Delaware Man Blames Elephant For His 7th DUI Charge
Delaware Man Blames Elephant For His 7th DUI Charge
A Delaware man, who allegedly was driving under the influence, said an elephant crossed his path and he served in order to avoid hitting the elephant. Samuel Phipps, who is 31 years-old, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence by Delaware State police in New Castle, Delaware. The incident occurred on a Friday night in which Phipps was driving in his Land Rover. The Land Rover veered off…
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Woman Gets DUI Charge After Allegedly Repeatedly Crashing Car In School Parking Lot
Patricia Libby, a 39 year-old mother, was dropping off her children for a class trip. The police report stated that Libby allegedly hit a Smart car with her Hyundai when she pulled into a parking space. The police report further stated that after the initial contact, Libby put the car into reverse and crashed her car again into the Smart car. She repeated her action again for a third and…
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Arkansas Linebacker Charged With DUI And Is Suspended Indefinitely
A charge of driving under the influence can hold many consequences for an individual. For Terrell Williams, not only does he have to worry about his legal problems, but he must also think about his future football playing career. Terrell Williams, who is 21 years-old, was arrested and charged early Sunday morning, November 4, 2012, by Fayetteville police for allegedly driving under the influence. Williams is a senior at the…
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Man Is Charged With His 10th DUI – CVC 23152
Some people never learn. One such person is a man from Billings, Montana who was recently arrested for his 10th DUI. This 10th DUI resulted in a collision with a motorcyclist who suffered minor injuries. Allen Bruce Chappell, a 60 year-old man, was charged on October 30, 2012 with causing a motorcycle crash while driving under the influence. The incident occurred the day before when Chappell allegedly in his sports…
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Vote Yes On Proposition 36 And Help Change California’s Three Strikes Law
There is an important proposition on the November 2012 ballot in California. Proposition 36 seeks to alter California's Three Strikes Law. If Prop 36 passes, then it would require that the third strike be a serious or violent felony. California's Three Strikes Law, which was passed in 1994, mandates the courts in California to impose 25 years to life sentences to those offenders who have been convicted of three or…
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Former LSU Quarterback Goes To Jail After Judge Revokes His Bond
People should learn from their mistakes. Unfortunately, four former Louisiana State University football players have failed to do so. Now one former player is facing jail time while another will no longer play football at LSU again. Former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and Tyrann Mathieu were arrested on October 25, 2012 after police allegedly found marijuana, a marijuana grinder, a digital scale, and 10 bags of high-grade marijuana inside Mathieu's…
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Certificate of Rehabilitation now includes oral copulation with minor (PC 4852)
A recent Court of Appeal decision has expanded the effect of a Certificate of Rehabilitation. Under old law regarding 290.5 of the California Penal Code, a Certificate of Rehabilitation could not absolve your obligation of sex registration under Penal Code 290 if convicted of a 288a (b)(1), oral copulation with a minor 16 or 17 years old. You needed a Governor's Pardon to stop your obligation from registration. Under the…
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State Supreme Court Throws Out Conviction Due To Unlawful Detention
It was recently reported in the Daily Journal that the California Supreme Court held that a detention of an individual is unlawful when there is no evidence of criminal activity at the time of detention. Everett Walker was detained by a sheriff's deputy as he got off a train. The deputy sheriff's basis for detaining Walker was because he resembled a suspect who had committed a sexual battery the week…
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Parole Hearings To Be Heard By Superior Court Judges As Of July, 2012
As if the criminal courts are not busy enough effective July 1, 2013 Superior Court judges will now be required to conduct all parole hearings as of July 1, 2013. For the past several decades these hearings were conducted by the Department of Corrections hearing officers. However, under the new court realignment that began October 1, 2011 this task will now be required to be handled by judges. There is…
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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The issue of whether to prohibit the sale of medical marijuana by means of dispensaries remains a controversial issue in California. Many local governmental bodies in California have sought to impose a moratorium on the licensing of marijuana dispensaries. The basis of such a ban would be based on an argument that the activity related to these dispensaries violates federal law. Cities have also used zoning ordinances to control the…
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