April 2024

How In-Custody Defendants Should Prepare For The Pre-Sentence Probation Interview

Court Procedures, Court Sentencing, Court Trial, Criminal Defense, Criminal History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminal Trial, Other Legal Issues, Probation /

by the late Mark Sullivan, Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney, Palm Springs, California. Originally printed in 2003 and reprinted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine PERSONAL HISTORY One of the ways the PO will get to know you is through the interview. Preferably, though, the PO will already know a considerable amount about […]

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Missing Adults

Criminal Law, Kidnapping /

By John Riley – former contributing author for Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2003 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Kieran A. Murphy, 59, was last seen Dec. 14, 2001 in San Francisco. A sailing vessel owned by him and his wife, Ornaith, who also is missing, disappeared

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DNA GOES TO COURT – ll

Assault, Attempted Crime, Court Hearing, Court Procedures, Court Sentencing, Criminal Defense, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminal Trial, DNA, Forensics, Manslaughter, Murder, Other Legal Issues /

Second Of A Three-Part Series By John Riley. Originally printed in 2004 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine. The importance of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) in law enforcement has grown since the use was discovered in 1985. Everyone is made of cells that contain DNA (among other things). But DNA gives us

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Unveiling the Truth: Kobe Bryant's Legal Battles and Their Aftermath

Kobe Bryant: What Really Happened, and Where Does It Go From Here?

Assault, Civil Law, Court Hearing, Court Procedures, Court Trial, Criminal Defense, Criminal History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminal Trial, District Attorney Prosecutor, DNA, Forensics, Other Legal Issues, Personal Injury, Rape, Sex Crimes, Social Media /

A Review of Jeffrey Scott Shapiro’s Kobe Bryant; The Game of His Life, and an Interview With the Author An Interview with Jeffrey Scott Shapiro – Author of “Kobe Bryant; The Game of His Life” by the late Bill Bickel – former Managing Editor of Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2004 and

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Felons In The Workplace

Criminal History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Drug Treatment, Felony, Fraud, Health and Safety, Insurance, Kidnapping, Misdemeanor, Other Legal Issues, Prison, Theft /

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 a June 2001 report by the U.S. Department of Labor called “From Hard Time to Full Time”, they cite figures from the Department of Justice on the

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Can I get Drug Diversion For My Second Arrest?

Arrest, Criminal Defense, Criminal History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Drug Manufacturing, Drug Possession, Drug Sales, Drug Trafficking, Drugs, DUI, Felony, Misdemeanor, Other Legal Issues, Police, Traffic Violations /

By retired Attorney Dennis Lempert, former Criminal Defense Attorney in Santa Clara County, California. Originally published in 2003 and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Question: I have been arrested a second time for possession. Some people I know have told me that I cannot get a drug diversion program because it

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Cooking Up Salvation

Arrest, Court Sentencing, Criminal History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminal Trial, Drug Manufacturing, Drug Possession, Drug Sales, Drug Trafficking, Drugs, Felony, Marijuana, Other Legal Issues, Parole, Prison /

By the editorial staff of Crime, Justice and America magazine. Originally published in 2002, and reposted with permission from Crime, Justice and America magazine Jeffrey Henderson was one of the youngest and wealthiest crack cocaine dealers in Southern California. “I poisoned a whole generation,” said 37-year-old Henderson, who now lives in Las Vegas. While still

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It’s Time For Me To Die: An Inside Look At Death Row

Court Sentencing, Criminal History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Legal Theory, Murder, Other Legal Issues /

Forward 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 Confessed and convicted serial killer Michael Ross (see article elsewhere in this issue of Crime Justice & America) wrote this article in 1998, after his

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Three Strikes Get a Second Look

Assault, Attempted Crime, Breaking and Entering, Burglary, Case Law, Court Procedures, Court Sentencing, Court Trial, Criminal Defense, Criminal History, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminal Threats, Criminal Trial, Drug Manufacturing, Drug Possession, Drug Sales, Drug Trafficking, Drugs, Felony, Marijuana, Misdemeanor, Other Legal Issues, Possession of Stolen Property, Prison, Shoplifting, Statutes, Theft, Theft/Larceny /

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 William Gerber was home alone when he shot his television set. He’s now serving life in prison as a result of the crime. Leandro Andrade is serving a

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