• Oil Spill Stock Scams – Avoid getting scammed

    Updated: 2010-05-31 09:45:12
    In worst example of latest scam , crime artists are going much wild by using fraud schemes under the pretext of Oil Spill Stock thus making retail investors to invest by means of fake business. In the latest update Security and Exchange Commission and FINRA have issued warning to investors about the recent [...]

  • Beware of PRIME OIL AND GAS COMPANY Job Scams

    Updated: 2010-05-31 08:06:31
    After British Petroleum oil spill and stock scam , email scammers have started posting fake job vacancies to target those online job seekers resulting worst employment or job scams. Below it the another scam email notification which is purporting from “PRIME OIL AND GAS COMPANY LIMITED” which lists the different eye catching job [...]

  • Weird Legal News: Collapsing Courthouses and the Constitutional Right to Rap

    Updated: 2010-05-31 00:53:50
    Here’s another digest of some articles I collected this week that are either funny, interesting, or just plain weird. Bronx court fester - $421 mil building is sinking – NY Post Just two years after being constructed, a new courthouse in the Bronx is already falling apart. Stairwells are cordoned off, windows are boarded up, sewer flies are [...]

  • Advice from Lawyer of the Week

    Updated: 2010-05-29 14:55:21
    Isabel Schurman of Schurman Longo Grenier was honoured last week by l’Association des Avocats de la Défense de Montréal.  She’s the vice-chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers. In an interview with The Globe, she provides this advice for those entering the legal profession: Follow your heart.  Follow your passions.  Don’t listen to people [...]

  • Lawyer Fails to Buy Happiness, Reacts the Only Way a Lawyer Knows How

    Updated: 2010-05-29 14:18:18
    A lawyer in Manhattan is suing his dating service for failing to provide that special someone. John Friedland claims that he paid $10,000 for the services of Amy Laurent International (ALI), only to be set up with women who, according to his $100,000 claim, were already taken, weren’t “suitable” to his goals or wouldn’t consider “someone of plaintiff’s [...]

  • Law is Cool Podcaster Wins I.H. Asper Award

    Updated: 2010-05-29 00:27:44
    Devin Johnston, who has directed the podcasts for this site for over a year now, was awarded the I.H. Asper Award for Outstanding Extracurricular Contribution in Broadcasting & Journalism. The award is presented by the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), Local 103 of the Canadian Federation of Students, to students who, have made an outstanding extracurricular [...]

  • No Delay for Blago

    Updated: 2010-05-28 21:34:48
    Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog reports that Justice Stevens has denied the former Illinois governor's request for a stay of his corruption trial.Jesse Holland has this story for AP.

  • Oops

    Updated: 2010-05-28 20:55:40
    HOME Main Oops May 28, 2010 1:55 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks From the blog of Daniel Indiviglio at the : Atlantic Somewhere , Bill Clinton is smiling . One-time special prosecutor who uncovered the dirty details of the former President's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky has been engaged in some bad behavior of his own , according to the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission Correction 3:18pm Apparently there are two famous Kenneth Starrs . The one charged is an investment advisor to the stars , not the former special prosecutor . Apologies to the other Kenneth Starr and to Bill Clinton if we got his hopes . up Kenneth Starr , nbsp notable Hollywood investment advisor not the former special prosecutor of the same name who detailed the Bill

  • The Growing Lawsuit against Health Care Reform Measures

    Updated: 2010-05-28 20:26:26
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives To Pro Se Or Not To Pro Se : The Logic Behind Representing Yourself At Trial The Growing Lawsuit against Health Care Reform Measures Published by Jay Rivera on May 28, 2010 in Employment and Government 0 Comments Tags : commerce clause florida health care healthcare reform inactivity lawsuit oppose opposition plaintiff unconstitutional Many of you are already familiar with the health care bill that was signed by Obama into law in March . We’ve recently posted a blog on the various responses that the law set off Like a knee-jerk reflex , immediate response to the law came in the form of numerous lawsuits , numbering about a dozen or so . Among the most prominent of the lawsuits aimed at striking down the health care

  • Plymouth Man Charged With Transportation Of Child Pornography In Massachusetts Federal District Court

    Updated: 2010-05-28 19:37:17
    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 Plymouth Man Charged With Transportation Of Child Pornography In Massachusetts Federal District Court May 28, 2010 Posted In : Child Pornography Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 28, 2010 1:37 PM Permalink The Brockton Enterprise reported today that George Lunt of Plymouth , Massachusetts has been charged in Massachusetts Federal Court with two counts of Transportation of Child Pornography and One Count of Possession of Child Pornography The indictment reflects incidents alleged to have occurred in November of 2008 and January of 2009. The article provided no detail of the criminal activity

  • FTC Postpones 'Red Flags' Identity Theft Rule

    Updated: 2010-05-28 19:33:13
    Under pressure from Congress, the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to postpone enforcement of its "Red Flags" rule that requires lawyers, doctors and other professionals to develop written identity theft prevention programs. Both the American Bar Association and the American...

