Crime and Punishment

News Scan

Updated: 2012-01-31 17:37:55

HOME Main News Scan January 31, 2012 9:37 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Georgia to Execute Killer of 3-Year-Old Girl and : Mother The Associated Press reports Nicholas Cody Tate , 31, is scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m . local time in Georgia today . In 2001, Tate and two of his younger brothers purchased ammunition , duct tape , and knives at a sporting goods store before going to the home of Chrissie Williams , where they believed she had a stash of drugs and cash . Tate's brother tried to strangle Williams' 3-year-old daughter , Katelyn , with a telephone cord before using Tate's knife to slit her throat . Tate put a seat cushion over Williams' head , killing her with one shot . The brothers fled to Mississippi , where they kidnapped a 23-year-old woman from a gas station . After

Five Men Arrested in Lowell Massachusetts and Charged With Indecent Exposure After Getting Caught Urinating in Public

Updated: 2012-01-31 05:45:07

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 Five Men Arrested in Lowell Massachusetts and Charged With Indecent Exposure After Getting Caught Urinating in Public January 31, 2012 Posted In : Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 31, 2012 12:45 PM Permalink This past weekend Lowell , Massachusetts police were running a downtown disorder detail Between the hours of midnight and 2:00 a.m . they arrested five local men , four of whom are accused of urinating in public . The fifth is alleged to have been walking on a downtown street with his genitals exposed . Here is what has been reported . The first man was seen urinating in a doorway on

Defendant Entitled to New Trial After Computer Virus Destroys Court Transcripts

Updated: 2012-01-30 23:35:02

The only written record of the defendant’s criminal trial in existence was erased due to a court reporter's error.

News Scan

Updated: 2012-01-30 21:07:38

HOME Main News Scan January 30, 2012 1:07 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Appeals Court Upholds Stolen Valor : Act Ivan Moreno of the Associated Press reports the 10th U.S . Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the Stolen Valor Act is constitutional . The ruling reverses a district court's decision that the Stolen Valor Act violates the First Amendment , saying the U.S . government had not presented any compelling reason to restrict that specific type of speech . That case out of Colorado involves Rick Strandlof , who founded a veterans group and said he had received the Purple Heart and Silver Star . He was charged with violating the law in 2009 and his case was later dismissed by a federal judge . The opinion from the 10th U.S . Circuit Court of Appeals is here The U.S . Supreme

Factors in Death Sentencing

Updated: 2012-01-30 17:19:00

HOME Main Factors in Death Sentencing January 30, 2012 9:19 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments In this week's NCJRS Weekly Accessions List , we find a study that appears to be good news , at least from the abstract emphasis added In the Poisson models for the full sample , several criminal-career variables were significantly associated with subsequent death sentences . These variables included an early onset of antisocial behavior as measured by juvenile arrests and prior rape , robbery , and molestation offending . In both models , which focused on separate instant offenses and the violent and property offenses , prior prison sentences predicted subsequent death sentences . These findings suggest that violent , recidivistic offenders who are routinely incarcerated throughout their

Junk Science

Updated: 2012-01-30 16:31:05

HOME Main Factors in Death Sentencing Junk Science January 30, 2012 8:31 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment Christina Hoff Sommers has this op-ed at the Washington Post on a study by the Centers for Disease Control that is completely off the . wall How many people are raped each year That is a difficult question to answer . nbsp The FBI's Uniform Crime Report tells us that 84,767 rapes were reported to law enforcement in 2010, but of course not all rapes are reported . nbsp Not even a majority . nbsp The National Crime Victimization Survey , which calls up a sample of people Gallup-style and asks them , estimates more than twice as many 188,380. But now the CDC claims there are nearly seven times that many rapes and seventy times that many incidents of sexual . violence How do they

Abolitionism Runs Aground

Updated: 2012-01-28 02:30:55

HOME Main Abolitionism Runs Aground January 27, 2012 6:30 PM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments A few days ago , I put up an entry about a previously convicted killer serving LWOP who knifed to death a prison guard . nbsp The next day , the story was picked up by Sentencing Law and Policy a popular legal blog . nbsp SL P , although center-left in its orientation , noted that a case of that sort makes it very problematic categorically to oppose the death . penalty The story generated so far 68 comments , which is a very large number by the standards of that blog . nbsp A dozen abolitionists chimed in . nbsp I repeatedly asked them following : question What punishment , short of the death penalty , nbsp do you suggest for this case that is 1 consistent with the Eighth Amendment , 2 likely to

Helpful Legal Hints for Employers

Updated: 2012-01-27 18:10:12

Employers should educate themselves and their HR departments, and have lengthy discussions with the corporate attorney to ensure that the company is protecting itself from any potential lawsuits.

