CAPITAL CORNER By Terri Towery Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County (Revised January 2012) SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES: THE UNMINED MOTHER LODE Unless you have been hiding out in a spider hole, lately ... See the original post here: Capital Corner by Terri Towery: SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES: THE UNMINED MOTHER LODE
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CAPITAL CORNER By Terri Towery Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County (Revised April 2011) DISCOVERY TO THE PROSECUTION: JUST HOW MUCH OF YOUR TREASURE DO THEY GET? I like to think ... Here is the original post: CAPITAL CORNER by Terri Towery – DISCOVERY TO THE PROSECUTION: JUST HOW MUCH OF YOUR TREASURE DO THEY GET?
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On June 1, 2012 an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling in Nordyke v. King. The opinion is posted here: https://michellawyers.com/nordyke-v-king/. The Court ruled that it would hold the County to the concession it made at the oral argument (if not before) that the gun show promoter plaintiffs could hold a...
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The Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions has approved and posted its latest release of proposed revisions and additions to the criminal instructions (CALCRIM) for public comment. The instructions are available for viewing on the ... Read the original post: California – Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM) release proposed revisions/additions for public comment
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MSNBC News – June 1, 2012 By Bob Sullivan The video is chilling, but it’s also a sign of the times. ”Your First Amendment rights can be terminated,” yells the Chicago police officer, caught on video ... Continued here: “First Amendment rights can be terminated”: When cops, cameras don’t mix
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by Al Menaster, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office JEOPARDY WHERE THE JURY SAYS THEY HAVE ACQUITTED BUT NO ACTUAL VERDICT IS RETURNED? The defendant was charged with capital murder, which included three lesser-included offenses: ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/Vdhou9ceUiw/12-06-01_wc.mp3 See the rest here: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending June 1, 2012
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If you want to enhance your memory, consider moving up a mountain. The spatial recall of mountain chickadees - tiny songbirds that inhabit high regions of the western US - is better the higher up they live. See more here: Chickadees get smarter as they move up mountains
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Dove Hunting Survey Will Probe Attitudes About Lead Ammunition Here is the original post: Dove Hunting Survey Will Probe Attitudes About Lead Ammunition
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In the last twenty years, rights for indigenous forest dwellers have expanded significantly, according to a new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). Read the original here: Indigenous rights rising in tropical forests, but big gaps remain
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The 22% drop in butterflies last year is the result of a cold summer and deterioration of insect habitats, say researchers Originally posted here: Butterfly numbers fell by a fifth in 2011, study shows
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