  • Justice O'Connor on Felon Disenfranchisement

    Updated: 2010-05-28 18:45:33
    HOME Main Oops Justice O'Connor on Felon Disenfranchisement May 28, 2010 11:45 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks The Supreme Court has not rendered an opinion on felon disenfranchisement for a very long time , but Justice O'Connor . has Yesterday , a panel of the Ninth Circuit issued this opinion in the Arizona case of Harvey v . Brewer The panel was Justice O'Connor , sitting by designation , Chief Judge Kozinski , and Judge Ikuta . Justice O'Connor's opinion dispatches a number of arguments against Arizona's law . The most creative was a claim that the requirement that a felon pay all his fines before regaining the right to vote violates the Twenty-Fourth Amendment . The what Answer after the . jump The Voting Rights Act , which has been the main issue in recent

  • Distressing a Criminal's Mother

    Updated: 2010-05-28 17:57:33
    HOME Main Justice O'Connor on Felon Disenfranchisement Distressing a Criminal's Mother May 28, 2010 10:57 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Ben Doherty reports for the Guardian London from : Bangkok A Briton facing jail , or even the possibility of a death sentence , for his alleged part in redshirt rioting in Bangkok last week , broke down in tears in court today , saying his incarceration is distressing his elderly . mother Jeff Savage is being detained under Thailand's emergency decree on allegations he incited , or participated in , violence and arson in the chaotic final hours of the anti-government protest , as troops moved in on demonstrators . Fifteen people were killed on the final day of the two-month protest in the middle of . Bangkok Video footage

  • Suing Rapists

    Updated: 2010-05-28 16:29:22
    HOME Main Distressing a Criminal's Mother Suing Rapists May 28, 2010 9:29 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Claire Bushey has this article in Slate , titled Why Don't More Women Sue Their Rapists The subtitle is Because the Supreme Court took away part of the Violence Against Women Act . But reality , as usual , is more complicated than . that In the federal Violence Against Women Act , Congress created a federal civil action in 42 U.S.C . 13981 and it amended the civil rights attorneys' fee statute , 42 U.S.C . 1988 to include those actions among those for which a prevailing plaintiff may be awarded attorneys' fees as well as damages . In United States v . Morrison 529 U.S . 598 2000 the Supreme Court decided that Congress had stretched its powers too far , and these

  • Friday Roundup

    Updated: 2010-05-28 15:59:52
    This week’s Friday Roundup may have to last you through the holiday weekend — I’ll be blogging intermittently if at all through the middle of next week, so check out my category/tag archives or the links in my blogroll if you need something else to read! Around the States Colorado: Gov. Bill Ritter signs criminal [...]

  • Senate Extends Criminal Antitrust Amnesty Law

    Updated: 2010-05-28 15:12:17
    The U.S. Senate passed legislation yesterday extending the Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004 by 10 years. The law provides for a leniency program that gives cartel members or price-fixers an incentive to come forward and self-report...

  • Legal Aid Bureau Inc Home Page

    Updated: 2010-05-28 03:44:58
    . Mission Statement Board Senior Management Brief History Message From Our Executive Director Human Rights Framework Employment Annual Report 990 Privacy Policy Site Map How We Can Help Success Stories Services Programs How We Can Help You How To Donate Contributing to the Future Volunteer Donna's Place 2009 Caribbean Cocktail What is New Press Releases Newsletters About Us What We Do Newsroom Facebook How to Get Help Donate News Events Contact Maryland Legal Aid provides a full range of civil legal services to financially qualified Marylanders and people over 60 from 13 offices around the . state News Even ts What's New Assistant U.S . AG Tony West speaks at EJC breakfast Maryland General Assembly increases filing-fee surcharges to fund legal services Maryland Legal Aid Click here to find

  • Don't Mess In Texas

    Updated: 2010-05-28 00:05:21
    HOME Main Don't Mess In Texas May 27, 2010 5:05 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks This post at Volokh Conspiracy may relate to the overcriminalization controversy , depending on what sanctions are applied . VC points us to this story in the Southeast Texas Record including the picture The story further points to a PDF file containing a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality memo . TCEQ referred to a county judge a complaint about hunters doing what we have always known bears do . The judge's response is . priceless Categories Humor No TrackBacks TrackBack URL : http : www.crimeandconsequences.com cgi-bin mt mt-tb.cgi 1014 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

  • Solicitor General Revises Data on Federal Juvenile Sentences

    Updated: 2010-05-27 23:50:55
    In an unusual filing with the Supreme Court this week, Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal said some of the information that the Court used in its recent Graham v. Florida decision, supplied to the Court by a federal official without...

  • Introducing The Law Street Journal

    Updated: 2010-05-27 23:05:07
    Rob Ambrogi tipped us off to a new blog by law students, for law students, The Law Street Journal. The focus and content is still primarily American, but our readers might find it interesting.

  • Web Resource: Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

    Updated: 2010-05-27 21:55:45
    The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse is an invaluable online resource from the University of Michigan Law School. With a growing database of almost 5,000 cases, the clearinghouse provides case summaries, lists of judges/lawyers involved, links to pleadings and other documents, and more for impact litigation lawsuits (i.e., lawsuits seeking future policy changes, not money damages) [...]

