State Courts

Common Law: Getting a handle on addiction

By Ron Sylvester

Last week, I wrote a story about alcohol abuse contributing to crime. This edition of Common Law is another example.

Four years ago, when Kris Filatreault was 22, he got drunk and crawled in bed with his girlfriend’s 15-year-old daughter. He was convicted of fondling the girl and received probation. Four times since then, he faced probation violations because of substance abuse. This is his latest PV hearing.

Full post as published by What the Judge Ate for Breakfast on July 06, 2010 (boomark / email).