News Scan

Updated: 2012-01-27 17:53:18

HOME Main Abolitionism Runs Aground News Scan January 27, 2012 9:53 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Tougher CA Parole-Revoking Rules Struck : Down Bob Egelko of the San Francisco Chronicle reports a federal judge Thursday ruled that all of California's Proposition 9 provisions for parole revocation were invalid . Proposition 9, passed in 2008, did not guarantee parolees the right to present evidence at the hearings , allowed parole agents to testify about incriminating statements by witnesses who were not in court , required the state to provide lawyers only for parolees who appeared unable to defend themselves , and required the parole board to give more consideration to the safety of victims and the public than to the costs and burdens of imprisonment when deciding whether to revoke

Friday Roundup, Gopnik Edition

Updated: 2012-01-27 14:25:36

In lieu of a proper Friday Roundup, I’ll refer you to this week’s widely-discussed article in the New Yorker: Adam Gopnik’s “The Caging of America.” The article asks, “Why do we lock up so many people?” and works its way to an answer by way of reviewing several recent tours-de-force on crime and punishment in [...]

Essex County Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Arrests of Four Lawrence Massachusetts Residents, Gun and Drug Charges Filed

Updated: 2012-01-27 13:59:05

, 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 Essex County Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Arrests of Four Lawrence Massachusetts Residents , Gun and Drug Charges Filed January 27, 2012 Posted In : By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 27, 2012 8:59 AM Permalink Members of the Essex County Drug Task Force concluded an investigation into illegal drug activities of four Lawrence , Massachusetts men . The result was Drug and Gun Charges . Apparently the investigation was initiated by a hand to hand sale of drugs by an man named Amado Colon to an undercover official . Once Colon was arrested a Search Warrant was obtained and his Morton Street

So Long Governor Perdue

Updated: 2012-01-27 06:03:01

HOME Main So Long Governor Perdue January 26, 2012 10:03 PM Posted by Bill Otis 1 Comment Six weeks ago , North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed a bill that in substance would have repealed the state's Killers' Bonanza Law , a k a Racial Justice Act . nbsp The Act , rammed through by a partisan vote when the Democrats held the state legislature , allows murderers sentenced to death to challenge their sentences based on statistical evidence that blacks had been more frequently subject to capital punishment than whites in roughly similar circumstances . nbsp The Act notably did not require the defendant to show that a single actor in his own case prosecutor , judge or jury bore any racial animus whatever . nbsp In other words , the Act enabled a killer retroactively to nullify his

Hating on the Ninth Circuit

Updated: 2012-01-27 00:19:09

HOME Main So Long Governor Perdue Hating on the Ninth Circuit January 26, 2012 4:19 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment Joe Palazzolo has this post at WSJ Law Blog , titled , Hating on the Ninth Circuit : Funny But a Little Depressing . The topic is criticism of the Notorious Ninth by presidential candidates , the candidates' proposals , and some reaction from . judges Some of the statements by candidates are indeed off the wall . nbsp Newt Gingrich's idea about issuing subpoenas to judges to appear before Congress is typical Newt half-baked . nbsp Chief Judge Kozinski says , They don't need a subpoena . All they need to do is ask . Two other judges comment without being named . nbsp This comment is all too : typical Other Ninth Circuit judges told Law Blog they were amused by all the

Stay Denied in Cold Case Murder

Updated: 2012-01-26 23:00:31

HOME Main Hating on the Ninth Circuit Stay Denied in Cold Case Murder January 26, 2012 3:00 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments The US Supreme Court has denied a stay of execution to Rodrigo Hernandez , convicted of the murder of Susan Verstegen of San Antonio , Texas . nbsp Eva Ruth Moravec has this story for the San Antonio . Express-News The case had gone cold until Hernandez was DNA-tested after another assault . nbsp His DNA also matched a sample from the 1991 murder of Muriel Stoepker , 77, in Grand Rapids , . Michigan Categories Death Penalty U.S . Supreme Court Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info Comments You may use HTML tags for style Search Subscribe to this blog's feed Subscribe to FULL feed Recent Entries Hating on the Ninth Circuit Stay Denied

