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Stevens' Prosecutors Replaced
Posted on February 17, 2009The prosecutors who have behaved unethically and unlawfully in their prosecution of the corrupt Ted Stevens have been replaced by (let's hope) more ethical prosecutors. The Stevens prosecutors committed their misconduct in Washington, D.C., and thus are subject to discipline in the District of Columbia...
Kenny Glenn to be Charged with Animal Cruelty
Posted on February 17, 2009KSWO is reporting:Two teenage brothers accused of beating a cat will meet Tuesday with investigators and the Comanche County District Attorney. The courthouse was closed Monday for Presidents Day, but Comanche County Sheriff Kenny Stradley said the teens will face charges of animal cruelty from District Attorney Robert Schulte's office...
New Criminal Law Blog
Posted on February 17, 2009Please say hello to the Broward Law Blog (via SHG).
Class Action Lawyer Scamming Clients?
Posted on February 17, 2009A close friend was recently solicited by a Las Vegas lawyer to join a class action lawsuit. The lawyer has asked for a $1,000 retainer. This seems highly unusual. The class action lawsuit has already been filed. The lawsuit was filed On October 22, 2008...
Religion's M.O.
Posted on February 17, 2009Deny a scientific fact. Deny, deny, deny. Burn a few people at the stake. Imprison a few people. Once the scientific idea has tipped into the mainstream, accept the scientific idea:The Vatican has admitted that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution should not have been dismissed and claimed it is compatible with the Christian view of Creation...
Stanford International Bank: Ponzi Scheme Stopped by Bloggers
Posted on February 17, 2009Stanford International Bank was a Ponzi scheme. The SEC investigated Stanford International Bank for three (count 'em, three!) years. Nothing happened. Finally some bloggers decided to do some research. Bloggers get results:HOUSTON (Reuters) - Federal agents entered the Houston office of Stanford Financial Group on Tuesday, according to a Reuters eyewitness on the scene...
Dangerous First Circuit Libel Law Case
Posted on February 16, 2009Let's hope this one gets taken en banc and reversed.
Kenny Glenn Has Been Arrested
Posted on February 16, 2009Kenny Glenn may soon find himself in jail:An animal abuse story that has sparked outrage across the country has Comanche County Sheriff Kenny Stradley saying that two local boys are responsible. The teen was filmed beating and torturing a cat, and uploaded it to YouTube over the weekend...
Is Stanford International Bank a Ponzi Scheme?
Posted on February 15, 2009First Madoff. Then Agape World. Now Stanford International Bank? Details here. UPDATE: Tom Kirkendall has an interesting post entitled, "Houston's Madoff?" Stanford International Bank is indeed looking like Madoff Investments.Where was the SEC? If you owned the SEC, would you keep it in business? Wouldn't you at least fire the executives?
Update on Kenny Glenn Story
Posted on February 15, 2009Kenny Glenn lives in Lawton, Oklahoma. His hometown is covering the story:In a disgusting case of animal abuse, a cat being abused was filmed by the culprits and posted on YouTube. A teenaged boy slammed a cat against a wall and repeatedly struck it. It was a hot topic on the internet all day Sunday and bloggers think it happened...
Kenny Glenn: Cat Abuser
Posted on February 15, 2009A masked teenager had a friend film him beating a cat. They uploaded this video to YouTube. Anonymous went to work. People scoured the Internet, and found out the identity of the masked teenager. It is none other than Kenny Glenn. His video exploits are available here...
Why I Want to Finish in Third Place
Posted on February 15, 2009Would you rather finish in second or third place? Would you rather win a silver medal or a bronze medal? The right answer seems intuitive. What's there to think about? A silver medal is objectively better than winning a bronze medal. So what chump would want to finish in third place!The answer, surprisingly, is: The chump who wants to be...
Summary of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Ted Stevens Case
Posted on February 14, 2009I've uploaded a copy of the defense motion to dismiss in United States v. Theodore Stevens. It's available here. It's astounding reading - even after appropriately discounting it, given that it was written by defense counsel. Here is one specific instance of prosecutorial misconduct that occurred in the case: Senator Stevens was similarly prejudiced by the government?s disclosures regarding whether...
