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News Scan

Updated: 2010-12-30 21:03:42

HOME Main News Scan December 30, 2010 1:03 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 4 Comments No TrackBacks Another Killer Nailed by DNA A cold case DNA hit has identified habitual sex offender and murderer Robert Stansbury as the man who raped and murdered a 29-year-old Barbara Hall in 1974. As reported by Ruby Gonzales of the Mercury News , Stansbury died on San Quentin's death row in 2003 while awaiting execution for the kidnap , rape and murder of 10-year-old Robin Jackson in Pomona . nbsp He had been in and out of prison since 1959 for several other kidnappings and rapes , apparently benefiting from policies initiated in the late 1960s which focused on short sentences and rehabilitation . nbsp At the time that he murdered Hall , Stansbury had finished serving a short sentence for the 1970 robbery and

Lawrence Massachusetts Man Arrested For Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession After Police Serve Restraining Order

Updated: 2010-12-30 19:44:17

, 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 Lawrence Massachusetts Man Arrested For Drug Trafficking , Gun Possession After Police Serve Restraining Order December 30, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Firearms Restraining Orders By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 30, 2010 2:44 PM Permalink Yesterday a Lawrence , Massachusetts police detective went to Miguel Francisco Acosta's home on Myrtle Street to serve him with a Restraining Order On the way there the detective was notified that Acosta had an outstanding warrant . When the officer and his backups arrived they were permitted entry by a female . Acosta was present . He was arrested . The

Scarface v. US

Updated: 2010-12-30 18:33:23

. HOME Main News Scan Scarface v . US December 30, 2010 10:33 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Here is yet another entry from the Cases You Have to Look Up Just for the Name File : Julius Omar Robinson , aka Face , aka Scar , aka Scarface , Petitioner v . United States U.S . Supreme Court No . 10-8146 As noted here before , I think it is bad form to list aliases in the official name of the case , yet attorneys for both sides do . it Anyhow , Scarface is a very bad dude who has murdered multiple people and committed other acts of violence . nbsp He was quite justly sentenced to death . nbsp On collateral review , he claimed his attorney was ineffective for not introducing mitigating evidence that pales in comparison with his multiple acts of violence . nbsp The Fifth

Enumerated Powers

Updated: 2010-12-30 17:43:02

HOME Main Scarface v . US Enumerated Powers December 30, 2010 9:43 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 2 Comments No TrackBacks In the federal structure of the United States , the residual legislative authority lies with the states . nbsp The Congress has only the legislative powers enumerated in Article I , Section 8 and a few other places in the Constitution and its amendments e.g . section 5 of the Fourteenth For much too long , too many Members of Congress have taken the attitude that they can and should enact any legislation they think is good policy and leave it to the courts to decide if they actually had the authority to pass it . nbsp Since 1937, the idea that Congress can regulate anything that affects interstate commerce , as long as the regulation is not prohibited by some other

Learning Nothing from Willie Horton

Updated: 2010-12-30 14:37:44

HOME Main Enumerated Powers Learning Nothing from Willie Horton December 30, 2010 6:37 AM Posted by Bill Otis 2 Comments No TrackBacks Fox News has this appalling story of a thoroughly preventable murder . nbsp In the name of ever-sprawling and mostly fake compassion , and because he was a changed man , a lifelong violent criminal was released on parole through a unanimous vote of the Massachusetts Parole Board . nbsp Less than two years later , he gunned down a police officer in the course of a robbery . nbsp As the story recounts , the paroled killer , Dominic : Cinelli had a lengthy rap sheet filled with armed robberies , assaults and other offenses , had been serving three life sentences since 1976, and had chronic disciplinary problems while in prison including two escapes during

News Scan

Updated: 2010-12-29 21:22:14

HOME Main News Scan December 29, 2010 1:22 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 1 Comment No TrackBacks The Heroin is for Grandma The Associated Press reports that Stevan Patong Thao was caught by customs at the Detroit Metro Airport bringing in 50,000 with of heroin he claimed was for his ailing grandmother in Oklahoma . nbsp Thao had arrived from Laos with 490 capsules of the drug . nbsp After the drugs were discovered Thao initially said they were for granny and that he had a prescription . nbsp When that story was rejected he then claimed that his nephew bought the heroin for his diabetes and high blood . pressure Speaking of Grandma James Taranto writes in the WSJ's Best of the Web blog , Why do grandmothers get frisked at airports For years this rhetorical question has been a trope of the

