This article titled “Rell Seeks To Streamline Persistent Offender Law” appears in the Hartford Courant,“These thugs need to be removed from the street — and from society — permanently.” and discusses Governor Jodi…
Judgment Day Posts
U.S. v. Grissom, Larry James Grissom was indicted on three counts of knowingly and intentionally distributing a mixture and substance containing cocaine base in the amounts of 28, 49, and…
The Washington Times has this editorial by Sheila Bedi, titled “Anti-crime policies,” asking the presidential candidates to “avoid the perceived political suicide of being ‘“soft on crime.”’ Here are highlights: Former President Clinton…
Check out a few of my regular reads: Simple Justice has a post today titled “LA Prosecutors Get Split Ends” “Cert. Denied in Delayed Capital Cases”; courtesy of Crime and…
The Santa Maria Times has this interesting editorial this morning—especially with all the Baze talk lately— that begins by discussing the case of Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean who’s the primary suspect in the murder of…
“Better to aid mentally ill outside of jail, report says”; Here are snippets from The Denver Post story: One of every five inmates jailed in the seven- county Denver metro area has…
Although I’ve been following the news coverage of the polygamist sect case, this is my first post about it. I’ve stayed away from covering the case because it’s so complex,…
Newsday reports a Nassau judge must determine whether it’s improper for court employees to give preference to people who say they are “willing to serve” on the grand jury. Defense lawyers and…
The 5-page document is available here, through the United States Sentencing Commission website. The website also provides this: On April 16, 2008, the Commission voted to amend the commentary to §2D1.1…
Okay, maybe that’s not exactly what a teacher in Indiana said to a student before physically disciplining her, but you know she was thinking it. Paula Fettig, a teacher at Beach…