• Will Prop 19′s Legalization of Marijuana Lead to California’s Downfall?

    Updated: 2010-09-30 18:20:21
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Arrests and Car Searches : When Can Police Do Either Will Prop 19 s Legalization of Marijuana Lead to California’s Downfall Published by Andrew Dat on September 30, 2010 in Criminal Law and laws 0 Comments Tags : california drug drugs legal legalized marijuana pot prop 19 propostion 19 As the debate over Prop 19 continues to rage on in the news media blogs and among the special interests one can’t help but get swept up in all the politician speak and , in turn , lose sight of what laws are actually meant to do : help society and its people . The idea behind the existence of laws as well as why we follow them is that ultimately they are good for civilization as a whole . Without them , life would be reduced to a

  • Who Supports the Death Penalty?

    Updated: 2010-09-30 17:36:16
    HOME Main Who Supports the Death Penalty September 30, 2010 10:36 AM Posted by Bill Otis 0 Comments No TrackBacks As is so often the case , it depends on who you . ask Doug Berman of the always interesting Sentencing Law and Policy notes a story about the top 50 blogs that discuss capital punishment , http : www.criminaljusticedegree.com the-50-best-blogs-discussing-capital-punishment The story starts out by acknowledging that over 70 of our citizens reportedly support it . nbsp That is not the case , however , nbsp among blogs on the subject . nbsp As Doug observes , the blog breakdown is : three in favor , eight neutral , and thirty-nine . opposed Now anyone can gin up a blog , but presumably those who take the trouble at least hold themselves out as knowing something about the subject .

  • The Military Funeral Protest Case

    Updated: 2010-09-30 16:45:23
    HOME Main Who Supports the Death Penalty The Military Funeral Protest Case September 30, 2010 9:45 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks Mark Sherman has this story for AP previewing Snyder v . Phelps No . 09-751, the military funeral protest case to be argued Wednesday , October 6. One thing Al Snyder wants to make clear : His boy fought and died for freedom in Iraq , but not for the right of some wackos to spew hate at soldiers' funerals under the protection of the . Constitution It's an insult to myself , my family and the veterans to say this is what our military men and women died for , Snyder says , barely concealing his . anger Yet more than four years after the death of his only son , Matthew , Snyder is in the middle of a Supreme Court case that raises almost

  • Steven Burns Denied Parole

    Updated: 2010-09-30 11:53:20
    HOME Main The Military Funeral Protest Case Steven Burns Denied Parole September 30, 2010 4:53 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 2 Comments No TrackBacks Scott Smith reports for the Stockton : Record COALINGA A state parole board this week declined to release murderer Steven John Burns , who has served 31 years in state prison for shooting a woman at University of the Pacific because she rejected his . love Burns , 49, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to spend 17 years to life in prison for killing Catina Rose Salarno on Sept . 3, 1979. In Tuesday's hearing his eighth chance at parole Burns said he wanted to go home to care for his elderly . parents Opposing his release , Salarno's two sisters and parents traveled to Pleasant Valley State Prison , a remote Central Valley

  • No California Execution This Week

    Updated: 2010-09-29 23:16:19
    HOME Main No California Execution This Week September 29, 2010 4:16 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks AP reports The attorney general's office said in a court filing Wednesday that it can no longer try to proceed with the lethal injection of Albert Greenwood Brown this week . It would've been California's first since 2006. How about next week Without another gubernatorial reprieve , passage of the execution date means the people must return to Superior Court for a new date , so even if the awareness dawns that expiration date of the drugs is no big deal , it would still be a month or . two Categories Death Penalty No TrackBacks TrackBack URL : http : www.crimeandconsequences.com cgi-bin mt mt-tb.cgi 1386 Leave a comment Name Email Address URL Remember personal info

  • Appeal of the California Stay

    Updated: 2010-09-29 21:05:54
    HOME Main Cal . Supreme Denies Request to Speed Up Court of Appeal Decision Appeal of the California Stay September 29, 2010 2:05 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 3 Comments No TrackBacks The Ninth Circuit has this page for public access to pleadings and orders in the California stay of execution case . nbsp As of this writing 2:07 PDT the state's petition is there . Brown's response was due a few minutes ago but it not yet on the page . nbsp The state's reply is due at 3:30. I expect the Supreme Court Justices know this case is on its way to them and are receiving copies of the arguments as the case goes . along If Chapter 154 applied to this case , a federal court would not have authority to grant the stay . nbsp See 28 U.S.C . 2262 c Any last-minute litigation such as this would be in the

  • Arrests and Car Searches: When Can Police Do Either?