Michigan CJ

Updated: 2010-12-29 19:03:42

HOME Main Efficient When It Wants To Be Michigan CJ December 29, 2010 11:03 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks In Michigan , the CJ is elected by the justices themselves . nbsp Leonard Fleming reports for the Detroit News , The next chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court could be deeply conservative Justice Robert P . Young Jr . who promises to bring harmony to the panel even though he is excoriated by liberals . Among those unhappy with this prospect is defense lawyer Geoffrey Fieger , best known for his representation of Jack Kevorkian . nbsp Mr . Fieger called Young a black snake' in a radio ad before last month's election . Calling a left-leaning black judge a black snake would , of course , be blatant racism resulting in the attorney doing so being ostracized

Bargain-Dismissed Charges and Probation Conditions

Updated: 2010-12-29 17:26:46

HOME Main Michigan CJ Bargain-Dismissed Charges and Probation Conditions December 29, 2010 9:26 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Tomorrow in People v . Martin S175356, the California Supreme Court will answer this : question Can factors underlying a charged criminal offense that is dismissed as part of a plea bargain be considered in setting conditions of probation if the plea agreement did not include a Harvey waiver People v . Harvey 1979 25 Cal.3d 754 permitting the dismissed count to be considered in determining the sentence to be imposed Announcement is here Categories Criminal Procedure Sentencing No TrackBacks TrackBack URL : http : www.crimeandconsequences.com cgi-bin mt mt-tb.cgi 1686 Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info Comments You

Is Daddy a Diplomat? Make Sure You Understand Diplomatic Immunity

Updated: 2010-12-29 13:45:48

Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Why California’s Medical Marijuana Dispensary Legal Fight Should Be Irrelevant Is Daddy a Diplomat Make Sure You Understand Diplomatic Immunity Published by Rusty Shackleford on December 29, 2010 in Criminal Law Government and Personal Injury 0 Comments Tags : crime criminal diplomat diplomatic diplomats immunity lawsuit united states Diplomatic immunity is a principle of customary international law developed over the centuries through common practice designed to make it easy for countries to conduct diplomacy , with the objective of resolving differences without going to war . That’s a laudable goal if there ever was . one The idea is that diplomats , even from countries that are not on friendly terms with the

Summary Contempt

Updated: 2010-12-29 00:21:45

HOME Main Summary Contempt December 28, 2010 4:21 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Memo to defendants : nbsp If you are unhappy with the trial judge's decision , it is still not a good idea to yell F y'all at the . judge That is what the anonymous defendant did in In re Sealed Case decided today by the D.C . . Circuit In August 2000, the appellant pleaded guilty to one count of possessing with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base Clearly , he is a nonviolent offender of the kind the self-styled smart on crime folks assure us poses no threat . nbsp So , despite our nation's draconian drug laws , he got time served plus five years supervised . release Then he murdered someone . nbsp On top of the murder sentence 26 the judge revoked his supervised

To Live and Not Die in L.A.

Updated: 2010-12-28 21:15:58

. HOME Main Summary Contempt To Live and Not Die in . L.A December 28, 2010 1:15 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment No TrackBacks Joel Rubin and Robert Faturechi report in the Los Angeles : Times For the first time in more than four decades , Los Angeles is on track to end the year with fewer than 300 killings , a milestone in a steady decline of homicides that has changed the quality of life in many neighborhoods and defied predictions that a bad economy would inexorably lead to higher . crime As of mid-afternoon on Sunday , the Los Angeles Police Department had tallied 291 homicides in 2010. The city is likely to record the fewest number of killings since 1967, when its population was almost 30 . smaller Strikingly , homicides in the city have dropped by about one-third since 2007,

ABA: State Convictions Should Require Unanimous Verdicts

Updated: 2010-12-28 20:39:32

The American Bar Association has weighed in on a criminal case out of Louisiana in which the defendant was convicted of attempted second-degree murder by a divided jury. The ABA’s Dec. 27 amicus brief in support of a writ of...

