Games . Yes scam story never ends ,as cyber criminals are planning new strikes to target this season common wealth fan’s. Just less than four months to go [...]

  • News Scan

    Updated: 2010-06-29 22:33:05
    HOME Main News Scan June 29, 2010 3:33 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments No TrackBacks Repeat Felon Sought for Killing Cops Florida police are searching for 24-year-old Dontae Rwshawn Morris , wanted for the early morning murder of two Tampa police officers during a traffic stop . nbsp An AP story by Tamara Lush reports that the stop occurred at 2:15 am when officers noticed a red Toyota Camry without a license plate . nbsp A man and woman were in the car when the officers approached , and the man was identified as Morris , who was wanted on a bad check charge . nbsp A few minutes after the stop a passerby called 911 to report that the two officers were down . nbsp Officer Jeffery Kocab is survived by a wife nine months pregnant with their first child . nbsp Officer David Curtis was the

  • AOL News: Death Penalty Only Hurts Victims' Families

    Updated: 2010-06-29 21:14:24
    AOL News posted a piece by Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation director Beth Wood, "Death Penalty Only Hurts Victims' Families."

  • Lawyers get punched in court: A new meaning to criminal defense?

    Updated: 2010-06-29 19:46:10
    : Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Can Immigrants With A Criminal Record Still Become US Citizens Lawyers get punched in court : A new meaning to criminal defense Published by Jay Rivera on June 29, 2010 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : attorney battery client contempt of court court criminal defendant defense fight lawyer public defender punch punched strike Lawyers can be notorious sometimes , but maybe even more notorious are the hundreds of lawyer jokes that surround the profession . For example : What’s the difference between a lawyer and a boxing referee A boxing referee doesn’t get paid more for a longer . fight Ok , enough with the punch lines . But seriously , though , what’s the difference between a lawyer and a boxer Nothing apparently

  • “Illinois inmate died in agony while pleading for help”

    Updated: 2010-06-29 15:36:04
    That’s the headline of this AP report on a 36-year-old federal inmate who bled internally to death from a burst spleen — caused by complications with cancer, though he also suffered from hepatitis and HIV — just 18 days after arriving at FCI Pekin. Here’s the crux of the article: according to the coroner, the [...]

  • Respect for the Court, Chicago Style

    Updated: 2010-06-29 01:50:03
    , HOME Main Respect for the Court , Chicago Style June 28, 2010 6:50 PM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments No TrackBacks Earlier this year , we were treated to the sight of a prominent Chicago politician dressing down the Supreme Court as several of its members sat , nbsp like chastened third graders , in the well of the House of . Representatives Within hours of the Supreme Court's decision today nullifying Chicago's gun ban as a violation of a fundamental right reserved to law-abiding citizens under the Constitution , another Chicago politician gave the city's response , nbsp http : www.nbcchicago.com blogs ward-room Daley-Vows-New-Gun-Ordinances-97328384.html As expected , Mayor Daley and Chicago's City Council are circling the wagons to defend against an unfavorable decision by the Supreme

  • Can Immigrants With A Criminal Record Still Become US Citizens?

    Updated: 2010-06-28 23:15:33
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Attention Employers : Unpaid Internships” May Simply Mean Not Paying Your Employees” That’s Illegal FYI Lawyers get punched in court : A new meaning to criminal defense Can Immigrants With A Criminal Record Still Become US Citizens Published by Andrew Dat on June 28, 2010 in Criminal Law and Immigration 0 Comments Tags : citizenship criminal record immigrant Immigration law legal moral turpitude naturalization It’s wonderful to see that despite all the absurdities that can sometimes go on in this country , America is still a place that’s aiming to do amazing things It’s almost as if some citizens like to forget that the US was founded by immigrants Anyway , with World Refugee Day now come and gone , it seems apt to

