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Earlier this month, University of Tennessee student David Kernell was charged with a felony for hacking into Sarah Palin’s private email account. The indictment has both attorneys and law professors questioning the legality of the charge. Professor Orin Kerr from the George Washington Law School argues that it is somewhat unfounded that the charge was raised from a misdemeanor to a felony. Professor Kerr comments on the issue in these two articles.
Law Professors Raise Questions About Case Against Palin Email Hacker
Palin Hacking Charge Flawed, Lawyers Say
Full post as published by Ross-Blakley Law Library Blog on October 14, 2008 (boomark / email).
Are most felony pro se defendants ill-served by the decision to self-represent?
From the SSRN Abstract: "Somewhat surprisingly, the evidence establishes that pro se felony defendants in state court do just as well as represented felony defendants, and the vast majority of pro se felony defendants - nearly 80% - displayed no...
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004
"Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Presents data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in...
Read Publication: Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in The United States
Overview of felony disenfranchisement policy and implications, includes state-by-state table illustrating the categories of persons disenfranchised due to a felony conviction...
Shoplifter faces felony after scuffle www.privateofficer.com
Shoplifter faces felony after scuffle www.privateofficer.com Syracuse NY. March 21 2008 A Syracuse woman is facing a felony after she scuffled with a sales clerk and a security officer Monday evening in the Carousel Mall, according to court records...
LAWS: New law makes fleeing fatal car accident a felony
Herald Leader reports on new law. click on heading for entire story (if available)...
Form Over Substance
A former name partner of Milberg Weiss was disbarred yesterday by order of the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department...
Crime Categories
How you can tell a misdemeanor from a felony.
I was under the impression I could still purchace a rifle for pheasant hunting, just not a pistol, I entered the gun store,picked out a nice rifle and took it to the counter, I was asked to fill out a form,half way throu
PS If some one answers this question for me I will pay a reasonable fee,to your ...
Do felony warrants in one state show up when you use your passport or does there have to be a reason for the border patrol to search for warrants.
Since 9/11 the NSA/homeland security can hear you sneeze across three states. Th...
What is the law regarding disclosing felony conviction on an aplication after the crime is 7 years old or older?
It's not like Bankruptcy where it automatically expunges itself after 7 yea...
What is the most time, if any, that a minor charged wwith a second degree felony will serve
The laws of the state in which the arrest occurred will govern. Hopefully you ar...
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I was under the impression I could still purchace a rifle for pheasant hunting, just not a pistol, I entered the gun store,picked out a nice rifle and took it to the counter, I was asked to fill out a form,half way throu
PS If some one answers this question for me I will pay a reasonable fee,to your ...
Do felony warrants in one state show up when you use your passport or does there have to be a reason for the border patrol to search for warrants.
Since 9/11 the NSA/homeland security can hear you sneeze across three states. Th...
What is the law regarding disclosing felony conviction on an aplication after the crime is 7 years old or older?
It's not like Bankruptcy where it automatically expunges itself after 7 yea...
What is the most time, if any, that a minor charged wwith a second degree felony will serve
The laws of the state in which the arrest occurred will govern. Hopefully you ar...
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