Recusing the Entire Supreme Court

Updated: 2010-12-28 19:50:18

HOME Main To Live and Not Die in L.A . Recusing the Entire Supreme Court December 28, 2010 11:50 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks This somewhat off-topic post concerns a civil case that is interesting from a court-watching perspective as well as on the issues of public finance that pervade all government decisions . today A California appellate court has declined the Governator's request to lift an injunction stopping him from selling off several state buildings and leasing them back before he leaves office . nbsp David Siders has this story in the Sacto Bee . nbsp The deal would trade valuable assets for a one-time infusion of cash and incur a permanent expense . nbsp This is the kind of kick-the-can-down-the-road government financing the Governator was supposed to

News Scan

Updated: 2010-12-28 16:30:20

HOME Main Recusing the Entire Supreme Court News Scan December 28, 2010 8:30 AM Posted by Christine Dowling 0 Comments No TrackBacks Police Fatalities Up in 2010 : nbsp The number of police officers killed in the line of duty is up 37 from last year , according to data released today by the the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 160 officers have died so far this year , up from a 50 year low of 117 in 2009. Greg Bluestein of the Associate Press has this story No Death Penalty for Accused Arsonist : nbsp Leila Atassi of The Plain Dealer OH reports an Ohio defendant accused of setting the deadliest fire in Cleveland's history will not face the death penalty after a federal judge adjudged him mentally retarded . nbsp 27-year-old Antun Lewis is charged with igniting a multi-family

Salem Massachusetts Man Facing Domestic Violence Charges, Assault And Battery On A Police Officer After Christmas Morning Skirmish

Updated: 2010-12-28 14:23:36

, 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 Massachusetts Man Facing Domestic Violence Charges , Assault And Battery On A Police Officer After Christmas Morning Skirmish December 28, 2010 Posted In : Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 28, 2010 9:23 AM Permalink Around 7:00 a.m . Christmas morning Salem , Massachusetts police received a 911 call from a woman crying and asking for help . The police responded to her home and found Franklin Sousa shirtless and pulling down the shades . The police went to the door where they were greeted by a woman covered with blood . Sousa ran out the back door . He was chased by a police

Obama Confesses Error

Updated: 2010-12-28 14:13:43

HOME Main Obama Confesses Error December 28, 2010 6:13 AM Posted by Bill Otis 1 Comment No TrackBacks The phrase to confess error is generally used in appellate law to denote the government's admission that its behavior or legal position in the lower court was mistaken . nbsp But the Obama administration's conduct of lawfare its lame attempt to conduct the war on terror via subpoena might as well be the subject of a confession of error as well . nbsp As today's Wall Street Journal puts it White House aides say they are working up an executive order to allow the U.S . to hold enemy combatants indefinitely , while last week a Democratic Congress barred the Pentagon from spending money to transfer detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to the U.S . mainland . Did we just wake up and discover this

Two Men Indicted In Middlesex County For Motor Vehicle Homicide After Killing Framingham Man

Updated: 2010-12-28 00:41:18

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 Two Men Indicted In Middlesex County For Motor Vehicle Homicide After Killing Framingham Man December 27, 2010 Posted In : By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 27, 2010 7:41 PM Permalink Jeremy Gardner and Walter Smith have both been indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury for charges relating to the death of Gregory Vilidnitsky , a Framingham man . Gardner is from Maine . Smith is from Vermont . According to the Metrowest Daily News both defendants , carpenters , were working in Wayland and had been out drinking near their hotel . It is reported that Gardner was driving a vehicle that struck the

Backsliding at the WaPo?

Updated: 2010-12-27 16:55:44

HOME Main Backsliding at the WaPo December 27, 2010 8:55 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 2 Comments No TrackBacks The Washington Post's editorial page has generally been better on criminal law issues than , e.g . the New York Times . nbsp Regrettably , today we see this editorial on the death penalty indicating a move in the wrong direction . nbsp The problem is not an opinion I disagree with . nbsp That is par for the course . nbsp The problem is misleading assertions of fact made in the course of supporting that opinion . nbsp The WaPo , like everyone else , is entitled to its own opinion but not its own facts , as the saying goes . nbsp The editorial says , Since 1973, some 130 death row inmates have been exonerated , largely through the use of DNA evidence . Did they do any fact-checking

AEDPA Rules Rescission

Updated: 2010-12-27 16:40:21

HOME Main Backsliding at the WaPo AEDPA Rules Rescission December 27, 2010 8:40 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Bob Egelko has this story in the SF Chron on USDoJ's decision to rescind the AEDPA fast track regulations and start . over The way they do things now is preposterously long , said Kent Scheidegger , legal director of the conservative Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Sacramento . What a federal judge is supposed to be doing is very limited to see if the sentencing decision is reasonable . That doesn't take very long if you do it right . Actually , I didn't say the sentencing decision , I said the state court . decision As is common in newspaper stories , the conservative organization CJLF is designated as such , while the organization on the other side ,

Santa Claus Been Stalking the Town

Updated: 2010-12-26 02:57:56

You’d better watch out, You’d better not cry, You’d better not pout; I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is tapping Your phone. He’s bugging your room, He’s reading your mail, He’s keeping a file And running a tail. Santa Claus is tapping Your phone. He hears you in the bedroom, Surveills you out of doors, [...]