  • Wise restraints that make us free

    Updated: 2010-06-28 23:11:59
    HOME Main Respect for the Court , Chicago Style Wise restraints that make us free June 28, 2010 4:11 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment No TrackBacks Justice Scalia , in his usual style , writes a scathing review of Justice Stevens' dissent in the McDonald case . His main problem is that Justice Stevens' abandonment of history as the determinant of what rights the Constitution protects places insufficient constraints on judges . It basically means picking the rights we want to protect and discarding those we do not . After all , what is the difference between the Miranda rule celebrated in the halls of academe and the Lochner rule disparaged there Is Miranda better grounded in the text and history of the Constitution Of course not . The Politically Correct like the result in Miranda

  • American Exceptionalism

    Updated: 2010-06-28 22:25:50
    HOME Main Wise restraints that make us free American Exceptionalism June 28, 2010 3:25 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Is the Constitution of the United States a uniquely American document , defined with reference to American history and ideals , or is it a port for courts to plug into some universal Cosmic Consciousness and set the American people straight when we , in our ignorance , stray too far from what the judges know the world knows is right The American exceptionalism view got a big boost today , and the universality view took a big hit in the guns case , McDonald v . City of Chicago From Justice Alito's majority opinion emphasis in original In answering the incorporation question , as just explained we must decide whether the right to keep and bear arms is

  • A Historian’s Perspective on Criminal Justice Reform

    Updated: 2010-06-28 21:18:23
    The history of the growing divide in the Atlantic world of the last quarter century does not tell us how punishment always evolves, but it does suggest what forces are always at work. … Our traditions of authority—really, our traditions of opposition to authority—have given us a criminal justice system long on degradation and short [...]

  • Framingham Man Charged With Cocaine Crimes, Enticing Minor To Distribute Drugs

    Updated: 2010-06-28 20:19:39
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Framingham Man Charged With Cocaine Crimes , Enticing Minor To Distribute Drugs June 28, 2010 Posted In : Bail Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 28, 2010 2:19 PM Permalink The Metrowest Daily News reports that following a lengthy investigation Framingham , Massachusetts police have arrested Brenton Ford and charged him with Cocaine related offenses . Using a confidential informant the police arranged four controlled purchases of cocaine from the defendant . There is an allegation that Ford used the services of a juvenile to assist with the cocaine sales . The article is not specific as to

  • A Question for Kagan on "Evolving Standards"

    Updated: 2010-06-28 19:33:21
    HOME Main American Exceptionalism A Question for Kagan on Evolving Standards June 28, 2010 12:33 PM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments No TrackBacks George F . Will has an op-ed in today's Washington Post listing questions Solicitor General Kagan ought to be asked . nbsp I found this one particularly of note for those of us interested in the future of the death : penalty Some persons argue that our nation has a living Constitution the court has spoken of the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society . But Justice Antonin Scalia , speaking against changeability and stressing the whole antievolutionary purpose of a constitution , says its whole purpose is to prevent change to embed certain rights in such a manner that future generations cannot readily take them

  • McDonald and Federal Felon-in-Possession Statutes

    Updated: 2010-06-28 17:22:21
    HOME Main A Question for Kagan on Evolving Standards McDonald and Federal Felon-in-Possession Statutes June 28, 2010 10:22 AM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments No TrackBacks After Heller declared two years ago that Second Amendment rights belong to individuals , there was a groundswell of litigation by federal defendants challenging the felon-in-possession prohibition in federal law . nbsp For the most part , it went . nowhere Still , hope springs eternal in the defense lawyer breast , and these same groups were hoping that McDonald would give new life to their claims . nbsp Sorry about . that The key passage in today's opinion is this : We made it clear in Heller that our holding did not cast doubt on such longstanding regulatory measures as prohibitions on the possession of firearms by

  • From Inmate to Lawyer—to Judge? Former Prisoner Might Be Appointed to the Massachusetts Bench

    Updated: 2010-06-28 16:35:52
    My mom forwarded me an article from this weekend’s Parade magazine about a very interesting Massachusetts lawyer—and possible judicial appointee—who, unlike most lawyers and judges, has experience as a prisoner: “If appointed, [Rick] Dyer would likely be the first judge in U.S. history to bring with him not only a record of drug abuse but [...]