Breach of They Neighbour’s Wife

Updated: 2012-01-26 22:19:57

HD Teletestimony, Cheap

Updated: 2012-01-26 21:58:45

, HOME Main Stay Denied in Cold Case Murder HD Teletestimony , Cheap January 26, 2012 1:58 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments On this video Walter Mossberg of the WSJ reviews a Skype-based device called telyHD . nbsp With one of these and a big-screen TV on each end , people can have video chats in high definition with a full-room view , rather than the small , low-res , tightly focused video chats that have been typical . nbsp Mossberg's written review is here but it may be limited to WSJ . subscribers Mossberg emphasizes home use , but it seems to me this device would be useful for televised testimony in cases where such testimony is permissible . nbsp A witness could testify from another country or a hospital bed in a more realistic way at less cost than with earlier technology .

News Scan

Updated: 2012-01-26 21:19:00

HOME Main HD Teletestimony , Cheap News Scan January 26, 2012 1:19 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Execution Today in : Texas Michael Graczyk of the Associated Press reports Rodrigo Hernandez is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in Texas today for the the abduction , rape , and strangulation of a 38-year-old woman in San Antonio in 1994. Hernandez attacked her at a storage area behind a supermarket and dumped her body in a garbage barrel behind a church . The murder went unsolved for eight years until he had to submit a DNA sample as a requirement for parole in Michigan , where he was serving a sentence for using a bottle to severely beat a man . His DNA sample went into a national database , which linked Hernandez to the Texas murder . Two years ago , DNA evidence also

News Scan

Updated: 2012-01-25 18:54:49

HOME Main News Scan January 25, 2012 10:54 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments Death Row Inmate Writes Taunting Letter to : Public Diane Turbyfill of the Gaston Gazette reports North Carolina death row inmate Danny Robbie Hembree Jr . wrote a letter to the newspaper , challenging Gaston County to put him to death . Hembree is on death row for suffocating to death a 17-year-old girl in 2009, and has two other murder charges pending . Hembree asked if the public was aware that the chances of his execution taking place in the next 20 years , if ever , are slim . Is the public aware that I am a gentleman of leisure , watching color TV in the a c , reading , taking naps at will , eating three well-balanced meals a day he asked . A link to the handwritten letter is included in the article . Only

Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Drug Conviction Holding That Trial Judge Refused to Allow Defendant to Raise Entrapment, Coercion Defense

Updated: 2012-01-25 18:03:42

, 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 Appeals Court Reverses Drug Conviction Holding That Trial Judge Refused to Allow Defendant to Raise Entrapment , Coercion Defense January 25, 2012 Posted In : By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 25, 2012 1:03 PM Permalink Yesterday the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued its opinion in Commonwealth v . Podgurski 10-P-2135 holding that the trial judge committed reversible error when she refused to permit the defense to offer its entrapment defense and refused to instruct the jury on the issue . The facts in Podgurski are as follows . In September of 2005 Brockton Police began watching the

Technocorrection Over Incarceration?

Updated: 2012-01-25 08:05:10

HOME Main Technocorrection Over Incarceration January 25, 2012 12:05 AM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments Those instinctively opposed to incarceration as a punishment are increasingly drawn to technocorrections as a sentencing alternative . nbsp Professor Doug Berman is a fan of technocorrections as a way to scale back on imprisonment per se not to mention its significant costs . nbsp Accordingly , Prof . Berman occasionally publishes a post about the virtues of technocorrections on his always interesting blog , Sentencing Law and Policy . nbsp This is one . example I have two problems with technocorrections . nbsp One is that it fails to provide the punishing and therefore deterrent value of a prison sentence it was my experience as an AUSA that prison is the only thing defendants really pay

A Genuine Scandal

Updated: 2012-01-25 03:28:45

HOME Main A Genuine Scandal January 24, 2012 7:28 PM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments Today , we were treated to the astonishing sight of the Chief of the Criminal Division for the U.S . Attorney's Office invoking the Fifth Amendment and refusing to give any substantive testimony concerning his or DOJ's role in Operation Fast and Furious . nbsp The story is here I scarcely know where to begin . nbsp On a personal level , having spent much of my career as a division chief in a different U.S . Attorney's Office , I am mortified and appalled . nbsp A refusal by a federal officer in that position to cooperate with Congress , much less to do so on grounds of possible self-incrimination , is just . staggering My other initial thought is that , although the Criminal Chief occupies a powerful

MSNBC Outdoes Itself

Updated: 2012-01-25 01:23:18

Off topic but irresistable: Right now (8:30 p.m. EST, January 24), MSNBC has up a headlined story titled, "Mortgage deal offers little homeowner relief." Seven inches below on the computer screen, it has the following story, also in eadlines, "Deal could help many troubled homeowers." See for yourself (but you'll need to be quick because these stories change all the time). When the mainstream media takes opposite postions at the same time on the same page, you can see why there is room for, ummmm, doubt.