Brockton Man Charged After Road Rage Incident In Norton

Updated: 2010-12-24 13:08:06

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 Brockton Man Charged After Road Rage Incident In Norton December 24, 2010 Posted In : Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 24, 2010 8:08 AM Permalink The Brockton Enterprise reports that Antonio Gomes , a Brockton , Massachusetts resident was arrested after allegedly pulling a knife during a road rage incident in Norton . A man reported that Gomes was driving behind him in an erratic manner . Gomes then passed the man and brandished a knife . The incident happened in Norton . Gomes reportedly got out of his car , argued with the other driver and waived a knife at him . He then drove away

Burlington Massachusetts Cops Make Heroin Bust, Two Charged With Trafficking Over 28 Grams

Updated: 2010-12-23 05:36:26

, 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 Burlington Massachusetts Cops Make Heroin Bust , Two Charged With Trafficking Over 28 Grams December 23, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 23, 2010 12:36 PM Permalink According to the Lowell Sun two men were arrested in Burlington , Massachusetts last week . Both are being charged with Trafficking Heroin Over 28 Grams Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substances Law and a School Zone Violation . The defendants , Wilkims Soto-Suazo and Jesus Pantonja are from Norwood , Massachusetts and Hyde Park , Massachusetts respectively . Apparently the Range Rover the

Barbarous Lugs in a liquor-fuelled stupidity

Updated: 2010-12-22 00:04:10

See here for a summary of the facts and the ruling

Legal Issues to Avoid During Holiday Office Parties

Updated: 2010-12-20 20:13:43

Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives A Festivus for the Rest of Us in Prison Legal Issues to Avoid During Holiday Office Parties Published by Jay Rivera on December 20, 2010 in Employment 0 Comments Tags : alcohol avoid discrimination employer holiday lawsuit legal office party work It’s that time of the year again- holiday season . It’s a time of festivities , good cheer , and rituals , our favorite being the time-honored tradition of the company office party . Now I don’t mean to be a scrooge , but both employees and employers alike have much to consider when planning this year’s winter wonderland potluck . As we gather and celebrate another year of hard work and dedication , let’s remember to keep all of our co-workers safe and . happy There are

Happy Holidays from the Prison Law Blog

Updated: 2010-12-20 17:34:32

See you in 2011!

Marco?

Updated: 2010-12-20 00:32:18

A Festivus for the Rest of Us…in Prison

Updated: 2010-12-17 20:37:05

. . Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Key Provision of Healthcare Reform Law Held Unconstitutional A Festivus for the Rest of Us in Prison Published by Rusty Shackleford on December 17, 2010 in Criminal Law and court 0 Comments Tags : belief beliefs court festivus inmate jail prison religion religious Occasionally we’ll hear a story in the legal or mainstream press about a judge usually out there in crazy California , or something” giving official recognition” to some very small religion , or to some religion” that has its origins in pop culture e.g . Jedi These stories if you read about them in forwarded emails , anyway are usually framed as yet another example of the wrong direction our country is headed in , because the government is giving all

A Different Take on Prison Labor and the Thirteenth Amendment

Updated: 2010-12-16 21:36:21

As I noted in my post this morning, courts have generally interpreted the Thirteenth Amendment’s punishments-for-crimes exception to bar legal challenges to prison labor requirements. But I should have noted there is an alternative view which holds that this interpretation is a misreading. Law professor Raja Raghunath of the University of Denver has reminded me [...]