  • Cert. Grants & Denials

    Updated: 2010-06-28 15:24:59
    Only one criminal case was taken up by the Supreme Court today, a federal resentencing case, Pepper v. United States, No. 09-6822. Eighth Circuit opinion is here. Today's Supreme Court orders list is here.The Court denied certiorari in the case of Missouri murderer Reginald Clemons, No. 09-1274.

  • Senate Notes

    Updated: 2010-06-28 14:52:31
    Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan begin today. AP story is here.The Senate has 99 members today. Sen. Robert Byrd died at 3 a.m. this morning at the age of 92. WaPo story by Joe Holley is here.

  • Incorporating the Right to Bear Arms

    Updated: 2010-06-28 14:25:25
    HOME Main Senate Notes Incorporating the Right to Bear Arms June 28, 2010 7:25 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment No TrackBacks No big surprise , the right to bear arms recognized as an individual right in District of Columbia v . Heller is incorporated in the Fourteenth Amendment and made applicable to the states . The decision in McDonald v . City of Chicago is 5-4 on the practical outcome , divided along the predictable conservative-liberal . lines On the theoretical question of whether it is the Due Process Clause or the Privileges or Immunities Clause that does the incorporation , Justice Alito's plurality opinion sticks with the traditional view of the Court's Warren Burger-era precedents . Justice Thomas alone would go with the Privileges or Immunities approach . That approach

  • Maybe He Should Have Played Game Boy Instead

    Updated: 2010-06-28 02:54:38
    Let's say you had a few too many and ran your car off the road. You have a pretty good idea you're going to get busted for drunk driving. nbsp;You're uninjured, ut ou've got time on your hands while waiting for the cops to come pry you out of your overturned car. What to do? Well, you might have a Kindle. You might take out your Droid and check things on Facebook. You could pull out the iPod and o through your e-mail. With all this, there are probably shrewder choices than the one made by Mr. Sneddon.

  • Guest Post: The Lawyer Philanthropist

    Updated: 2010-06-26 01:41:24
    Is law school a good way to wait out the recession? Is it still a financially viable career? Idealism may come to the fore for many people. For the altruistic individual, a career in law holds a great potential for both making a positive difference in the lives of others, as well as providing a [...]

  • Democracy Now! in Toronto

    Updated: 2010-06-26 01:15:40
    They’re covering the G20.

  • Friday Roundup

    Updated: 2010-06-25 16:18:48
    Lots of prison/jail news this week…. a Kenyan court ruled that prisoners must be allowed to vote in an upcoming constitutional referendum. Malaysia tore down an iconic prison wall. And the Unicoi County (Tenn.) sheriff announced its annual “Jail-n-Bail” charity fundraiser where you too can pretend to be a prisoner! Litigation and Legislation around the [...]

  • Secret Laws and Extraordinary Police Powers: G20

    Updated: 2010-06-25 10:08:20
    Normally, Canadians have the right to be left alone by police. Pedestrians generally don’t have to answer police questions and don’t have to identify themselves. They certainly don’t have to submit to searches by police. Not so this weekend in Toronto! Following up on Pulat’s post regarding the legality of G20 police cordons in Toronto, if [...]

  • Guest Post: 5 of the most Difficult or Dangerous Countries to Visit

    Updated: 2010-06-25 06:39:52
    5 of the most Difficult or Dangerous Countries to Visit While every traveler has their own unique motivation for visiting any part of the word, there are certain areas which no matter what the tourist appeal may be, are probably best avoided. While anytime you want to leave your homeland you’re most likely going to [...]

