Blog Posts in November, 2013
Posted on Nov 26, 2013 By Steve Nolder
Click here to see the full Alliance for Justice article Our own Steven Nolder has landed in National Spotlight again, writing an article for the Alliance for Justice blog about a critical judgement in ...
Continue reading "Supreme Court Burrage v United Sates - Drug Dealer Enhanced Sentence" »
Posted on Nov 25, 2013 By Joseph E Scott
The Supreme Court’s first full criminal law opinion of the 2013- 2014 Term was issued recently, when the Court reversed the Sixth Circuit in Burt v. Titlow, ___ U.S. _____ (Nov. 5, 2013). The ...
Continue reading "Supreme Court Outlines Standard for Ineffective Council in Criminal Defense Trials" »
Posted on Nov 19, 2013 By Joseph E Scott
Can you sue a policeman for a civil rights violation? In May of 2008, in a San Diego neighborhood known for gang violence, Officer Mike Stanton of the La Mesa Police Department and his partner ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2013 By Joseph E Scott
The heroic antics of Captain America may be relegated only to comic books and the silver screen, but there’s a new hero fighting for the accused innocent against oppression. His name is Captain ...
Continue reading "In the name of Justice" »
Posted on Nov 14, 2013 By
Supreme Court Case Decision on Teacher Testimony Another victory for the Defense bar! Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the Confrontation Clause is violated where statements made by a child ...
Continue reading "Supreme Court Rules - Teachers Cannot Tattle on Students" »
Posted on Nov 12, 2013 By Joseph E Scott
The National Institute of Justice released a report, November 5, 2013, from Dr. Randolph Roth, Ph.D. from the Ohio State University which concluded that the United States had one of the highest Murder ...
Continue reading "USA a World Leader in Murder and Homicide" »
Posted on Nov 6, 2013 By
Within the last year, the United States Supreme Court decided two (2) cases about drug-sniffing dogs that are important to criminal defendants. Florida v. Harris The Court first decided Florida v. ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2013 By Joseph E Scott
As law enforcement budgets across the country are cut back, federal and state officers are using forfeiture laws and turning to a controversial tactic referred to as “churning” or ...
Continue reading "Police and Drug Money" »