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Louisiana Private Prison Warden Arrested for Malfeasance by Leroy Holiday, Sr., 55, a regional warden for LaSalle Management Company, LLC (LMC), a private prison firm, was released on $5,000 bond after being arrested and booked into the LaSalle Parrish Jail in November 2008. According to LaSalle Parish Sheriff Scott Franklin, …
Article • July 15, 2009 • from PLN July, 2009
Oregon Teenage Girls Stage Brazen Escape Attempt by A bold and bloody escape attempt from an Oregon lockup sent three guards to the hospital. In a stunning twist, the masterminds behind the well-planned, brazen attempt were not hardened criminals, but rather a group of eight teenage girls ranging from 13 …
Article • July 15, 2009
Colorado's Prison System Structured to Promote Failure by August 12, 12:41 PM - Denver Criminal Justice Examiner - John Miller Mike peers from beneath the sackcloth he uses as a blanket, watching coldly as the other shelter residents ready themselves for sleep. The room is lined with beds and smells …
Article • July 15, 2009
Custody Vs. Treatment Debate: Addicted to Punishment by David C Fathi By David Fathi U.S. program director, Human Rights Watch American and Canadian societies are similar in many ways – people eat the same foods, watch the same movies, listen to the same music, and make many visits across the …
No Fourth Amendment Violation for Monitoring Attorney-Client Conversations by When a prisoner consents to the monitoring of calls over a jailhouse telephone, no Fourth Amendment violation exists if the government records calls made to an attorney, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decided June 30, 2008. Scott …
Article • July 15, 2009
Murder Conviction for Prisoner Accused of Killing Prisoner at USP Beaumont Affirmed by On April 30, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the murder conviction of a prisoner accused of killing another prisoner at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Beaumont, Texas. Arzell Gulley was …
Georgia Sheriffs are Not County Employees, Allowing Suit by Estate of Court Reporter Killed by Prisoner to Proceed by A county sheriff in Georgia is not a “county employee” for workers’ compensation purposes, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided June 26, 2008. This ruling clears the way for a tort …
Article • July 15, 2009
Lay Opinion Testimony of Guard that Prisoner was Attempting to Throw Other Guard Over Railing Admissible by On April 30, 2008, the California Court of Appeals for the Fifth District affirmed the conviction of a California prisoner for assault with malice aforethought on a guard. Michael Gaddy was charged with …
Marsden Hearing Required When Defendant Puts Forward Plausible Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim by On April 11, 2008, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fifth District, remanded a criminal case for a hearing to determine whether an attorney was ineffective for failing to call two witnesses in …
Court Refuses to Overturn Guard’s Civil Rights Conviction by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary has denied a former guard’s Rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal. Seth Burke was charged with civil rights violations for using excessive force on prisoners at the Lucas County Jail in Ohio. Burke kicked one …
Eighth Circuit Rejects Reckless Investigation Claim by On April 8, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a lawsuit brought by a former prisoner against a prison investigator for his role in the prisoner’s murder conviction and resulting death sentence. Joseph Amrine sued George Brooks, a …
Article • July 15, 2009
Supreme Court Holds Magistrate Judge May Conduct Voir Dire Without Defendant’s Personal Consent by A federal magistrate judge may conduct voir dire in a criminal case upon consent of a defendant’s attorney. No personal consent by a defendant is necessary, the Supreme Court decided May 12, 2008. Homero Gonzalez was …
Brief • June 26, 2009
Filed under: Crime Labs
Rodriguez v. City of Houston, TX, Final Judgment, Innacurate Crime Lab Violation, 2009 Case 4:06-cv-02650 Document 324 Filed in TXSD on 06/26/2009 Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVIS][ON GEORGE RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff, versus CITY 01' HOUSTON, Defendant. § § …
The Tragedy of Victimless Crimes in the United States by Democratic Underground Time for Change's Journal The Tragedy of Victimless Crimes in the United States Posted by Time for change in General Discussion Tue Jun 09th 2009, 01:15 AM Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigor …
Article • June 15, 2009
COA Denied to Florida Prisoner Sentenced to Death for Killing Guard by The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals entered a detailed opinion denying a certificate of appealability to a Florida prisoner sentenced to death for murdering a guard while sitting on death row awaiting execution for two other murders. Before …
Army Medic Gets Life for Murdering Iraqi Prisoners/Abu Ghraib Prison Reopens by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke On February 20, 2009, a medic in the U.S. Army was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the 2007 murder of four Iraqi prisoners in Baghdad. The next day, the …
Article • June 15, 2009
Delayed Order Designating Issues in Texas Habeas Action Has No Effect by On June 4, 2008, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) held that an untimely order designating issues entered by a state district court in a state habeas action is of no effect and the district clerk was …
Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Connection with Private Prison in Texas by Matthew Clarke Cheney and Gonzales Indicted in Connection with Private Prison in Texas by Matt Clarke On November 17, 2008, a Texas grand jury returned an indictment against then-Vice President Richard B. Cheney and former U.S. Attorney General …
Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matthew Clarke Texas Court of Appeals Upholds $42.5 Million Award Against Wackenhut / GEO Group by Matt Clarke On April 2, 2009, a Texas Court of Appeals upheld a jury award of $22,000,000 in actual damages …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Jury Nullification: Power To The People by Paul Butler Jury nullification is power to the people. It’s a constitutional doctrine that allows juries to acquit defendants who are technically guilty, but who don’t deserve punishment. Does this sound like anyone you know? As a former prosecutor, I think it sounds …
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