  • The legality of G20 police cordons in Toronto

    Updated: 2010-06-25 03:44:52
    Toronto is a changed city this weekend. Various police forces have cordoned off a big part of downtown searching and checking IDs of those wishing to enter. We in Canada are not used to ID checks and car searches on public streets. Canadians are usually free to walk in public areas, and the police cannot [...]

  • Is the War on Crime Nearing Detente?

    Updated: 2010-06-24 19:32:16
    In The Nation this week, Sasha Abramsky asks: “Is This the End of the War on Crime?” Abramsky argues that the decline in violent crime in recent years, combined with the current fiscal crisis, has opened up ideological and political space for reform. Here are just a few of the many examples Abramsky recounts: In [...]

  • FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.

    Updated: 2010-06-23 21:39:06
    Confidentiality Notices in emails from law students make me roll my eyes. Except this one: “POSSIBLY” CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication may or may not contain private, confidential, or legally privileged information, depending on what the author is saying and how he feels like that day. Usually, it will be intended for the sole use [...]

  • Poll: Most Americans See Prison System as a Failure, Would Support Alternatives to Incarceration

    Updated: 2010-06-23 19:41:09
    Some interesting polling data out from Angus Reid (download the full poll at this PDF link): 75% of Americans polled disagree with the statement that “the prison system in the U.S. does a good job at helping prisoners become law-abiding” 72% support alternative penalties other than prison for non-violent offenders — interestingly, this figure is [...]

  • Well, Today’s the Day…

    Updated: 2010-06-23 14:06:42
    … the DOJ’s deadline, imposed by Congress in 2003, for adopting national standards for eliminating prison rape. Unfortunately, the DOJ will miss the deadline. Pressured by what The Hill calls the “prison industry” — although, of course, the “prison industry” is ostensibly not an industry but a sector of our democratic system of government — [...]

  • Framingham Man Faces Trafficking Heroin, School Zone Violation

    Updated: 2010-06-22 17:56:21
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Framingham Man Faces Trafficking Heroin , School Zone Violation June 22, 2010 Posted In : Bail Drug Crimes Search and Seizure By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 22, 2010 11:56 AM Permalink Authorities allege that Jesse Pritchard of Framingham sold Heroin to a confidential informant on two occasions , the last being this past Friday . Pritchard was arrested and charged with Trafficking Heroin and a School Zone Violation Armed with a search warrant police located nearly twenty bags of heroin . Pritchard was concealing some heroin in his hand at the time of his arrest . The total weight of the drugs was

  • The Mayor’s Case for Criminal Justice Reform

    Updated: 2010-06-22 15:51:52
    Look, right or left, we all have to agree that we waste billions of dollars in our economy warehousing human potential in the “Land of the Free” in places called jails. We have to agree that this is a profound waste that is costing states like New Jersey billions of dollars and unless we change [...]

  • William Prosser Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

    Updated: 2010-06-21 21:43:14
    , William Prosser From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Jump to : navigation search This article is about William Prosser , the legal scholar . For William Farrand Prosser , the politician , see William Farrand Prosser William Lloyd Prosser March 15, 1898, New Albany , Indiana 1972 was the Dean of the College of Law at UC Berkeley from 1948 to 1961. Prosser authored several editions of Prosser on Torts universally recognized as the leading work on the subject of tort law for a generation and still widely used today now in its 11th Edition Furthermore , in the 1950s , Dean Prosser became Reporter for the Second Restatement of Torts After spending his first year at Harvard Law School , Prosser transferred to and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1932.

  • Massachusetts Man Arrested, Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

    Updated: 2010-06-21 20:47:38
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Massachusetts Man Arrested , Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography June 21, 2010 Posted In : Child Pornography By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 21, 2010 2:47 PM Permalink Middleboro , Massachusetts resident Christopher Roy was detained in a Texas airport on June 12, 2010. He had been suspected of purchasing memberships to Child Pornography websites . Authorities entered his laptop and found Child Pornography videos on the hard drive . Roy admitted to downloading thirty five such videos over the preceding two weeks . On June 16, 2010 charges were filed in Federal Court in Texas against Roy .