Advocates Don’t Dance Alone

Updated: 2012-01-24 22:15:47

Here’s a great ad from the Advocates Society:

Lawrence Massachusetts Man, 31, Avoids Jail as Part of Plea Deal for Charges of Larceny, Fraud and Conspiracy

Updated: 2012-01-24 05:04:05

, , 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 , 31, Avoids Jail as Part of Plea Deal for Charges of Larceny , Fraud and Conspiracy January 24, 2012 Posted In : Theft Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 24, 2012 12:04 PM Permalink A thirty one year old Lawrence , Massachusetts man pleaded guilty for the second time in regard to charges of Conspiracy , Larceny and Fraud The man initially pleaded guilty to twenty six counts of Auto Fraud . He subsequently moved to withdraw his guilty plea alleging ineffective assistance of counsel , a violation of his Sixth Amendment right . That motion was allowed in September

Arizona Bans “The Tempest” and Any Other Book that Might Encourage Discussions about Racism

Updated: 2012-01-23 16:36:28

This new Arizona law effectively bans schools from teaching subjects like Mexican-American studies.

Hearsay Statements offered to Explain Subsequent Conduct

Updated: 2012-01-22 21:37:03

Florida Criminal Law Blog Published by Florida Criminal Defense Attorney M . James Jenkins Home Website The Firm Contact Us Home Hearsay Testimony Hearsay Statements offered to Explain Subsequent Conduct Posted On : January 22, 2012 by Jim Jenkins Hearsay Statements offered to Explain Subsequent Conduct In Walker v . State the Florida Second District Court of Appeals issued an opinion on January 20, 2012, reversing a conviction in a case involving very serious charges because the trial court had allowed the prosecution to admit hearsay statements pertaining to why law enforcement officers developed Mr . Walker as a suspect . Hearsay is definined in Florida as an out of court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted . There are certain exceptions that allows hearsay

Nurse at Danvers Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Charged With Larceny of Prescription Drugs

Updated: 2012-01-22 15:49:46

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 Nurse at Danvers Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Charged With Larceny of Prescription Drugs January 22, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 22, 2012 10:49 AM Permalink A twenty-nine year old Marblehead , Massachusetts woman in facing charges of Larceny of Prescription Medication in the Salem District Court The Salem News reported yesterday that the woman worked at Brightview , an assisted living complex in Danvers , Massachusetts . It is alleged that the defendant was swapping oxycodone and Vicodin with acetaminophen . A relative of one of the residents of the

Illegal Abortion Leads to More Abortions

Updated: 2012-01-21 17:37:11

See? (Not that anyone who is interested in reality and data would be surprised by this): The policy implications should be obvious to anyone, including people who do not like abortions. But we all know this is not about abortion per se, it is about patriarchal control and denial of women autonomy. Therefore, women in [...]

Two Massachusetts Women, One From Lynn, the Other From Salisbury, Face Criminal Charges After Escape From Correctional Facility

Updated: 2012-01-20 05:59:33

, , , 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 Massachusetts Women , One From Lynn , the Other From Salisbury , Face Criminal Charges After Escape From Correctional Facility January 20, 2012 Posted In : Theft Crimes Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 20, 2012 12:59 PM Permalink Allison Avagianos and Tricia Mendez were both in custody and serving sentences for criminal convictions in Essex County . Avagianos was serving her sentence for Larceny Over 250 and Reckless Operation of Motor Vehicle Mendez , a Lynn , Massachusetts resident had been sentenced for Assault and Battery Receiving Stolen Motor Vehicle and Attempting to

Should Stephen Glass Be Allowed to Practice Law?

Updated: 2012-01-19 18:52:02

The California Supreme Court has serious doubts about the decision of the lower courts and, by extension, the issue of Stephen Glass’s moral character.

Federal Judge Will Lift Receivership Over California Prisons

Updated: 2012-01-19 18:22:18

After six years in federal receivership, the California prison system is ready to be returned to state management, says federal judge Thelton Henderson. The San Francisco Chronicle explains: When U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson of San Francisco appointed a receiver in February 2006 to oversee inmates’ medical treatment, he said the lack of adequate care was [...]

