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”The challenge for courts … is enforcing social-media bans during trials … at a time when authorities can’t even stop some people from risking their lives by sending text messages while driving.”
The Tweeting Juror Problem: “The challenge for courts … is enforcing social-media bans during trials … at a time when authorities can’t even stop some people from risking their lives by sending text messages while driving.” We discussed a couple of specific cases right here back in December., Why Do … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Editorials, Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged bank robbers, confessions, courtrooms, Facebook, juries, stupid criminals, Twitter, Weird World of Crime
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Should Mister Guilty Get a New Trial?
[The presumption of innocence] is only defeated if, and when, Crown counsel has satisfied you beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Guilty – I’m sorry, that Mr. Wilson – is guilty of the crime charged -Ontario (Canada) Superior Court justice Madam Justice Faye McWatt, in a memorable Freudian slip, during … Continue reading
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, News, Polls
Tagged Canada, juries, polls, trials
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A Jury of Your Peers
A while back, I came across the story of a 78-year-old woman, facing trial for killing her 85-year-old former boyfriend, who claimed she couldn’t get a fair trial because, with state law offering automatic exemptions for jurors over the age of 70, she couldn’t get a “jury of her peers” … Continue reading
Media Attorneys Want Jury Questionnaires Unsealed
Late last year, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador was convicted and sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2001 murder of Chandra Levy. Now the Washington Post — supported by a number of other media organizations — is suing in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Bickel, Managing Editor, Editorials, Lawsuits, Polls
Tagged courtrooms, First Amendment, juries, jurors, jury, lawsuits, media, polls, trials
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Dr. Conrad Murray’s involuntary manslaughter trial for the death of Michael Jackson: The jury questionnaire
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Weird Week of Crime: Dancing on Graves, Hooker Meters, and more
A quick look at some of last week’s stranger stories: Sure, everybody says “I’m going to dance on your grave,” but nobody ever follows through on it. Well, except for Christopher Redd, a 27-year-old Colorado gravedigger. Well, former gravedigger. He was fired after filming himself dancing and playing air guitar … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged crossbows, Facebook, Germany, humor, juries, prostitution, Weird World of Crime
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Criminal Law 101
[by James Devitt, Attorney at Law] What’s the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor? Felonies, such as murder and assault with a deadly weapon, are the most serious crimes. Misdemeanors, such as reckless driving, are less serious. Usually, in California, if a law provides for imprisonment for longer than … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Ask A Lawyer, Q & A
Tagged attorneys, bail, Constitution, courtrooms, juries, law, Q&A, trials
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