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Monthly Archives: June 2008
State v. PD no new court appointments Miami
Rumpole, at the Miami blog, has the story. As the budget crisis worsens, the PD in Miami has taken a bold stance. No new cases (with the exception of cap cases) until they get adequately funded. Now, the State is suing the PD. Could this happen in Palm Beach? For the prosecution: The Big Man. [...]
Posted in court appointment, public defender budget crisis
Supremes affirm gun rights
The court struck down D.C.’s ban on handguns. The 2nd amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”Funny…Scalia says he’s a strict constructionist. However, when it suits his purpose, he looks the other way. [...]
Posted in 2nd amendment, gun rights
Supremes strike down death penalty 4 child rape
The AP has the story here. “The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion. His four liberal colleagues joined him, while the four more conservative justices dissented.
Posted in Uncategorized
Guilty of Murder, "Curious George" killer
Carey Haughwout, Shari Vrod and Adrienne Ellis defended him. Larry Kellar has the story here.
Posted in curious george killer convicted