    Updated: 2010-09-29 19:08:54
    : : Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Florida Court Reverses State Ban on Gay Adoption Arrests and Car Searches : When Can Police Do Either Published by Andrew Dat on September 29, 2010 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : alcohol arrest car cop police probable cause search vehicle Let’s say you’re rolling down the street in your Firebird one arm on the wheel , the other sippin’ on gin and juice And right before you are about to lay back , you suddenly see flashing blue and red lights in your rear view mirror followed by the dreaded siren and the phrase , Pull over . Nerve-racking scenario , huh One that I hope is unfamiliar territory to the majority of you . Though if you fall into the minority who have experienced something like this or at least are

  • Medical parole

    Updated: 2010-09-29 17:51:48
    HOME Main Appeal of the California Stay Medical parole September 29, 2010 10:51 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks AP reports Certain severely ill or incapacitated inmates in California could be eligible for parole under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov . Arnold . Schwarzenegger The governor approved a measure allowing certain offenders to be released on supervised parole if they require constant medical care and are not considered threats . If a parolee's condition unexpectedly improves , he could be sent back to . prison Offenders sentenced to death or life without the possibility of parole will not be eligible for medical . parole The actual bill , SB 1399 provides , nbsp A ny prisoner who the head physician of the institution determines is permanently medically

  • Sex Offender Registration

    Updated: 2010-09-29 17:02:59
    The Ninth Circuit today decided in United States v. George, No. 08-30339:The registration requirement under SORNA [the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act] required [George] to register as a sex offender in the State of Washington, even though Washington had not implemented the statute. SORNA's registration requirements are a valid exercise of congressional power, and do not violate the ex post facto clause of the Constitution.

  • Supreme Court Argument Audio

    Updated: 2010-09-29 16:57:19
    HOME Main Sex Offender Registration Supreme Court Argument Audio September 29, 2010 9:57 AM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks The U.S . Supreme Court issued this press release : yesterday Beginning with October Term 2010, the audio recordings of all oral arguments heard by the Supreme Court of the United States will be available free to the public on the Court's Web site , www.supremecourt.gov at the end of each argument week . nbsp The audio recordings will be posted on Fridays after . Conference The public may either download the audio files or listen to the recordings on the Court's Web site . nbsp The MP3 files of the audio recordings may be accessed by clicking on the Oral Arguments prompt on the home page , and selecting Argument Audio . The audio recordings will be

  • News Scan

    Updated: 2010-09-29 16:39:05
    HOME Main Supreme Court Argument Audio News Scan September 29, 2010 9:39 AM Posted by CJLF Staff 0 Comments No TrackBacks Execution Drug Shortage SF Chronicle writer Kevin Fagan reports that the California Department of Corrections has run out of the anesthesia used to euthanize condemned murderers . As noted in a earlier post yesterday , the state's current supply of sodium pentothal will reach its expiration date Friday , and the manufacturer will be unable to provide fresh doses until early next year . nbsp If the drug expires before the current stay of execution is lifted for rapist murderer Albert Greenwood Brown , he could avoid his sentence for several additional months . nbsp Alternatives are available according to CJLF President Mike Rushford who said there are other drugs that

  • Web Resources: Stories of Immigration Detention and More from Deportation Nation

    Updated: 2010-09-29 16:31:45
    Deportation Nation, which produces original reporting on ICE’s Secure Communities program, is collecting stories about people’s experiences in immigration detention. You can listen to stories or share your own at this link. DN also provides a library of statistics and other primary sources about how Secure Communities works. Meanwhile, DN currently has several stories worth [...]

  • Interview with a Prisoners’ Rights Attorney

    Updated: 2010-09-29 16:12:07
    StoryCorps Atlanta has an interview between two staff members at the Southern Center for Human Rights: staff attorney Melanie Velez, who has worked on prison overcrowding and abuse cases in Georgia and Alabama, and social worker Vivianne Guevara. It’s only about 3 minutes — worth a quick listen!

  • CA Execution Postponed!

    Updated: 2010-09-29 11:11:00
    As you may have heard, Governor Schwarzenegger has delayed the scheduled execution of California death row prisoner Albert Brown by 45 hours until Thursday, September 30th at 9pm.

  • A New Stay

    Updated: 2010-09-29 03:36:13
    Judge Fogel's stay order is here. I expect this will go to the Supreme Court. Hopefully we won't have the same kind of debacle as in the Harris case in 1992.Update: The AP reports on the state's appeal to the Ninth Circuit.