  • To Pro Se Or Not To Pro Se: The Logic Behind Representing Yourself At Trial

    Updated: 2010-05-27 21:53:49
    : Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Child Support and Orthodontic Expenses To Pro Se Or Not To Pro Se : The Logic Behind Representing Yourself At Trial Published by Andrew Dat on May 27, 2010 in Criminal Law and court 0 Comments Tags : attorney camarano court lawyer legal procedure pro per pro se represent yourself self representation trial No one really likes lawyers . The only time most people generally have to talk to one is when they’re in some sort of legal trouble , and even then for most it’s an ordeal . I mean , who want to have to recount some horrible event in their life to some stranger Also , there’s a general perception that lawyers are elitists and it can be intimidating to meet with one . Not to mention the fact that legal

  • Kagan, Graham, and ex parte research

    Updated: 2010-05-27 21:16:09
    , , HOME Main Don't Mess In Texas Kagan , Graham , and ex parte research May 27, 2010 2:16 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks We previously noted here that the Supreme Court in Graham v . Florida had engaged in the unusual practice of digging out the facts itself regarding how many juvenile nonkillers had LWOP sentences around the country . We noted here that six of the sentences found by the Court in this manner were federal , raising the question of why SG Elena Kagan had not spoken up to defend them , and that this curious incident required further . inquiry Today , we got a copy of a letter from Acting SG Katyal to the Court regarding the six cases . Did the Court get it wrong Well , it's complicated Relatively few killers in federal prison are actually there on

  • Deporting Witnesses

    Updated: 2010-05-27 18:57:20
    HOME Main Kagan , Graham , and ex parte research Deporting Witnesses May 27, 2010 11:57 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 1 Comment No TrackBacks The California Supreme Court held today that in the particular circumstances of the case of People v . Jacinto S164011 deportation of a defense witness did not violate the Confrontation Clause . Particularly striking in this case are the facts that the defense team knew the witness was in county jail on unrelated charges and knew deportation was a possibility , yet took no action to prevent deportation or depose the witness before he was deported . On the other hand , there was no misconduct by the prosecution . The DA was not involved at all in the deportation , and the sheriff merely handed the witness over to the immigration authorities upon his

  • Runaway Judge Staying on Houston Capital Case, For Now

    Updated: 2010-05-27 16:21:11
    , HOME Main Deporting Witnesses Runaway Judge Staying on Houston Capital Case , For Now May 27, 2010 9:21 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Brian Rogers reports in the Houston Chronicle emphasis added A Houston judge who declared the procedures surrounding the death penalty unconstitutional in March , then rescinded his ruling to hear more information , will stay on the case , a special judge has . ruled If Fine rules the same way after hearing arguments on the issue and his ruling survives appellate review it will take the death penalty off the table for John Edward Green . The 25-year-old Green is accused in the robbery and fatal shooting of Huong Thien Nguyen , 34, on June 16, 2008. The italicized portion of that statement is about as likely as three feet of snow on

  • Sound Cannons Come to Toronto

    Updated: 2010-05-27 15:58:25
    The Toronto Star reports: Riotous protesters marching at the G20 summit next month may be greeted with ear-splitting “sound cannons,” the latest Toronto police tool for quelling unruly crowds. Toronto police have purchased four, long-range acoustic devices (LRAD) — often referred to as sound guns or sound cannons — for the upcoming June 26-27 summit, the Star [...]

  • Idaho: 30-Year-Old Federal Lawsuit over Prison Conditions May Be Nearing an End

    Updated: 2010-05-27 15:27:21
    In the early 1980s, a federal judge found that “virtually every inmate” assigned to a particular unit of the Idaho state prison had been “brutally raped.” And that was on top of overcrowding, limited access to psychiatric and medical care, inadequate food, lack of warm clothing, and other unconstitutional conditions at the prison. A number [...]

  • The Line Between Patronage and Corruption

    Updated: 2010-05-27 15:21:19
    HOME Main The Line Between Patronage and Corruption May 27, 2010 8:21 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks At Heritage Foundation's Foundry Blog , Hans von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson have this post on the Sestak : controversy The key distinction between what is legal and what is illegal under federal law is outlined in an opinion issued by the Office of Legal Counsel OLC at the U.S . Department of Justice in 1980. What is perfectly legal and what happens all the time in Washington is individuals being offered jobs because of their past political activity . Thus , when a new president is elected and takes the oath of office , he has several thousand patronage jobs to fill in the top ranks of the executive branch . Those jobs are filled based on a mix of professional

  • Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office

    Updated: 2010-05-27 09:30:50
    Skip Navigation Subscribe Search Home Agencies Services Meetings Events News Videos Contact Us Jobs What's New Case Postponements and Docket Changes Grand Jury Indictments Victim Witness Resources Disinterment Forms Location Directions State's Attorney Biography Contact Us Search Pay Property Taxes Find Your Zoning Browse County Codes Complete Jury Questionnaire View Daily Docket Pay Parking and Red Light Tickets Find Your Council District Download Trash Schedule Locate County Facilities Search Crime Stats Find Recreation Activities Volunteer Today More Print This Page Send To Friend What's Here Circuit Court Department of Corrections District Court Office of Law Sheriff's Office Message from the State's Attorney Victims and witnesses in criminal cases deserve to have their voices . heard

  • Holder Memo Calls for Flexibility in Charging, Sentencing

    Updated: 2010-05-27 04:27:25
    Updated 1:15 p.m. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. this month issued new guidance to federal prosecutors in a memo that one U.S. attorney said today provides greater flexibility, and calls for more collaboration, in making charging decisions in criminal cases....