Witness Intimidation Charges Filed Against Lawrence Massachusetts Teen Immdiately After Dismissal Of Assault Case

Updated: 2010-12-16 18:52:45

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 Witness Intimidation Charges Filed Against Lawrence Massachusetts Teen Immdiately After Dismissal Of Assault Case December 16, 2010 Posted In : Firearms Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 16, 2010 1:52 PM Permalink Joel Matias of Lawrence , Massachusetts received good news yesterday when he entered a Lawrence District Court courtroom and had an Assault With a Dangerous Weapon case against him dismissed . That case involved a shooting that occurred this past summer after two groups got into a fight and someone fired a handgun . After getting the case dismissed Matias went down the

Key Provision of Healthcare Reform Law Held Unconstitutional

Updated: 2010-12-16 18:33:13

Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Can You Sue For A Wrongful Death That Occurred Before You Were Born Key Provision of Healthcare Reform Law Held Unconstitutional Published by Rusty Shackleford on December 16, 2010 in Government and court 0 Comments Tags : commerce court federal health insurance healthcare law ruling unconstitutional A federal judge in Virginia just ruled that the individual mandate” the cornerstone of the healthcare reform law supported by President Obama is unconstitutional . The individual mandate is by far the most important part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act PPACA the official name of the healthcare reform law Without it , there’s simply no way the other important provisions can work . As different

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview with Georgia Prison Strikers

Updated: 2010-12-15 22:32:16

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has published this article based on phone interviews with Georgia prisoners. Here are some highlights: According to the prisoners and their advocates, inmates are refusing to report to their work assignments that usually involve cleaning or maintaining the prison or nearby government buildings. Department of Corrections officials dispute the inmates’ version. They [...]

Drug Courts Don’t Necessarily Keep People Out of Jail

Updated: 2010-12-15 19:31:33

Though often framed as an alternative to incarceration, drug courts can actually expand the incarcerated population. In her article for The Nation‘s War on Drugs issue, Tracy Velazquez explains how: Without drug courts in the mix, some addicts might have received the help they needed without getting involved in the justice system. Before, if a [...]

The Right-wing Case for Criminal Justice Reform

Updated: 2010-12-15 18:17:10

The newly launched RightonCrime.com touts itself as “the one-stop source for conservative ideas about criminal justice.” A project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation in collaboration with Pat Nolan’s Prison Fellowship, the site calls for greater accountability, transparency, and cost-effectiveness in the criminal justice system and a reduced reliance on incarceration. Among the signers of [...]

Randolph Man Facing Gun Charges In Boston For Second Time

Updated: 2010-12-15 15:49:35

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 Randolph Man Facing Gun Charges In Boston For Second Time December 15, 2010 Posted In : Firearms Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 15, 2010 10:49 AM Permalink Last week Boston Police responded to a call for a Breaking and Entering on Seaver Street . At around 1:00 a.m . shortly after receiving the call , officers spotted a subject fitting the description of the suspect walking nearby with two other individuals . As police approached they noticed the defendant , Antoine Lewis of Randolph , Massachusetts appearing to be carrying a heavy object in his jacket pocket . The police and Lewis

False Reports of Terrorism Spell Bad News

Updated: 2010-12-14 20:20:34

Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives When Can You Sue The Police for Not Doing Their Job False Reports of Terrorism Spell Bad News Published by Jay Rivera on December 14, 2010 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : crime false law laws report reports terror terrorism Like everything else in our society , the war on terror has been rationalized and dissected into several different compartments . You’ve heard all the excitement about the airlines , with their pat-downs and body scans and newly implemented screening policies . Then in another cubby hole you’ve got the issues with Guantanamo and the prisoner trials . And in another sphere you’ve got all the various individuals charged with supporting and assisting terrorist . activities Here’s another category

Amesbury Teenager Facing Serious Felony Charges After Breaking And Entering Neighbor's Home

Updated: 2010-12-14 18:55:48

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 Amesbury Teenager Facing Serious Felony Charges After Breaking And Entering Neighbor's Home December 14, 2010 Posted In : Bail Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 14, 2010 1:55 PM Permalink According to the Newburyport News Cody Harkness of Amesbury , Massachusetts is being charged with Unarmed Burglary Home Invasion Malicious Destruction to Property Valued at More Than 250 and Breaking and Entering . The victim is a downstairs neighbor who was sleeping when Harkness broke into her home . Apparently the defendant opened a door in a common area of the home that led to the victim's closet

Updates on the Georgia Prison Strike

Updated: 2010-12-14 16:49:59

The Georgia prison strike appears to remain ongoing, with my old hometown paper the Atlanta Journal-Constitution now picking up the story (though not actually using the word “strike”). Here’s coverage from the Chattanooga Free Press, with this response from a Georgia state legislator: “If they want to get paid, they shouldn’t commit crimes,” said state [...]

When Can You Sue The Police for Not Doing Their Job?

