Boy Scouts Of America Allegedly Failed To Report Hundreds Of Cases Of Suspected Child Abuse
Boy Scouts Of America Allegedly Failed To Report Hundreds Of Cases Of Suspected Child Abuse
It was reported in the Los Angeles Times that over 400 cases of alleged sexual abuse went unreported by the Boy Scouts of America over a period of 20 years. If this information turns out to be accurate in anyway this would be a shocking indictment of the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts are entrusted with the care of tens of thousands of young boys by the…
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It Is Never Too Late To Challenge Your Murder Conviction In Federal Court
A prime example of why you should never give up if you believe you were wrongfully convicted of a crime by a jury is the case of People vs. McDonald. McDonald was a decorated Vietnam war veteran who was accused of brutally murdering his wife and two young girls to death. He was tried by a federal jury and was found guilty of murder in 1979. That was 32 years…
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Supreme Court throws out death sentence due to “willful” DA misconduct
The California Supreme Court has thrown out a death penalty verdict for a man was on death row. The highest court in California made clear that they had no choice but to void the death penalty jury verdict because the prosecutors in the case committed willful misconduct that lead to a man unfairly being put on death row. The court found that the prosecutor (who now sits as a Superior…
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Court Of Appeal Says Registered Sex Offenders Cannot Be Barred From Living Within 2000 Feet of A School or A Park (PC 290)
In a shocking decision in support of those that have to register as sex offenders in California, a San Diego Court of Appeals has ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit registered sex offenders from living near schools or parks. This decision challenges the validity of Jessica's Law which went into effect in 2006. This law prohibits PC 290 registered sex offenders from living within 2000 feet of a school…
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Prison Commitments Rise As DA’s Offices Do All They Can To Get Around The New Laws Trying To Avoid Prison Sentences
It seems that DA's offices across the state may be implementing policies that will destroy the critical benefits of the passage of AB109 in October, 2011. The entire purpose of the new law was to have low level felony offenders no longer sentenced to state prison. The federal courts had told California that the prisons in our state were severely overcrowded and ordered that the prison population be reduced. As…
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Jarrod Wyatt, MMA fighter pleads guilty to murder after being accused of ripping out his friend’s heart and tongue (PC 187)
In probably one of the most gruesome murder cases in many years, MMA fighter Jarrod Wyatt was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to first degree murder and mayhem charges. He will not be eligible for parole until 2062. The victim was Wyatt's 21 year old sparring partner, 21-year-old Taylor Powell. When police arrived on March 21, 2010 at a home at the mouth of the Klamath…
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The Court in U.S. v. Acosta reinforces that a victim must be subjectively aware of immediate bodily harm in order to sustain a conviction for criminal assault
An assault is a crime that is a serious criminal offense (Penal Code Section 241). The crime of assault requires that a person: 1. Threatens to injure another person; and 2. Has the present ability to carry out threat; and 3. Places the person threatened to be in fear of immediate bodily harm. In the recent 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision handed down in U.S v. Acosta-Sierra, the…
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Can I be denied a job because of what I have on my facebook page?
Unfortunately the answer is yes. You go to a bachelor party in Vegas and you have a great time…maybe too great of a time. Photos are taken and posted on your facebook page. You apply for that really good job with a large financial institution. During the background check the company obtains information on your facebook page. You don't get the job. You wonder could it have been because of…
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THANK GOD 88 year old husband will not be prosecuted for murder of his 84 year old wife
The District Attorney's office decided not to prosecute an 88 year old man for assisted suicide when his 84 year old ailing wife was found dead with a bag over her head. The elderly women had been suffering from a variety of medical ailments. What is just plain insanity is that California is one of the remaining states in this country that still punishes people for homicide for "assisting" your…
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Even If You Are Arrested And Then Released From Custody, That Does Not Mean That You Are Out Of The Woods. The District Attorney Still May Have Time To File Charges Against You!
Before charges are formally filed against a suspect, the district attorney's office will review the facts and evidence contained in the police report to make a determination of whether there is sufficient evidence to support the charges originally recommended by law enforcement. It is important to understand that law enforcement may only arrest and recommend charges to be filed. It is the district attorney's office who makes the ultimate decision…
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