  • Can legalized Medical Marijuana survive in the Wild Wild West?

    Updated: 2010-06-21 18:57:08
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Most Employment Discrimination Lawsuits Don’t Net Much Money Can legalized Medical Marijuana survive in the Wild Wild West Published by Kris Calson on June 21, 2010 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : competitor illegal law marijuana medical marijuana prosecute regulation safety Medicinal Marijuana use is becoming more accepted , but as the field of legitimate medicinal shops expands , so does the shadow of illegal growers and sham prescriptions . Certain counties are even working on adding marijuana workers to local unions . However , even as acceptance grows , so does the backlash , as medical  marijuana clinics are being attacked by people opposed to . legalization Back in 2009, the Obama administration advised its

  • Weird Legal News: Ancient Archery Law and God’s Ambassadors on the Bench

    Updated: 2010-06-21 04:40:50
    Here’s another digest of some articles I collected this week that are either funny, interesting, or just plain weird. Wiltshire vicar revives ancient archery law – BBC A vicar in England has relied on an unrepealed law from the middle ages to require all men in her village to report to archery practice. Residents complying [...]

  • Marshfield Massachusetts Man, 61 Charged With Possession And Distribution Of Child Pornography

    Updated: 2010-06-16 17:08:06
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Marshfield Massachusetts Man , 61 Charged With Possession And Distribution Of Child Pornography June 16, 2010 Posted In : Bail Child Pornography Search and Seizure Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 16, 2010 11:08 AM Permalink Richard Hall , 61 of Marshfield , Massachusetts was arrested two days ago by Marshfield Police . It was reported that the police were notified by authorities in Illinois that Hall might be a part of a child pornography ring . This operation possibly consisted of chat room members who shared Child Porngraphy files over the internet . With this information local law

  • Massachusetts Man Charged With Assault With Intent To Rape, Indecent Assault And Battery

    Updated: 2010-06-15 22:50:10
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Massachusetts Man Charged With Assault With Intent To Rape , Indecent Assault And Battery June 15, 2010 Posted In : Bail Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 15, 2010 4:50 PM Permalink This past Saturday Alvaro Poncedeleon of Marlborough , Massachusetts was charged with Open and Gross Lewdness Assault and Battery Assault with Intent to Commit Rape and Indecent Assault and Battery on a Person Over 14 He is currently being held without bail . It is alleged that the defendant , who knows the woman pulled down his pants and exposed himself . He then pulled the victim's pants down and forced her to

  • San Bernardino Jury Rejects Death Sentence

    Updated: 2010-06-15 04:03:07
    Some good news on the sentencing front in California. Juries in San Bernardino County, known for its high number of death verdicts, have started to turn away from the death penalty.

  • Salem Man Charged With Domestic Assault And Battery After Punching Pregnant Woman In The Stomach

    Updated: 2010-06-11 06:39:00
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Salem Man Charged With Domestic Assault And Battery After Punching Pregnant Woman In The Stomach June 11, 2010 Posted In : Domestic Violence Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 11, 2010 12:39 PM Permalink Elias Moya is being held without bail pending a hearing on dangerousness in the Lynn District Court He is charged with Assault and Battery on a Pregnant Woman and Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon According to the Lynn Item , Moya who is from Salem , Massachusetts went to the victim's home along with his girlfriend . He got into an argument with his brother and his

  • Groveland Man Charged With Distribution Of Marijuana, Heroin Possession In Haverhill Court

