Blog Posts in March, 2013
Posted on Mar 25, 2013 By Joseph E. Scott
"Places of prostitution and people who knowingly frequent them to engage a prostitute are not sanctioned by society," the court said. In Maine, Mark Strong, a businessman was charged with 46 ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2013 By Joseph E. Scott
Many times, defendants and defense attorneys have no idea how a judge makes his or her decisions. What are the specific factors that sway a judge to be lenient with one defendant but harsh with ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2013 By Joseph E. Scott
When a police officer lies, it can destroy a person's life, resulting in a prison term, loss of employment, and reputation. Not all police officers lie. But, as the recent New York Times Opinion ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2013 By Joseph E. Scott
Teens texting on cellphones is common in every town across the country. A more troubling cell phone activity is "sexting," which more and more teens are participating in. Sexting is the ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2013 By Joseph E. Scott
A dog's "sniff is up to snuff" wrote Justice Kagan in an unanimous decision by the Supreme Court that gives law enforcement greater authority to use drug sniffing dogs to establish ...
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