A Look At The Juvenile Death Penalty By the late Bill Bickel – former Managing Editor of Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2004 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine “I don’t think we should be proud of the fact that the United States is the world leader in […]
What Cooperative Witnesses Should — And Shouldn’t Do by the late Mark Sullivan, Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney, Palm Springs, California. Originally published in 2003 and reprinted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine More often than not, alleged victims in domestic violence (DV) cases do not want to cooperate with the prosecution. Sometimes,
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PRO or CON By Chris Finnie – former Contributing Author to Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2002 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine In 1996, California passed the “sexually violent predator” law, which allows the state to evaluate prisoners convicted of multiple violent sex offenses, and transfer them
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By Keith Jordan, former Criminal Defense Attorney in Santa Clara County, California. Originally published in 2002 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Can a police officer pull you over when you’re driving along minding your own business, or stop you when you’re walking down the street? Not without a reason to
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By retired Attorney Dennis Lempert, former Criminal Defense Attorney in Santa Clara County, California. Originally published in 2004 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Question: How Can I Seal My Record In California? My Record Was Already Dismissed Under PC 1203.4 Answer: Peter A has gotten his case dismissed by using
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By John Riley – former contributing author for Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2002 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine “Son of Sam” laws are meant to prevent criminals from profiting from their crimes. The law gets its name from the pseudonym of David Berkowitz, the infamous Son
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Unemployment And The Crime Rate By Kate Daniels – former Contributing Author to Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2004 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine “Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge. “Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. “And the Union workhouses,” demanded Scrooge.
By Kirk Tarman, Criminal Defense Attorney in San Bernardino County, California. Originally published in 2007 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine This article is designed to give a layperson a superficial understanding of a motion to suppress. Basically when an attorney says that he is going to attempt to suppress evidence
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By Chris Finnie – former Contributing Author to Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2002 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Long before “substance abuse” became part of our vocabulary, drugs were considered a source of crime. In 1869, the Victorian James Greenwood referred to alcohol abuse, or drunkenness,
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By the late Bill Bickel – former Managing Editor of Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2004 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine When 19-year-old Rachel Cooke disappeared during a morning run near her parents’ Georgetown, Texas home, Robert and Janet Cooke had no idea where to turn for
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