    Updated: 2010-06-09 15:47:54
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Groveland Man Charged With Distribution Of Marijuana , Heroin Possession In Haverhill Court June 9, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Firearms By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 9, 2010 10:19 AM Permalink Jonathan Wood of Groveland , Massachusetts is facing charges in Haverhill of Distribution of Marijuana Possession With the Intent to Distribute Heroin and another charge . According to reports in the Lawrence Eagle Tribune police had engaged in several undercover buys of drugs during the last month . They had apparently been tipped off by neighbors who complained about suspicious activity involving Wood

  • Salisbury Man Charged With Failing To Register As A Sex Offender

    Updated: 2010-06-08 19:09:54
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Salisbury Man Charged With Failing To Register As A Sex Offender June 8, 2010 Posted In : Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 8, 2010 1:09 PM Permalink Richard Cloutier of Salisbury , Massachusetts has been charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender . The Newburyport News reports that Cloutier who is a Level 3 sex offender was arraigned yesterday on these charges . Police were investigating reports of a man exposing himself on Salisbury Beach . Apparently there have been several complaints of a man in his forties exposing himself to people , mostly women and running away after the act .

  • Putting Teeth (and Money) Into the Right to Counsel

    Updated: 2010-06-08 09:41:12
    : The Rap Sheet : Nolo's Criminal Law Blog Published by Home Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Jun 08, 2010 Putting Teeth and Money Into the Right to Counsel In Gideon v . Wainwright 1963 the U.S . Supreme Court decided that under the 6th Amendment , most indigent crimihnal defendants are entitled to be represented by government-paid lawyers . But states are free to set up their own systems for providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants . nbsp Civil class action lawsuits are underway in a number of states , claiming that their methods of providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants violate the 6th Amendment because they effectively result in ineffective assistance of counsel . nbsp In the case of Hurrell-Harring v . New York , a group of

  • Berghuis v. Thompkins- Speak Now or Forever Waive Your Right to Silence?

    Updated: 2010-06-08 00:44:06
    . : The Rap Sheet : Nolo's Criminal Law Blog Published by Home Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Jun 07, 2010 Berghuis v . Thompkins- Speak Now or Forever Waive Your Right to Silence In Berghuis v . Thompkins 2010 the U.S . Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote continued to tinker with its Miranda decision with the gusto of a model train enthusiast who gets a new layout part . In this latest case , the Court made it a bit easier for prosecutors to offer confessions into . evidence Here's what happened . nbsp Police officers advised murder suspect Thompkins of his Miranda rights to silence , nbsp to talk to a lawyer , etc . nbsp Thompkins didn't say much of anything in response . nbsp He didn't demand a lawyer , nor did he tell the police that he wanted to remain silent . nbsp Nor for

  • Dominican Man Arrested, Charged With Trafficking Marijuana After Cops Seize Over 2,000 Pounds In Dorchester

    Updated: 2010-06-07 15:35:14
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Dominican Man Arrested , Charged With Trafficking Marijuana After Cops Seize Over 2,000 Pounds In Dorchester June 7, 2010 Posted In : Bail Drug Crimes Search and Seizure Trafficking Marijuana By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 7, 2010 9:35 AM Permalink Last Wednesday Boston Police were conducting a search when they observed a man subsequently identified as Edgar Gonzalez fleeing from a building . Police then grabbed Gonzalez . They noticed that the door to his apartment was opened . The police then learned that Gonzalez had a pending Immigration Order pending against him . As a consequence Gonzalez was

  • Drug Trafficking, Distribution Charges Filed Against 4 Southeastern Massachusetts Men

    Updated: 2010-06-04 17:17:06
    , Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Drug Trafficking , Distribution Charges Filed Against 4 Southeastern Massachusetts Men June 4, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Firearms Search and Seizure Trafficking OxyContins By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on June 4, 2010 11:17 AM Permalink In early May of this year police in Southeastern Massachusetts seized about one half million dollars in drugs , cars and money that they attribute to a Drug Distribution ring in that part of the state . According to the Brockton Enterprise police learned that Christopher Witt of Middleboro was Selling Marijuana and other drugs from his home . Controlled purchases of

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