DOJ Lawyers William Welch II, Brenda Morris, and Patricia Stemler Held in Contempt of Court
Posted on February 14, 2009I've been following the exploits of Brenda Morris, the lead prosecutor in the Ted Stevens case. She and her boss, WIlliam Welch II, have engaged in several acts of prosecutorial misconduct. Finally a federal judge stood up to them:In a status hearing Friday, U...
Brenda Morris (along with William Welch II) is At It Again
Posted on February 14, 2009[Ed's note: I drafted this post on February 6, 2009. Recent developments reminded me to publish it.]Brenda Morris (along with William Welch II) was the lead prosecutor in the case against then-Senator Ted Stevens. In October, 2008, the federal judge overseeing the trial took Ms...
Judge Convicted for Private-Prison Kickback Scheme
Posted on February 13, 2009It doesn't get much worse than this: At worst, Hillary Transue thought she might get a stern lecture when she appeared before a judge for building a spoof MySpace page mocking the assistant principal at her high school in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She was a stellar student who had never been in trouble, and the page stated clearly at the bottom...
Who Can Catch a Liar?
Posted on February 13, 2009Hartford Superior Court Judge Trial Referee Robert Satter (h/t) has admitted what the science has said for years: People who have no training in truth detection do no better than chance (i.e., it's random if they are right or wrong) at detecting deceit...
Merrill Lynch Bonuses
Posted on February 12, 2009If you read my archives, you'll see I was one of the blogosphere's first - and only - Enron skeptics. I still believe that Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling were wrongfully convicted. No hater of business am I. That said, someone needs to go to prison for this:Greg Farrell, FT: In spite of operating losses of $41...
The Kindle 2 Has Been Officially Released
Posted on February 11, 2009I never thought I could do e-books. I fell in love with a friend's Kindle. I wasn't able to get one during the holidays, since they sold out before I realized what I was missing out on. The Kindle 2 is supposed to be even better: Books in under 60 seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no...
Boycott Nordstrom
Posted on February 11, 2009Here's why; and here. Incidentally, William O. Ferron, Jr. and Seed IP Law Group PLLC are representing Nordstrom in this oppressive and possibly frivolous action. The docket history is available here:
Book Banning in 2009?
Posted on February 11, 2009The United States government has banned children's books that were written before 1985. Details here.
Thank-You Note to Former Boss?
Posted on February 11, 2009If not, why not?I've had one horrible boss whom I will never thank and hope to never see. I've had a great boss, too, who taught me a lot. Sure, he made a profit; but I made money, too, and learned some stuff. So why not give thanks?
When Not to Appeal
Posted on February 10, 2009One of two things happened. One: The clients are crazy, and told their lawyers to file this appeal, even though doing so was self-destructive. The lawyer must have thought, "This is moronic and self-destructive, but if the check clears, I'll do it." Two: The lawyers were idiots...
Criminal Law Double Standards: "Technicalities"
Posted on February 10, 2009We recently lost a troubling appeal based on a technicality. The client, a 28-year-old man had been convicted of statutory rape. He met a girl on MySpace who claimed to be 19 years old - and she looked and acted it. In the client's state, the age of consent is 16...
From the Things to Do Before I Die Department
Posted on February 09, 2009My buddy and I keep planning on attending one of these events. The next one, I'm there. Period:
Verizon CBCS Collections Scam
Posted on February 09, 2009Two years ago, I received a letter from CBCS, an Ohio based collections agency, informing me that I owed Verizon $290.21. I knew this to be false. Over a sixth month period, I disputed this collection action with the credit reporting agencies, CBCS, and Verizon itself...
Amazon.com Pricing Scam? Price Goes Up After Book Put Into Wish List?
Posted on February 09, 2009This could be my imagination. I could be fooled by randomness. I don't know. Right now, I want answers. (UPDATE: In contact with Amazon.com people. Will report my results.)I added Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment to my wish list...
$500,000 a Year is Living in Poverty
Posted on February 08, 2009Yes, really. At least according to the New York Times.
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
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