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The People v. Shaw, CA, Appeal Brief, Burglary, 2017
Brief • December 7, 2017
Filed under: Theft, Stolen Property, Search and Seizure, Reasonable Suspicion, Bribery/Extortion/Theft
The People v. Shaw, CA, Appeal Brief, Burglary, 2017 Filed 12/7/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A148997 v. (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. SCN224910) LINDA SHAW, Defendant and Appellant. Defendant James1 …
State of Montana v. Terronez, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017
Brief • December 6, 2017
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Guilty Plea, Sexual Conduct with Minors, Withdrawal
State of Montana v. Terronez, MO, Appeal Brief, Sexual Assault, 2017 12/06/2017 DA 16-0611 Case Number: DA 16-0611 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2017 MT 296 STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JASON TERRONEZ, Defendant and Appellee. APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Tenth Judicial …
State of Minnesota v. Luby, MN, Appeal Brief, Murder Conviction, 2017
Brief • December 6, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Procedural Default/Error, Summary Disposition, Defense Counsel, Drug or Alcohol Dependence
State of Minnesota v. Luby, MN, Appeal Brief, Murder Conviction, 2017 STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A16-1213 Dakota County McKeig, J. Dissenting, Chutich, J., Gildea, C.J. State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Filed: December 6, 2017 Office of Appellate Courts Thomas Michael Luby, Appellant. ________________________ Lori Swanson, Attorney General, Saint …
Cannon v. State of Delaware, DE, Opinion, Criminal Negligence, 2017
Brief • December 6, 2017
Filed under: Cardiovascular, Wrongful Death, Accidents, Failure to Protect (Juveniles), Juvenile Offenses/Offenders
Cannon v. State of Delaware, DE, Opinion, Criminal Negligence, 2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE TRACY CANNON, Respondent Below, Appellant, v. STATE OF DELAWARE, Petitioner Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 254, 2017 Court Below: Family Court of …
Henderson v. State, GA, Opinion, Medication Refusal, 2017
Brief • December 6, 2017
Filed under: Medication, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Involuntary Treatment/Drugging
Henderson v. State, GA, Opinion, Medication Refusal, 2017 3/14/2018 HENDERSON v. THE STATE | FindLaw Not a Legal Professional? Visit our consumer site Register | Login CASES & CODES PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Forms FindLaw Caselaw Georgia GA Ct. App. JOBS & CAREERS NEWSLETTERS Lawyer Marketing Corporate Counsel BLOGS LAW TECHNOLOGY Law …
California Prisons Struggle with Environmental Threats from Sewage Spills, Contaminated Water, Airborne Disease
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Toxic Fumes/Chemicals, Environmental Law, Plumbing, Sewage, Sanitation
California Prisons Struggle with Environmental Threats from Sewage Spills, Contaminated Water, Airborne Disease by Rick Anderson by Rick Anderson "When I walk into my cell and see a [toilet] bowl full of brown water, I’m reminded of my status in the world; I’m reminded of my value. All the pious …
News in Brief
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
News in Brief by Alaska: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a May 11, 2017 press release that a criminal defense lawyer and her incarcerated client had been charged with smuggling drugs into the Anchorage Correctional Complex. Attorney Kit Lee Karjala, 54, and prisoner Christopher B. Miller, 33, were charged …
Volunteers, Mayor Take Action to Clothe Freezing Prisoners in New York City
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Clothing, Release and Reentry
Volunteers, Mayor Take Action to Clothe Freezing Prisoners in New York City by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The New York City Department of Correction and city officials are rethinking their policy of releasing prisoners without jackets during frigid winter months. The New York Daily News reported in December 2016 …
$10.25 Million Jury Award in Suit over Oklahoma Jail Prisoner’s Death
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Jail Specific, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
$10.25 Million Jury Award in Suit over Oklahoma Jail Prisoner’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 20, 2017, an Oklahoma federal jury awarded $10.25 million to the estate of a prisoner who died at the Tulsa County Jail. According to court documents, Elliot Earl Williams, 37, a …
Study Tracks Decline in Use of Solitary Confinement as Reform Bill Stalls in U.S. Senate
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Prison Reform, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Study Tracks Decline in Use of Solitary Confinement as Reform Bill Stalls in U.S. Senate by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton A November 2016 report found that 67,000 prisoners were held in restrictive housing throughout the United States – also known as solitary confinement or segregation – in both state …