  • Legal and Business Issues with Social Media

    Updated: 2010-05-26 23:43:42
    Social Media: Legal & Business Issues View more presentations from Jeff Johnson.

  • News Scan

    Updated: 2010-05-26 23:29:27
    HOME Main News Scan May 26, 2010 4:29 PM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments No TrackBacks Human Experience Ruling Overturns Conviction Bob Egelko of the SF Chronicle reports that a Ninth Circuit panel has overturned a habitual criminal's conviction of assaulting a police officer because the judge instructed the jury to put their personal experiences and opinions aside when judging the facts in the case . nbsp The Ninth Circuit panel's 2-1 ruling announced yesterday determined that Supreme Court decisions , including those baring race and sex discrimination in jury selection , have established that a defendant has the right to a jury informed by the full range of human experience . The opinion is by Judge Noonan , joined by Judge Berzon . Like dissenting Judge Sandra Ikuta , we did not know

  • LWOP for Teenage Murderers

    Updated: 2010-05-26 21:34:47
    HOME Main News Scan LWOP for Teenage Murderers May 26, 2010 2:34 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 2 Comments No TrackBacks The Supreme Court's decision in Graham v . Florida that persons short of their 18th birthday cannot be sentenced to life-without-parole for nonhomicides , only directly affected a small number of sentences . The main worry is that the Supreme Court jumped a firebreak between capital and noncapital cases in the imposition of bright-line exclusions , and in the future it may extend this line to homicides or to . adults Monday , the Court passed on a chance to extend Graham to murderers . It denied certiorari in the case of Scott Dyleski who was 16 when he bludgeoned Pamela Vitale to death in Lafayette , California in the east San Francisco Bay area Bob Egelko has this story

  • Almost 3/4 Find Death Penalty Morally Acceptable

    Updated: 2010-05-26 20:20:18
    HOME Main LWOP for Teenage Murderers Almost 3 4 Find Death Penalty Morally Acceptable May 26, 2010 1:20 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Gallup is out with their annual moral issues survey . As usual , it shows that opponents of capital punishment have completely failed to convince the American people that the death penalty is morally unacceptable . This article by Lydia Saad states that 65 of those asked said the death penalty is morally acceptable , while 23 said it was wrong . When we dig deeper into the data though , we find an additional 7 volunteered the answer it depends . That answer is the same as acceptable for the question actually at issue . No one thinks the death penalty is acceptable for jaywalking . The answer it depends means the respondent thinks it

  • Deporting Witnesses

    Updated: 2010-05-26 20:03:13
    Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will release its decision in People v. Jacinto, S164011: "Was defendant denied his constitutional rights to compulsory process and due process when the sheriff's department released a subpoenaed defense witness to federal immigration authorities for deportation prior to defendant's trial?"The court will also announce a decision in the capital case of Scott Forrest Collins. The judgment was entered December 19, 1996.

  • Protestors Rally at Massachusetts State House against Bill to Charge Jail Inmates Room & Board

    Updated: 2010-05-26 19:48:32
    From the Boston Globe: Prisoner advocates rallied in front of the State House yesterday, urging lawmakers to reject amendments to the state budget that would require inmates of county jails or state prisons to pay a raft of new fees, including $5 a day to subsidize the cost of their confinement. … Proponents of the [...]

  • Graham v. Florida: 8th Amendment Limits Sentences for Juvenile Offenses

    Updated: 2010-05-26 19:35:13
    . : : The Rap Sheet : Nolo's Criminal Law Blog Published by Home Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home May 26, 2010 Graham v . Florida : 8th Amendment Limits Sentences for Juvenile Offenses In Roper v . Simmons 2005 the US Supreme Court decided that people could not be put to death for crimes that they commit before they turn age 18. Extending that ruling , the Court has now decided that people cannot be given life without parole sentences for non-homicide crimes they commit before they are 18 years old . The case is Graham v . Florida 2010 Terrance Graham was a crack baby who became a troubled teen-ager . Graham violated probation for an earlier violent crime by participating in an armed home invasion robbery . He was sentenced to life in prison , which in Florida meant that

  • The Abuse Excuse, with a Twist

    Updated: 2010-05-26 17:43:46
    , HOME Main Deporting Witnesses The Abuse Excuse , with a Twist May 26, 2010 10:43 AM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments No TrackBacks Childhood abuse has become the all-purpose excuse for various brands of criminal behavior , nbsp from murder to loitering . nbsp Usually , although not always , the culprit is some long dead step-father or uncle . nbsp It's best , from the defendant's point of view , to be able to blame someone who's no longer around to contest your version of events . nbsp One of the odd things about the typical abuse excuse is that it seems to make no difference how many decades it's been since the abuse , or the lack of any particular causal connection to the crime . nbsp It's never all that clear how your uncle's alcoholic fits created your compulsion to embezzle a few

  • DOJ's Breuer Touts 'New Era' in White-Collar Enforcement

    Updated: 2010-05-26 15:59:51
    Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer today heralded what he called a "new era" in white-collar criminal enforcement at the Department of Justice, marked by increased resources, new investigative techniques and strong penalties for corporations and individuals. The Obama administration is...

