The Times-Standard – 05/20/2012 It is often said that the wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind exceedingly fine. What is often left out is what happens when they’re grinding in the wrong direction, and …
AZ: BLM Reverses Course, Won’t Ban Shooting
The Mercury News – By Tracey Kaplan – 05/20/2012 09:00:00 PM PDT A new national report on the number of people falsely convicted of a serious crime reveals a baffling statistic about the Bay Area — …
Facing opposition to a new studio in Lucas Valley, George Lucas said he would bring low-income housing there instead, inflaming wealthy neighbors in Marin County.
The San Francisco Chronicle – Marisa Lagos – Saturday, May 19, 2012 Gov. Jerry Brown backed off a plan to phase out and eventually shutter the state’s shrinking Division of Juvenile Justice after criticism from county …
The Press-Enterprise – By Richard K. De Atley – May 19, 2012 Riverside County Public Defender Gary Windom is showing signs of memory failure that is affecting his ability to manage the 120-lawyer office, according to …
MSNBC News – May 19, 2012 – Law enforcement officials have been systematically tracking license plates for a long time – at the border, for instance. But a DEA project in Utah may be overstepping the …
ABA Journal – Posted May 18, 2012 6:18 PM CDT – By Mark Hansen Gary Wells of Iowa State University has studied problems with police lineup procedures for 35 years. He says that the progress made …
BY CARRI GEER THEVENOT – LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL – Posted: May 17, 2012 A fatal child abuse case was delayed again Thursday because of concerns about District Attorney Steve Wolfson’s former role as the defendant’s lawyer. Henderson Justice …
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office BURGLARY FOR ENTRY INTO A FENCED-IN YARD WITH NO ROOF? In burglary cases, you always hear prosecutors ask whether the structure at …