Los Angeles County Sued Over Violence, Abuse in Jails

Updated: 2012-01-19 16:21:50

“Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and his top commanders condoned a longstanding, widespread pattern of violence by deputies against inmates in the county jails,” said the ACLU yesterday, announcing a federal class-action lawsuit. The named plaintiffs, Alex Rosas and Jonathan Goodwin, claim that they were severely beaten by sheriff’s deputies while they were awaiting [...]

The Visual Du Jour – The Whole World is Socialist

Updated: 2012-01-19 01:34:29

Look at all this sharing… for free! (H/T Jim King on Google +)

Music Break – Indochine

Updated: 2012-01-18 23:55:44

While I am busy with academic writing (under deadline!), enjoy this great song – Little Dolls – and video from the latest Indochine album, La République des Météors:

Should Practical Skills Training Be Required for a Law License?

Updated: 2012-01-18 19:27:33

Successful law grads may know how to “think like lawyers,” which is important, but when it comes down to the everyday, nuts-and-bolts aspects of practicing law, they’re clueless.

Lowell Massachusetts Firefighters Stumble on Marijuana Cultivation, Trafficking After Responding to a Call

Updated: 2012-01-18 18:35:45

, 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 Lowell Massachusetts Firefighters Stumble on Marijuana Cultivation , Trafficking After Responding to a Call January 18, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes Trafficking Marijuana By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 18, 2012 1:35 PM Permalink Two days ago at about 10:30 in the morning two women were walking past a home in Lowell , Massachusetts when they noticed smoke coming from a roof . Firefighters were called and quickly surmised that the fire was coming from a wood burning stove . While at the scene the firefighters smelled an odor of marijuana . Consequently they called the Lowell Police . A Search

Massachusetts Man, 40, Charged With Videotaping Person in a State of Nudity

Updated: 2012-01-17 22:49:26

, 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 Massachusetts Man , 40, Charged With Videotaping Person in a State of Nudity January 17, 2012 Posted In : Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 17, 2012 5:49 PM Permalink According to reports , a forty year old southeastern Massachusetts man has been charged with Video Recording or Surveilling a Person in the State of Partial Nudity The defendant , Marco Silva is being accused of putting a hidden camera in the bathroom of his catering supply company and secretly watching women who worked for him going to the bathroom . He was arrested yesterday morning . Here is how Silva was caught . One of

Prisoners in South Carolina Can Read Again

Updated: 2012-01-17 18:41:53

Barring prisoners from access to reading materials containing any form of nudity whatsoever could prevent them from taking correspondence courses in art, or elementary life sciences (perhaps in preparing to get a G.E.D.).

New Book: “From Black Power to Prison Power”

Updated: 2012-01-17 16:13:12

Here’s a new book likely of interest to readers of this blog (h/t: Al Brophy at the Faculty Lounge): From Black Power to Prison Power, by Donald F. Tibbs (Macmillan, 2012): This book uses the landmark case Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners’ Labor Union to examine the strategies of prison inmates using race and radicalism [...]

Supreme Court Says Religious Job Isn’t Protected By Employment Discrimination Laws

Updated: 2012-01-13 22:28:17

Much as it would be a violation of the First Amendment to compel the Catholic Church to ordain a female priest; forcing Perich’s church to give her job back would be a similar violation.

Four From Lowell Massachusetts Plead Not Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking Charges, Conspiracy

Updated: 2012-01-12 23:44:49

, 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 Four From Lowell Massachusetts Plead Not Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking Charges , Conspiracy January 12, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes Trafficking Marijuana By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 12, 2012 6:44 PM Permalink Lowell , Massachusetts police were watching a Dublin Street address concerned about suspected activity . Then , this past Sunday , with the aid of drug sniffing dogs police were able to intercept a couple of United Parcel Services packages addressed to this location . It is estimated that the two packages contained at least seventy five pounds of marijuana . The drugs were located in

Supreme Court Blocks Federal Lawsuit against Private Prison Employees

Updated: 2012-01-12 21:09:13

Earlier this week the Supreme Court threw out a federal prisoner’s federal lawsuit against employees of the GEO Group, saying the inmate should have pursued his claims in state court. (Which he’s now missed the deadline to do.) As Jess Bravin explains: Under high-court precedents, inmates in federal institutions can file federal lawsuits against prison employees [...]

Who Could Possibly Have a Problem with “Booth Babes”?