  • Florida Case Addresses Miranda Warnings

    Updated: 2010-05-25 23:59:33
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Can Subway Trademark a Unit of Measurement Florida Case Addresses Miranda Warnings Published by Jay Rivera on May 25, 2010 in Criminal Law and court 0 Comments Tags : florida florida v . powell interrogation miranda police questioning right to remain silent supreme court suspect In case you didn’t know , Miranda warnings are those statements that the cops utter after arresting someone : You have the right to remain silent . Anything you say may be used against you in a court of law . You have the right to an attorney etc . The law does not specifically state exactly how to say the Miranda warnings , but the police do need to communicate the basic points to suspects before subjecting them to questioning . So , how

  • Should California Change the Name of Parole Supervision, Part II

    Updated: 2010-05-25 21:01:21
    A few weeks ago I wondered whether California should change the name of parole supervision to something else, to mitigate the confusion that enclouds all public debate about parole policy in the Golden State. Not unreasonably, given the traditional meaning of the word “parole,” many California citizens seem to think that parole means releasing a [...]

  • Massachusetts May Start Charging Jail Inmates Room and Board

    Updated: 2010-05-25 19:38:25
    When a Massachusetts sheriff started charging his jail inmates room and board — $5 a day — the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down the practice, saying that it was the province of the legislature, not individual sheriffs, to provide for such a policy. Well, now the legislature may do just that, in a last-minute [...]

  • Lawyers Sex Drugs and Pete Rose Maryland Lawyer Blog

    Updated: 2010-05-24 22:50:38
    , , Maryland Lawyer Blog Published by Discussing personal injury auto accident , medical malpractice , and products liability cases : published by attorneys at Miller Zois Home Website Home Practice Areas Injury Help Center Attorney Help Center Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog Contact Us Home Maryland Legal News Lawyers , Sex , Drugs and Pete Rose Previous Home Next Posted On : May 19, 2010 by Ronald V . Miller , Jr . Lawyers , Sex , Drugs and Pete Rose An Anne Arundel County lawyer who gave a woman Vicodin in exchange for oral sex was suspended from practicing by the Maryland Court of Appeals for 60 days . Incredibly , this lawyer had previously been suspended for the less creepy but still creepy offense of sending sexually explicit text messages to one of his clients and touching her

  • Can Subway Trademark a Unit of Measurement?

    Updated: 2010-05-24 20:58:43
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives FCC Makes Plans to Remedy Phone Bill Shock Can Subway Trademark a Unit of Measurement Published by Rusty Shackleford on May 24, 2010 in Business Law and Intellectual Property 0 Comments Tags : court footlong law legal mcdonalds protection subway trademark unique Also , can they sue a mass transit system for referring to itself as a subway” That’s for another post , I . guess To the topic at hand also discussed here the owners of the Subway chain of sandwich shops is sending out cease-and-desist letters to other sellers of sandwiches who use the term Footlong” to describe the length of sandwiches they . sell The main argument behind the letters appears to be the idea that they have spent a lot of money on

  • Arrest Made In Connection With Shooting In Lynn, Suspects Charged With Attempted Murder, Gun Possession

    Updated: 2010-05-24 14:20:48
    , , 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 Arrest Made In Connection With Shooting In Lynn , Suspects Charged With Attempted Murder , Gun Possession May 24, 2010 Posted In : Firearms Theft Crimes Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 24, 2010 8:20 AM Permalink Brandon Payne of Lynn , Massachusetts was arrested last week and charged with the Attempted Murder of Elder Palma . He joins co-defendants Earl Damico and Darkens Bonnett , also charged in connection with last week's shooting . Payne is also facing charges of Possession of a Firearm Possession of Ammunition Breaking and Entering in the Nightime Receiving Stolen Property

  • DOJ Releases Survey Results on Conditions in Juvenile Jails

    Updated: 2010-05-23 19:29:55
    Less than half of youth in state custody (whether residential placement or a juvenile detention center) report having access to a lawyer. That and other statistics are available in the new report, “Conditions of Confinement: Findings from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement,” published by the DOJ’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. [...]

  • Are LED Lights on the Front of a Vehicle Legal in Ontario?

    Updated: 2010-05-21 18:49:08
    From Simon Says: Providing relevant information on policing and law In my previous article, which I wrote for OntarioTicket.com, I discussed the legislation regarding lighting on motor vehicles in Ontario at length. Arising from this discussion there is an issue which I would like to elaborate on further: that of lights visible to the front, [...]