New Study Indicates Annual Cost of Incarceration Exceeds $1 Trillion
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems
New Study Indicates Annual Cost of Incarceration Exceeds $1 Trillion by Audry Spade by Audry Spade A new research study has estimated the total cost of incarceration in the United States has surged to a staggering $1 trillion per year – 11 times the $80 billion spent annually on corrections …
Prison Tattoos Tell a Story
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Gang Policies
Prison Tattoos Tell a Story by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Tattoos are virtually a rite of prison passage, and the designs, where they are placed and what they signify often have more meaning than just self-expressive body ink. Once considered taboo, tattoos have gained wider acceptance in today’s …
Federal Judge Orders Cook County to Correct Courthouse ADA Violations
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Americans with Disabilities Act
Federal Judge Orders Cook County to Correct Courthouse ADA Violations by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna U.S. District Court Judge Robert W. Gettleman issued an injunction on May 2, 2017, holding the Cook County Sheriff’s Office accountable for insufficient efforts to accommodate the needs of disabled prisoners who must access …
Most Black “Neighborhoods” in Wisconsin are Actually Jails, Prisons
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Racial Profiling
Most Black “Neighborhoods” in Wisconsin are Actually Jails, Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 17-year-old has made a startling discovery about Wisconsin: more than half of the state’s black “neighborhoods” are actually jails. The young researcher, Lew Blank, used the Weldon Cooper Center’s Racial Dot Map and Google …
Second Circuit Upholds $36 Million Jury Award, $5 Million in Fees in Wrongful Conviction Case
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Second Circuit Upholds $36 Million Jury Award, $5 Million in Fees in Wrongful Conviction Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 19, 2017, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the award of $36 million in damages and nearly $5 million in attorney fees to two New York …
Pressure from Advocacy Group Leads University of California to Partially Divest from Wells Fargo
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Prison Reform
Pressure from Advocacy Group Leads University of California to Partially Divest from Wells Fargo by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Following demands from the Afrikan Black Coalition (ABC), the University of California has agreed to terminate $475 million worth of contracts with Wells Fargo Bank. According to a press release …
Missouri DOC Director Replaced after String of Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Sexual Harassment, Misconduct/Corruption, Discrimination, Retaliation
Missouri DOC Director Replaced after String of Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuits by After eight years on the job, Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) director George Lombardi submitted a letter of resignation to then-Governor Jay Nixon on December 14, 2016. Lombardi, who spent over 31 years in corrections, agreed to resign …
Tenth Circuit Reinstates Suit over Failure to Provide Medical Treatment to Oklahoma Arrestee/Prisoner
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Tenth Circuit Reinstates Suit over Failure to Provide Medical Treatment to Oklahoma Arrestee/Prisoner by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 23, 2017, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part a district court’s grant of summary judgment to an Oklahoma state trooper and jailers who failed to obtain …
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoners’ Suit over Repeated Overnight Deprivation of Clothing
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Eighth Amendment, Clothing, Jail Specific
Eighth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Prisoners’ Suit over Repeated Overnight Deprivation of Clothing by Reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by pretrial detainees at a Missouri jail, the Eighth Circuit held in a January 17, 2017 decision that depriving them of clothing up to three nights a week was …
Louisiana Death Sentence Reversed, Charges Dismissed, Lawsuit Filed
Article • December 5, 2017 • from PLN December, 2017
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Death Penalty/Death Row, Criminal Procedure
Louisiana Death Sentence Reversed, Charges Dismissed, Lawsuit Filed by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Following the reversal of his homicide conviction by the Louisiana Supreme Court in November 2016, death row prisoner Rodricus Crawford, 29, was released on $50,000 bond after serving three years in prison. A new prosecutor …
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