Mike Nifong formally went to jail today. After taking the mugshot below, he will spend 24 hours in jail. He still faces civil liability for his role in the Duke scandal. For the story and mugshot, click here
Category: Justice
It appears that the will of Leona Helmsley may go unfulfilled in critical parts. State law prevents Helmsley’s dog from being buried with her. Continue reading “Helmsley Family and State Law Bar Fulfillment of Will”
According to the police, Garry Lamar in Rhode Island is not going to get the son of the year award any time soon. The 47-year-old man his accused of extorting more than $20,000 from his 78-year-old mother, Mary Lamar Grancher. He alleged kidnapped her cat and extorted money to protect her from future harm. For the bizarre story, click here
In affluent Coral Gables, Florida, the city prohibited anyone from parking a truck overnight on a city street — defining these vehicles are “out of character” with the community. A court of appeals has now struck down the measure as discriminatory. This is one case where class discrimination was paramount — a rare criteria for such decision. For the story, click here
Former DA Nifong was sentenced to a single day in jail for his misconduct related to the Duke scandal.
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I just finished an interview for Good Morning America for Friday on whether Craig has a case for entrapment or denial of the offense. I do believe that Craig should have fought this charge and would have been successful. Continue reading “Craig and Entrapment”
Here is the transcript of the interview of Senator Craig with police after his arrest. Continue reading “Transcript of Craig Post-Arrest Dialogue with Police”
It appears that simply speaking Arabic is enough to delay a flight in today’s hysterical times. For the story, click here
Another long-incarcerated prisoners has been cleared by DNA. Dwayne Allen Dail was cleared after the tests proved that the DNA found on the 12-year-old victim’s nightgown matched belonged to another man — who is currently serving time on a different offense. Continue reading “DNA Case Reaffirms Unreliability of Line Ups”
With the American Medical Association and state boards prohibiting doctors from participating in executions as violative of their oaths, some have donned moon suits to hide their identities from the AMA, families and the public. Click here
Washington is all atwitter over who will replace outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The more relevant question, however, is who would want to step over the chalk outlines of his two predecessors on the office rug to sit in that seemingly cursed chair.
Indeed, of all of the famous curses from King Tut’s tomb to the Hope Diamond to the Monkey’s Paw, the Bush Curse of the Juris Doctors (or the J.D. Curse) appears the most lethal. With John Ashcroft or Gonzales as the most vivid examples, bad things happen to attorneys who go to work for this administration. Continue reading “Be Afraid, Very Afraid — The Bush Curse”
Orlando media is reporting that Former astronaut Lisa Nowak will pursue an insanity defense. Such notice is required in advance of trial and it was unsealed by the court. It will be a very difficult defense to make for someone with the ability to drive across country and engage in acts of evasion. Since the Reagan shooting, states have made it very difficult to make this defense. For earlier column, click here
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It appears that Michael Chertoff may be the replacement for Alberto Gonzales. Chertoff would come with good national security credentials to signal that the administration is not going soft on terror. He is also a former judge. Notably, he once worked Rudolph Giuliani against the mob in New York. One problem for democratic and independent citizens is Chertoff’s role in drafting the Patriot Act. His nomination would also place the Administration’s record on terror in the spotlight.