  • Mary Ellen Barbera Maryland Court of Appeals Judge

    Updated: 2010-05-21 18:46:12
    , COURT OF APPEALS MARY ELLEN BARBERA , Judge , Court of , Appeals 7th Appellate Circuit Montgomery County since September 2, 2008. Judge , Court of Special Appeals , at Large , January 4, 2002 to September 2, 2008. Chair , Criminal Law and Procedure Committee , 2006-08 member , 2002-08 and member , Judicial Ethics Committee , 2007-08, Maryland Judicial Conference . Assistant Attorney General , 1985-89, and Deputy Chief , Criminal Appeals Division , 1989-98, Office of Attorney General . Member , Task Force to Examine Crime Victims' Rights Laws in Maryland , 1995-2003. Legal Counsel , Office of Governor , 1999-2002 deputy legal counsel , 1998-99 Member , Public Safety Article Review Committee , 1999-2003. Towson State College , B.S . early childhood education cum laude , 1975. Teacher ,

  • American University Washington College of Law

    Updated: 2010-05-21 18:46:10
    my.american.edu Prospective Students Current Students Alumni Faculty Staff Media About WCL Site Index Topic Areas Calendar Podcasts Search : Dean's Welcome About WCL Directions Directory Fact Sheet Historical Collection History Human Resources News Media Useful Contacts Working at WCL About American University About Washington DC Academics Academic Calendar Admissions Campus Visit Contacting WCL Course Schedule Course Catalog Diversity Services International JD Student Profile Legal Rhetoric Program Summer Session Student Affairs Study Abroad Studying in Washington DC Technology Resources Tuition Fees MORE . Admissions Juris Doctor International Legal Studies Program Program on Law Government Advanced Degrees LLM , nbsp SJD Dual Degrees Contact Information Financial Aid International Dual

  • Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Representing Clients in State Federal Criminal Proceedings:Benne

    Updated: 2010-05-21 18:46:10
    GARY E . BAIR is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tulane University B.A . 1972 and of Georgetown University Law Center J.D . 1976 where he was an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal . He is a member of the Bars of Maryland , District of Columbia , United States District Court for the District of Maryland , United States District Court for the District of Columbia , United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit , United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit , and the United States Supreme Court . Mr . Bair has handled criminal cases at all levels of both state and federal courts since 1977. In addition to trials and numerous post conviction matters during that time , he has personally appeared in hundreds of cases in the Court of Special Appeals and the Court of

  • Friday Roundup

    Updated: 2010-05-21 17:20:58
    This week, the ACLU won public access to a new set of documents about the Bagram detention center for terror detainees, and in Thailand, the Phuket jail freed 148 prisoners to mark a royal anniversary. (Too bad California doesn’t have a monarchy?) In other prison-related news around the country: An all-Christian prison? Oklahoma is facing [...]

  • Lynn Woman Charged In Salem With Witness Intimidation

    Updated: 2010-05-21 06:49:16
    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 Lynn Woman Charged In Salem With Witness Intimidation May 21, 2010 Posted In : Domestic Violence Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 21, 2010 12:49 PM Permalink Elizabeth Cushman , also known as Mama Deuce is being held on two thousand five hundred dollars cash bail for supposedly threatening a witness on a Domestic Violence case . It is alleged that Cushman who might have a role in the Deuce Boyz organization called and left a threatening message on the voicemail of a victim in a case involving Raymundo Henriquez , the reputed leader of the Deuce Boyz , a Lynn based street gang . Cushman is

  • Child Support Is A Large Part Of Illinois Family Case Law

    Updated: 2010-05-21 06:05:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar The Long Arm Of The Law A Information Guide to Law Enforcement The Information For You About Network All About Birds Brides and Bridal Guide Bridesmaids Best Tips Cheap Discount Deals Dog Health And Training Home Business Information Honeymoon Information Resource Insurance Guide Law Enforcement Lawyer Up Musical Instruments Mojo Online Shoping Guide Pet Information Guide Photography Tips Schools Ratings Guide Photography Tips Ultimate Vactaions Guns Information Resource Info For You About Home Enter your search terms Submit search form Web The Long Arm Of The Law Thursday , May 20, 2010 Child Support Is A Large Part Of Illinois Family Case Law Child support is a large part of Illinois family case law and that is not going to change anytime soon . For years a

  • Great Article - "Dems want to scrap death penalty in California"

    Updated: 2010-05-21 01:24:01
    Democrats will "replace the death penalty with a term of permanent incarceration, which will serve to protect the public, provide swift and certain justice for victims' families, and save the state an estimated $1 billion over the next five years." Readers react in the San Francisco Chronicle

  • Supreme Court Holds That Life Sentence For Juvenile Convicted Of Nonhomicide Offense Unconstitutional

    Updated: 2010-05-20 17:32:05
    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 Supreme Court Holds That Life Sentence For Juvenile Convicted Of Nonhomicide Offense Unconstitutional May 20, 2010 Posted In : United States Supreme Court By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 20, 2010 11:32 AM Permalink In Graham v . Florida the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment prohibits a juvenile offender to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for a nonhomicide crime . In 2003 Graham was sixteen years old . He and some friends tried to rob a Jacksonville , Florida restaurant while masked . They were unsuccessful

  • Washington DOC Settles with Woman Shackled During Childbirth

    Updated: 2010-05-20 16:20:23
    As reported by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Washington DOC will pay a $125,000 settlement to former inmate Casandra Brawley, who was shackled while giving birth in April 2007 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tacoma. Partly in response to Brawley’s case, Washington has since passed legislation banning the practice of shackling inmates during childbirth. In her [...]

  • The Conservative Case for Criminal Justice Reform

    Updated: 2010-05-19 22:02:14
    If conservative politics is to lead a more sensible popular approach to crime and punishment, it cannot do so with unhelpful “soft on crime/tough on crime” rhetoric or mass appeals to popular sentiment about the criminal justice issue of the day. Rather, it must do so through a conservatism grounded in constitutional balance: an appreciation [...]