  • California Governor Debate

    Updated: 2010-09-29 03:33:14
    UC Davis has the video here. Note the second question and this prior post.

  • Cookie Monster Seeks Attorney

    Updated: 2010-09-29 01:33:02
    Apparently there are some royalties involved in “om nom nom nom nom.”

  • California's Badly Drafted Marijuana Proposition

    Updated: 2010-09-28 22:57:31
    HOME Main California Governor Debate California's Badly Drafted Marijuana Proposition September 28, 2010 3:57 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks A lot of people seem to think that Proposition 19 on the California ballot is a simple question of whether to legalize marijuana . It is not . It is a specific piece of legislation , and it is a very badly written one . nbsp Fortunately , newspaper editorials are recognizing this . nbsp The LA Times opines Whether marijuana should be legal is a valid subject for discussion . Californians ought to welcome a debate about whether marijuana is any more dangerous than alcohol , whether legalization would or would not increase consumption , and whether crime would go down as a result of decriminalization . But Proposition 19 is so

  • Circuit Justices

    Updated: 2010-09-28 22:15:13
    HOME Main California's Badly Drafted Marijuana Proposition Circuit Justices September 28, 2010 3:15 PM Posted by Kent Scheidegger 0 Comments No TrackBacks At the end of today's orders list is the allotment order specifying the justices assigned as circuit justice for the various circuits That assignment means a lot less than it did in the old days , when the circuit justice actually presided over the circuit court . nbsp E.g . Chief Justice Marshall presiding in the Aaron Burr trial . Now it pretty much means ruling on the extension of time and stay requests for cases from the circuit . nbsp Even the more important stay requests , such as capital cases , are routinely referred to the full court for . decision Anyhow , bad news for Texas defense lawyers the extension-stingy Justice Scalia

  • Police Quotas: Could A Class Action Lawsuit Against The NYPD Be On The Way?

    Updated: 2010-09-27 22:53:22
    : : Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Why Deporting Illegal Immigrants without Legal Representation is a Bad Thing Police Quotas : Could A Class Action Lawsuit Against The NYPD Be On The Way Published by Andrew Dat on September 27, 2010 in Criminal Law 0 Comments Tags : cops illegal new york nypd police quota quotas ticket tickets America’s criminal justice system is premised upon the notion of blind justice . The concept essentially posits that in matters where a person has been accused of committing wrongs against society , that the processes used and people who investigate and determine such a person’s guilt will both be free of prejudices and . biases The idea is a wonderful one to aspire to and idealize , regardless of its originality Every

  • Lawrence Man Who Was Defending Himself And His Girlfriend Charged With Gun Possession

    Updated: 2010-09-27 19:39:22
    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 Who Was Defending Himself And His Girlfriend Charged With Gun Possession September 27, 2010 Posted In : Firearms By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 27, 2010 1:39 PM Permalink This past weekend Lawrence , Massachusetts police responded to a call for a fight . While on their way to the scene the officers were apprised that shots were fired . They arrived and saw two men fleeing . Officers were initially able to stop Rafael Ortega . Ortega's girlfriend told the police that she and Ortega were at a party . A couple of guests arrived and trouble started . One of the guests called the

  • The Lawyers Weekly Profiles Law is Cool Founder

    Updated: 2010-09-27 19:28:54
    The Lawyers Weekly, Canada’s first print news publication for legal professionals, has profiled Omar Ha-Redeye, founder of this site. You can read the profile by Christopher Guly on the website here, Ha-Redeye established the Western Law Review Association, a group dedicated to publishing a student-run law review at UWO, and was active in various groups [...]

  • Growing Trend: Jails Around the Country Adopting Postcard-only Policies

    Updated: 2010-09-27 18:46:38
    I’ve noted a couple of lawsuits against jails that have adopted postcard-only policies for inmate correspondence. The Los Angeles Times reports that this is a nationwide trend that’s now spread from Joe Arpaio’s Maricopa County jails to at least seven states, including most recently, California’s Ventura County jail: [Ventura County jail official Brent] Morris said [...]

  • Barclays to Help Set Up Bank Accounts for English Prisoners Nearing Release

    Updated: 2010-09-27 17:38:49
    Here’s an interesting item from across the pond: Barclays is to become the first major bank to offer basic accounts to prisoners reaching the end of their sentence. Working with Unlock – the National Association of Reformed Offenders – the bank will give basic financial training and help with application forms for a Barclays account [...]