Updated: 2010-12-13 18:35:35

Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Legal Lawbreakers : When Should A Person Be Considered A Criminal When Can You Sue The Police for Not Doing Their Job Published by Rusty Shackleford on December 13, 2010 in Criminal Law and Personal Injury 0 Comments Tags : crimes fail lawsuit police prosecutor released serial killer sowell sue It’s pretty well-settled that there are situations in which you can sue the police for misconduct However , this always involves affirmative misconduct on the part of the wrongdoer . Basically , in order to do something wrong , the assumption is that you have to , well , do something Can you sue the police and local prosecutors for failing to do something they were allegedly obligated to do That’s a trickier . issue What if

2011 Annual Diversity Moot – Toronto

Updated: 2010-12-12 02:29:20

The annual Koskie Minsky Diversity Moot will be held in Toronto on Feb. 25-26, 2011. Most law students have at least some interest in human rights and diversity, but rarely get to participate in a competition focusing specifically on these issues before a panel specializing in the area. The moot is held every year at [...]

Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks

Updated: 2010-12-11 19:14:59

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Legal Lawbreakers: When Should A Person Be Considered A Criminal?

Updated: 2010-12-10 18:36:59

: : Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Why Upholding Tuition Breaks for Illegal Immigrants is Not as Bad as It Seems Legal Lawbreakers : When Should A Person Be Considered A Criminal Published by Andrew Dat on December 10, 2010 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : credit card crime criminal law legal white collar American society can be oddly hypocritical . For instance , career criminals get a bad rap because they not only break the laws that everyone is supposed to follow , laws that theoretically are in placed to better society , but that they also figure out ways to exploits loopholes in existing laws to their own benefit . The reason why it can seem hypocritical is because when bank executives and other high-powered white collar workers do it ,

Pair From East Bridgewater Charged With Trafficking OxyCodone After Home Is Searched

Updated: 2010-12-10 13:59:21

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 Pair From East Bridgewater Charged With Trafficking OxyCodone After Home Is Searched December 10, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Trafficking OxyContins By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 10, 2010 8:59 AM Permalink Mark Balboni and Chelsea McKay were arrested last night and are facing charges this morning in the Brockton District Court The Brockton Enterprise reports that after months of investigating police officers from East Bridgewater West Bridgewater and Whitman Searched a home at 2 Natalie Drive . During the Search officers found hundreds of prescription drugs , mostly painkillers . Balboni has

Richard Dawkins’ “Root of All Evil.” Divide and Conquer 101: Separating Children Based on Religion

Updated: 2010-12-09 23:58:23

The divisive forces in this world constantly bombard us with messages that allow them to conquer our hearts and minds. It is important to be mindful of these “divide and conquer” strategies. As a critical thinker I suggest acting in a way that is inclusive. To form the most multicultured-multireligious-multilingual identity in the self. To always seek out [...]

Azar Nafisi, New York Times Best Seller Author Discusses Baha’is’ Human Rights Violations in Iran

Updated: 2010-12-08 06:15:03

Azar Nafisi is the author of the New York Times 117-week bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran. In this video she discusses the widespread violations of Baha’is’ human rights in Iran as well as her personal experience with Baha’is in light of the baseless accusations that they bear. Ms. Nafisi is not a Baha’i. click here [...]

Couple From Raynham, Bridgewater Charged With Heroin Trafficking

Updated: 2010-12-07 23:55:12

, 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 Couple From Raynham , Bridgewater Charged With Heroin Trafficking December 7, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 7, 2010 6:55 PM Permalink According to the Brockton Enterprise police in Raynham , Massachusetts have found some success in an year long investigation . They just arrested Peter Cardin of Raynham and Ainsley Jennifer Long of Bridgewater , Masschusetts Both have been charged with Trafficking Heroin On December 1, 2010 officers executed a search warrant at Cardin's home . During the course of the search they found over fifteen grams of heroin , enough to charge

Peabody Man Indicted For Carjacking By Essex County Grand Jury

Updated: 2010-12-06 23:01:01

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 Peabody Man Indicted For Carjacking By Essex County Grand Jury December 6, 2010 Posted In : Carjacking Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on December 6, 2010 6:01 PM Permalink The Lynn Item reports that Todd Ciepiela of Peabody , Massachusetts has been indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury for Carjacking stemming from a September incident . In the morning hours of September 26th a fifty six year old woman went to a local 7-11 store . As she went to get into her car she was grabbed and forcibly pulled away from her vehicle by Ciepiela who also grabbed her keys . The woman was also thrown to the