  • Is Law School Worth It?

    Updated: 2010-05-19 18:30:22
    Following up on a New York Times article about the rapidly depreciating value of a law degree, Concurring Opinions has some advice on whether going to law school is a good career choice. The gist of Sarah Waldek’s opinion is: I’ve been thinking hard about what advice I would give prospective students and this is where I’ve landed: [...]

  • Indiana Man Charged With Gun Possession In Salem Even Though He Had A Firearms License

    Updated: 2010-05-19 14:07:16
    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 Indiana Man Charged With Gun Possession In Salem Even Though He Had A Firearms License May 19, 2010 Posted In : Bail Firearms By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 19, 2010 8:07 AM Permalink Jonathan Chenevert is from Evansville , Indiana . He has an Indiana Firearms License for two guns . He is in Massachusetts to work on a water tank in Essex County and he is staying in a local hotel . Just the other day , a member of the hotel housekeeping staff found one of the guns under his pillow . The other was found in a storage container in Chenevert's room . Law enforcement was called . Now , Chenevert is facing

  • Weird Legal News: Capricious Juries, Secret Recipes, and the Constitutional Right to Swear

    Updated: 2010-05-19 06:39:31
    Here’s a digest of some articles I collected this week that are either funny, interesting, or just plain weird. Blind Justice? Attractive Get Breaks with Juries – CBS News In completely unsurprising study results, Cornell researchers have found that juries are significantly more likely to convict an ugly person than an attractive person in identical circumstances. Where [...]

  • Dissecting the Goldman Sachs Fraud Lawsuit

    Updated: 2010-05-18 21:38:56
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Should Teens Face Felony Criminal Charges for Sexting Dissecting the Goldman Sachs Fraud Lawsuit Published by Jay Rivera on May 18, 2010 in Business Law and Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : big boy defense class action criminal derivative lawsuit goldman sachs investigation john paulson sec securities fraud shareholder synthetic cdo Remember hearing about all those mortgage fraud cases about five years ago They seemed to have died down for a while , but lately things indicate that we’re not completely in the clear . Last April one of Wall Street’s most prominent investment and securities firm , Goldman Sachs , was charged with fraud for a transaction involving securities based on subprime mortgages . The Securities

  • Waltham Woman Charged With Cocaine Possession, Distribution After Selling To Undercover Officer

    Updated: 2010-05-18 14:02:07
    , 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 Waltham Woman Charged With Cocaine Possession , Distribution After Selling To Undercover Officer May 18, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 18, 2010 8:02 AM Permalink The Waltham News Tribune reports that Justina Morin of Adams Street has been charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession With the Intent to Distribute Cocaine According to the police , last Thursday Morin sold about three and one half grams to an undercover officer . Morin texted the officer and made arrangements to meet him at a specified location for the purpose of selling cocaine to him . This was not

  • US Supreme court cites international standards of decency -- quick note

    Updated: 2010-05-18 13:29:56
    The US Supreme court cites international standards of decency in ruling that the death penalty for juveniles in non-homicide cases is unconstitutional.

  • Five Arrested In Lynn, Gun And Drug Charges Filed

    Updated: 2010-05-17 23:39:04
    , 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 Five Arrested In Lynn , Gun And Drug Charges Filed May 17, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Firearms Search and Seizure By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 17, 2010 5:39 PM Permalink A Lynn , Massachusetts police officer who was on Essex Street observed a car with five people traveling near him . He detected an odor of marijuana coming from the car . He followed the car and noticed that it did not have an inspection sticker . He pulled it over and questioned the driver , Toniea Coleman . Coleman was told that she was being stopped due to the odor of marijuana . All occupants were asked to get out of the car

  • Should Teens Face Felony Criminal Charges for Sexting?

    Updated: 2010-05-17 18:08:39
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Shoplifter Choked to Death by Employee , No Criminal Charges Expected Should Teens Face Felony Criminal Charges for Sexting Published by Jay Rivera on May 17, 2010 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : arrest camera cellphone child pornography criminal felony misdemeanor nude photo sex sexting sexual It’s the latest craze- armed with the latest , smartest camera phones , teenagers all over the country are engaged in the cyber practice known as sexting This is where youngsters send explicit sexual messages via text or web postings accompanied by nude or semi-nude photos of themselves . The practice has raised concerns for parents , educators , and law enforcement officials alike all over the . nation Sounds crazy It is ,

  • Shoplifter Choked to Death by Employee, No Criminal Charges Expected

    Updated: 2010-05-14 23:34:33
    , Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Scores of Lawsuits Filed Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Shoplifter Choked to Death by Employee , No Criminal Charges Expected Published by Rusty Shackleford on May 14, 2010 in Criminal Law and Personal Injury 0 Comments Tags : choke death die kill lethal force manslaughter shopkeeper's privilege shoplifter shoplifting theft It’s time to play pretend You’re an employee at a large drug store chain . Your job is probably pretty boring . Suddenly , you see someone grab an item of the shelf , look around , and then put it in his pocket . Sensing an opportunity to break the daily monotony , you give chase . What do you do if you catch up to the shoplifter If you answered keep the suspect in a choke-hold until