  • T I M E – the treasure that will measure…

    Updated: 2010-09-27 09:37:53
    If there is one word that distinguishes a simple undergraduate degree from a law degree, then that word is TIME. As a newly minted law student, never before has time appeared so essential, so vital, and so treasured. The extra second or two of sleep after a long night of dense reading can seem like [...]

  • Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair Brands Pakistan cricketers as “cheats, frauds and liars”

    Updated: 2010-09-27 06:40:15
    Different games are played under one word ” Sports ” which is also responsible for creating sportsmanship . It is said that cricket is game for real life man keep fit little man , keep fit . But dark side is something different to say when sportsmanship is under scanner of fraud [...]

  • Failing to Produce Insurance Card

    Updated: 2010-09-26 06:51:41
    Failing to Produce Insurance Card. Don't I have 24 hours to show it to someone at the police station? Simon says NO!

  • Friday Roundup

    Updated: 2010-09-24 15:00:18
    The UK is experimenting with private bonds to fund rehabilitation work for ex-offenders. Investors put up cash to fund reentry programs, and will receive dividends if the programs actually work — i.e., if participants don’t re-offend. What do you think? Meanwhile, on this side of the pond: Some interesting analysis of the felon voting rights [...]

  • Why Deporting Illegal Immigrants without Legal Representation is a Bad Thing

    Updated: 2010-09-24 15:00:01
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Should Animals Be Able to Sue BP Or Anyone Why Deporting Illegal Immigrants without Legal Representation is a Bad Thing Published by Donna Mia on September 24, 2010 in Immigration 0 Comments Tags : access attorney detainees detention Government hearing Immigration law lawyer legal It isn’t all that surprising to hear about the bad press surrounding immigration detention centers . There are numerous reports out there alleging how detainees have died in detention centers from a lack of adequate medical care , are unnecessarily beaten by detention officials , and so forth . In terms of where detainees stand in our society’s totem pole of who matters , I would say that , sadly , they’re pretty much at the bottom .

  • LEAF Intervenes in R. v. L.B. at Ontario Court of Appeal

    Updated: 2010-09-24 07:33:01
    On September 23 and 24, 2010 LEAF will be intervening at the Ontario Court of Appeal regarding the offence of infanticide in the Criminal Code. LEAF aims to offer the court a perspective that will shed light on infanticide as a homicide offence that is distinct from murder. Moreover, according to LEAF’s press release, they [...]

  • Two Newton Massachusetts Residents Arraigned On Charges Of Rape Of A Child, Related Sex Crimes

    Updated: 2010-09-24 06:23:43
    , 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 Newton Massachusetts Residents Arraigned On Charges Of Rape Of A Child , Related Sex Crimes September 24, 2010 Posted In : Child Pornography Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 24, 2010 12:23 PM Permalink Last week Newton residents Steven Elliott and Kristin Kimball pleaded not guilty at their arraignment . Both stand charged with Rape of a Child Posing a Child in the Nude and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor . Elliot is also charged of Aggravated Rape of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography The incident is alleged to have occurred in Marlborough , Massachusetts .

  • OCI Fever

    Updated: 2010-09-24 05:22:07
    Have you been infected with OCI Fever? Need a diagnosis or a cure? Read on.

  • Should Animals Be Able to Sue BP (Or Anyone)?

    Updated: 2010-09-24 00:00:05
    Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Concerns Linger over Temporary Maintenance Guidelines in New York’s No-Fault Divorce Law Should Animals Be Able to Sue BP Or Anyone Published by Rusty Shackleford on September 23, 2010 in Personal Injury and laws 0 Comments Tags : animal animals injured law lawsuit legal pet property rights sue wrongful death There has been a small but gradually-growing chorus of animal rights advocates and legal professionals arguing that animals should have some , or all , of the legal rights afforded to . humans This isn’t just the domain of PETA anymore , either . Many pet owners are shocked to learn that they can’t sue for wrongful death when someone else’s negligence airlines seem to be the most well-known offenders cause the

  • North Carolina Lawsuit: Inmates with Disabilities Say They’re Effectively Barred from Sentence Reduction Credits

    Updated: 2010-09-22 16:54:46
    Via the Crime Report, here’s a news item on a new lawsuit against the North Carolina prison system: Brought on behalf of six inmates with disabilities, the lawsuit contends that the system for rewarding “sentence reduction credits” violates the Americans With Disabilities Act and other federal laws. Inmates in North Carolina can shave up to [...]