Updated: 2012-01-12 19:00:42

Oh, let me see… WOMEN! Women who work in this field and visit CES: “Some women at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas have expressed their frustration at the scantily-clad “booth babes” hired by some companies to promote their stalls.” Video at the link for the full misogyny of it. The assumption is [...]

Hedging Albinos

Updated: 2012-01-12 14:52:12

Because that is what it is, right? A form of hedging. Again, I have blogged multiple times about the murders of albinos in Tanzania. Here is a more recent example of this, with some connection made to the gold mining business from the excellent Aljazeera: As noted in the film, “Over the last five years [...]

Music Break – Julien Clerc

Updated: 2012-01-11 04:57:45

This song is, in my not so humble opinion, the best from the all-around excellent new album from Julien Clerc:

Prison Rape: Myths and Realities

Updated: 2012-01-10 18:31:29

USC law professor Kim Shayo Buchanan has a (relatively) recent article about sexual violence behind bars, which you can download here. UC-Davis law professor Angela P. Harris calls the article “a tour de force of critical legal theory.” Here’s Harris discussing Buchanan’s findings, over at Jotwell: Buchanan’s observations about the taken-for-grantedness of sexual violence in [...]

East Bridgewater Massachusetts Drug Investigation Results in Arrest of Three, Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute, Conspiracy, School Zone Violation

Updated: 2012-01-10 18:00:02

, , , 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 East Bridgewater Massachusetts Drug Investigation Results in Arrest of Three , Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute , Conspiracy , School Zone Violation January 10, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes Search and Seizure By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 10, 2012 1:00 PM Permalink A Massachusetts drug and major crime task force had been involved in a one month long investigation of Heroin Sales in the greater Brockton and Taunton areas . The investigation resulted in the arrest of Leah Nelson , Abel Parker and Bryan Donachie , all Massachusetts residents residing in Plymouth County . An

Upcoming Event: January 27-28 Symposium on Women and Incarceration at UCLA

Updated: 2012-01-10 15:55:29

The UCLA Law Review’s upcoming symposium may be of interest to readers in Southern California, and it’s free and open to the public — you just need to pre-register here. Here’s the full description: Overpoliced and Underprotected: Women, Race, and Criminalization Recently, mass incarceration has been theorized as a system of racialized social control. This [...]

New Book: When American Religion Meets American Mass Incarceration

Updated: 2012-01-09 15:43:45

Insofar as America is (descriptively) exceptional,* two key differences setting America apart from its peer nations are mass incarceration and popular religiosity. Assuming the U.S. is most usefully compared with Canada, Australia, and Western Europe (I acknowledge not all will share this assumption), none of these peer nations match the U.S. imprisonment rate and few [...]

Friday Roundup

Updated: 2012-01-06 18:19:02

Some reading for the weekend: Are men’s prisons more burdensome to their surroundings than women’s? That’s what some California residents are wondering: California’s realignment plan is expected to eliminate the need for one of its three women’s prisons, so the Chowchilla women’s prison may be converted to a men’s facility. Those who commit the most [...]

Brockton Man Charged With Possession With Intent to Distribute Heroin, Assault and Battery on a Police Officer After Motor Vehicle Stop Becomes Violent

Updated: 2012-01-06 14:54:21

, 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 Brockton Man Charged With Possession With Intent to Distribute Heroin , Assault and Battery on a Police Officer After Motor Vehicle Stop Becomes Violent January 6, 2012 Posted In : Drug Crimes Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 6, 2012 9:54 AM Permalink Just a couple of days ago a Massachusetts State Trooper stopped a car that he witnessed run a stop sign . His intention was to issue a citation to the driver . When he approached the car the passenger made a furtive movement towards his legs . The officer asked him to get out of the car . The passenger , Jesus Silva-Santiago complied .

Criminal Charges Filed in Lawrence Massachusetts for Larceny of a Motor Vehicle After Chase, Accident

Updated: 2012-01-05 16:56:11

, 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 Criminal Charges Filed in Lawrence Massachusetts for Larceny of a Motor Vehicle After Chase , Accident January 5, 2012 Posted In : Motor Vehicle Crimes Theft Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on January 5, 2012 11:56 AM Permalink Angel Anaya of Fall River , Massachusetts and Jose Rivera of Lawrence , Massachusetts were arrested early Tuesday night following a brief encounter with the police . According to today's Lawrence Eagle Tribune , an auto theft strike force was working in Lawrence that day . They received a stolen car report for a Toyota . Shortly thereafter , a patrol officer spotted the car in