  • Southeastern Massachusetts Man Charged With Kidnapping, Domestic Assault On Girlfriend

    Updated: 2010-05-13 13:44:23
    , 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 Southeastern Massachusetts Man Charged With Kidnapping , Domestic Assault On Girlfriend May 13, 2010 Posted In : Domestic Violence Miscellaneous Crimes Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 13, 2010 7:44 AM Permalink Around 2:00 a.m . Monday morning Taunton , Massachusetts police received a 911 call from a woman who had locked herself in a bathroom after having been beaten by her boyfriend according to the Brockton Enterprise The officers who responded located the woman in the bathroom and appearing scared . She alerted them to the fact that her boyfriend , Peter Azille was hiding behind the

  • Photos from DPF's 2010 Awards Dinner

    Updated: 2010-05-12 01:09:45
    Photos from DPF's Annual Awards Dinner held on April 21, 2010 in Beverly Hills.

  • Lynn Men Arrested, Face Gun, Drug And Domestic Violence Charges

    Updated: 2010-05-11 13:29:02
    , , 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 Lynn Men Arrested , Face Gun , Drug And Domestic Violence Charges May 11, 2010 Posted In : Domestic Violence Drug Crimes Firearms Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 11, 2010 7:29 AM Permalink Around 3:00 a.m . Monday Lynn , Massachusetts police responded to a call for an Assault . The victim reported that her child's father , Anthony Gainey knocked on her door . When she answered he pushed the door open , entered the apartment and threw her into a wall . Once she fought back Gainey pulled out a firearm , put it to her head and threatened to kill her . She screamed and Gainey left the

  • Renico v. Lett (2010)- Justice Delayed Is Justice

    Updated: 2010-05-11 00:19:44
    . : The Rap Sheet : Nolo's Criminal Law Blog Published by Home Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home May 10, 2010 Renico v . Lett 2010 Justice Delayed Is Justice Reginald Lett was charged with murdering a cab driver . nbsp In Lett's first trial , the judge declared a mistrial when the jury foreman told the judge after only 4 hours of deliberation that the jury would be unable to reach a unanimous verdict . nbsp Lett was tried again , and a second jury convicted him of second-degree murder . nbsp The U.S . Supreme Court denied Lett's claim that the judge in Trial No . 1 violated the Double Jeopardy Clause by forcing Lett to undergo a second trial . nbsp Lett argued that the trial judge erred by declaring a mistrial and subjecting Lett to a second trial after the jury had

  • West Roxbury Man Arrested For Trafficking, Distribution Of Heroin And School Zone Violation In Quincy

    Updated: 2010-05-07 13:35:17
    , 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 West Roxbury Man Arrested For Trafficking , Distribution Of Heroin And School Zone Violation In Quincy May 7, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Search and Seizure By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 7, 2010 7:35 AM Permalink Quincy drug unit detectives arrested Javier Vargas two days ago after he was observed engaged in a drug deal with another Massachusetts man . The location of the deal was the Crown Colony officer park , an area that has recently seen an increase in Drug Distribution activity . According to reports in the Quincy Patriot Ledger Vargas and another were seen following one another , coming to

  • Faisal Shahzad and Miranda Rights

    Updated: 2010-05-05 20:26:23
    : The Rap Sheet : Nolo's Criminal Law Blog Published by Home Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home May 05, 2010 Faisal Shahzad and Miranda Rights Faisal Shahzad , a naturalized American citizen of Pakistani descent , has been charged with terrorism-related offenses for attempting to set off a car bomb in NY's Times Square on May 1, 2010. Post-arrest events revived a debate over whether arrested suspects are entitled to be advised of their Miranda rights . nbsp These rights consist of the police advising suspects that they have a right to remain silent , that anything they say can be used against them in court , and that a lawyer can be appointed for them at government expense if they are unable to afford counsel . Many civil libertarians argue that all arrestees are entitled to

  • Peabody Bus Driver Charged With Trafficking Heroin, Oxycontin Released On Bail

    Updated: 2010-05-05 17:16:49
    , 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 Peabody Bus Driver Charged With Trafficking Heroin , Oxycontin Released On Bail May 5, 2010 Posted In : Bail Drug Crimes Search and Seizure Trafficking OxyContins By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 5, 2010 11:16 AM Permalink Linda Ricciardelli is forty three years old . She is a bus driver . She has been charged with Trafficking Heroin and Trafficking Oxycontin She is also facing Gun Charges in the Lynn District Court stemming from the same investigation . According to the Salem News an investigation started after Ricciardelli's neighbors made unspecified complaints to police . A series of controlled

  • Lawrence Man Arrested, Charged With Assault And Battery After Stabbing At Nightclub

    Updated: 2010-05-03 19:38:24
    , 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 Man Arrested , Charged With Assault And Battery After Stabbing At Nightclub May 3, 2010 Posted In : Self Defense Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on May 3, 2010 1:38 PM Permalink Rafael Diaz of Lawrence , Massachusetts has been charged with Assault With Intent to Murder and Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon after stabbing a patron at a Lawrence nightclub this past Saturday . The victim , Javier Laboy was treated at Lawrence General Hospital and gave a description of Diaz . The police located Diaz at his home . He greeted the officers with a box cutter in his hand .

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