  • The Virginia NAACP’s (Mobile) Case for Criminal Justice Reform

    Updated: 2010-09-22 16:00:57
    The Virginia NAACP is sending mobile billboards around downtown Richmond, highlighting America’s high rate of incarceration and the disparity between spending on prisons and schools. The billboards are intended to drum up support for Sen. Jim Webb’s National Criminal Justice Commission Act. Local TV coverage here (also the source of these screen shots). Another after [...]

  • South Carolina Will Likely Miss Today’s DOJ Deadline to Change Its HIV Segregation Policy

    Updated: 2010-09-22 14:20:52
    From the AP, an update on the looming lawsuit over the South Carolina prison system’s HIV-segregation policy. Unless something changes today, the stage is set for the DOJ to file suit: The state faces a Wednesday deadline [i.e., today] to change the practice, which prison officials say is best for inmates and prison employees. All [...]

  • Scam Email Alert ! Fraud Security Update Notification from Bank of America

    Updated: 2010-09-22 06:48:19
    It seems online banking is not always safe as Internet criminals are doing their home work very smartly and too sponsoring fraud emails with fake subject notifications. The problem is these subject notification looks good at first instant but nothing other than worst scam .Crime people know as online banking is on boom people would [...]

  • Social Statuses and Stigmas

    Updated: 2010-09-22 05:50:13
    Here are just a couple of things from Monday’s lectures (mine) on social statuses and stigmas. Case 1: stigmatization based on ascribed status And the discussion I had with the students, summarized as this (which is where I wanted to go!) And case number 2, stigmatization based on achieved status: Watch Saving Africa’s Witch Children in Activism & Non-Profit [...]

  • Reminiscing about the history of legal education and law schools in Canada

    Updated: 2010-09-22 04:32:11
    For those looking for an interesting reminiscence about the history of law schools and legal education in Canada, view Christopher Guly’s article in The Lawyers Weekly: “Apprenticeship to academe: The history of law schools in Canada – Part 1 of a 3-part series” – A LOOK at the past, present, and future of legal education [...]

  • Posthumous Birth Laws, In Vitro Fertilization, and other Legal Quandaries

    Updated: 2010-09-21 21:58:40
    , , , , Skip to content Law Blog Home Present Your Case to a Lawyer About Archives Will Virtual Visitation Become the New Child Custody Norm Posthumous Birth Laws , In Vitro Fertilization , and other Legal Quandaries Published by Jay Rivera on September 21, 2010 in Family Law and Wills and Trusts 0 Comments Tags : birth child father in vitro.inheritance law laws legal posthumous Some of the trickiest areas of law deal with a subject that is by nature nebulous and fuzzy the measurement of human life . When does it end When does it begin And how can laws be crafted around these boundaries , which are different for every person Sometimes the law attempts to force these grey areas into arbitrary categories . Most of the time though , the laws simply don’t make . sense Take , for example , an

  • Wise Advice for 1Ls

    Updated: 2010-09-21 10:17:30
    Christopher Bird, an articling student with Wise Law, offers some advice to law students who started this fall: 1.) Distinguish yourself. 2.) Your marks are important. 3.) Don’t assume it’s the end of the world if you get a C. Read the entire post over at the Wise Law Blog.

  • A Legal Student – Then and Now

    Updated: 2010-09-21 07:17:26
    It’s a lot of tuition, and even more hard work. But the journey to be a lawyer in Canada just might be worth it. In my column of this week’s Lawyers Weekly I ask the question, “What’s a lawyer worth these days?,” discussing the B.C. S.C. ruling in Danicek v. Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang. [...]

  • Wayland Massachusetts Man, 43, Facing Assault And Battery Dangerous Weapon Charges In Framingham

    Updated: 2010-09-21 00:33:49
    , 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 Wayland Massachusetts Man , 43, Facing Assault And Battery Dangerous Weapon Charges In Framingham September 20, 2010 Posted In : Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 20, 2010 6:33 PM Permalink According to the Metrowest Daily News , Vandie Porter , a forty three year old man from Wayland , Massachusetts is being charged with Assault With Intent to Kill Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon Threatening to Commit a Crime and Assault and Battery It is reported that Porter and another man got into a fight at a gas station on Boston Post Road early yesterday morning . Before

  • Upcoming Event: Prison Reproductive Justice Panel at Stanford’s Shaking the Foundations Conference

    Updated: 2010-09-20 18:26:42
    This year’s edition of the annual Shaking the Foundations conference, put on by students at Stanford Law School, will feature a panel entitled “Locked Up and Locked Out: Reproductive Rights of Women in Prison.” The panel will be Saturday, October 15, featuring the following speakers: Kim Buchanan, Associate Professor of Law, University of Southern California, [...]

