Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label criminal justice. Show all posts
Friday, March 23, 2012

Trayvon Martin -- "Stand Your Ground" vs. "Pursue and Confront"

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[Note: I've updated the discussion near the end of the post regarding burdens of proof ] There isn't much that hasn't already ...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Wholly Racial Questioning, Batson!

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Do this: open another tab, and play this clip in the background before reading. Did you do that? Alright, on to the main show. What happens...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

What A Jerk (Chicken) That Judge Is!

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Judges beware: telling a defendant that bringing chicken into your court (even if it is delicious, delicious chicken ) in order to prove com...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

And now for something not quite so intellectual...

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Mr. Dennis LeRoy Anderson pleaded guilty to driving his La-Z-Boy while under the influence. From Yahoo: A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty...
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Friday, October 9, 2009

Dreams of Terry-fication... or: "Cop a Feel?"

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An interesting article out of the AP yesterday : Seems like Cops like heavy petting... All jesting and innuendo aside, the substance of this...
Friday, October 2, 2009

How to Fix the Criminal Justice System - Ban Candy

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Researchers at Cardiff University in the U.K. discovered an interesting correlation this week : kids who eat a lot of candy are more likely ...
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