  • Marlborough Man Arrested, Faces Cocaine And Firearm Charges, School Zone Violation

    Updated: 2010-09-19 21:40:42
    , , 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 Marlborough Man Arrested , Faces Cocaine And Firearm Charges , School Zone Violation September 19, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Firearms Search and Seizure By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 19, 2010 3:40 PM Permalink Police in Marlborough , Massachusetts were conducting an investigation that led them to an apartment on Main Street . The investigation resulted in the application for and issuance of a Search Warrant at that apartment . Last Thursday night the Search Warrant was executed . Officers found a twenty two caliber handgun , loaded . They also found some Drug Paraphernalia such as scales

  • Boston Man Charged With Carrying A Firearm, Assault After Pulling Gun On Police Officers

    Updated: 2010-09-16 19:10:30
    , 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 Boston Man Charged With Carrying A Firearm , Assault After Pulling Gun On Police Officers September 16, 2010 Posted In : Firearms Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 16, 2010 1:10 PM Permalink This past Tuesday Boston Police responded to a report of an Armed Robbery in the Allston section of Boston . When they arrived Darryl Barboza left the scene riding a bicycle . He got off of the bike and went to the rear of a home at which time he took out the Firearm and brandished it towards an officer . Barboza then discarded the gun . Police located a twenty five caliber handgun in the area

  • Salem Police Find Man 63 In Possession Of Marijuana, Morphine, Oxycodone And More, Drug Charges Filed

    Updated: 2010-09-13 23:33:26
    , , , 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 Salem Police Find Man 63 In Possession Of Marijuana , Morphine , Oxycodone And More , Drug Charges Filed September 13, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Search and Seizure Trafficking Marijuana Trafficking OxyContins By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 13, 2010 5:33 PM Permalink This past Friday an investigation by members of the Salem , Massachusetts police department as well as officers from Ipswich Beverly and the Essex County Sheriff's office effectuated an arrest . The suspect is a sixty three year old Salem man . Ronald Marshall was the target of a month long investigation during which it was

  • Lynn Police Watch Drug Deal, Make Arrest For Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine

    Updated: 2010-09-10 17:45:28
    , 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 Police Watch Drug Deal , Make Arrest For Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine September 10, 2010 Posted In : Drug Crimes Miscellaneous Crimes Violent Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 10, 2010 11:45 AM Permalink Yesterday morning Lynn , Massachusetts Police observed Wilford Wright and two other people on Washington Street engaged in what they believed was a drug transaction The officers reported that once Wright made eye contact with them he tucked something into his pocket and began walking into the Washington Street address . The officer asked him to stop . He refused . They

  • Public Opinion is Shifting

    Updated: 2010-09-09 03:35:58
    The majority of Californians favor permanent imprisonment over the death penalty, including murder victim family members.

  • Innocence Matters!

    Updated: 2010-09-09 03:35:56
    Check out my blog post about Damien Echols on Care2 today. Please add a comment and vote in the poll.

  • Cut This: The Death Penalty Video

    Updated: 2010-09-09 03:35:54
    We know that advocates and community members from across the state are fighting to ensure that the vital social services that make the safety net for California's most vulnerable populations aren't slashed. We're here with a small piece of the solution. Need to cut something? Cut this: the death penalty.

  • AOL News: Death Penalty Only Hurts Victims' Families

    Updated: 2010-09-09 03:35:49
    AOL News posted a piece by Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation director Beth Wood, "Death Penalty Only Hurts Victims' Families."

  • Salem Man 61 Charged With Open And Gross Lewdness

    Updated: 2010-09-07 22:26:37
    Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Blog Published by Boston , Massachusetts Criminal Defense , Attorney Stephen Neyman , . P.C Home Firm Website Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Salem Man 61 Charged With Open And Gross Lewdness September 7, 2010 Posted In : Sex Crimes By Stephen Neyman , . P.C on September 7, 2010 4:26 PM Permalink Eric Churchill is sixty one years old . This past weekend a neighbor told the police that around noon Churchill appeared in her backyard , drank some beers pulled down his shorts and exposed himself . The complainant told him that she did not approve of this conduct . She claimed to be shocked . The woman reported the incident about six hours later . The woman told the police that another man , a neighbor witnessed the incident . She further told the

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