A few days ago Rob Deters at the 26th St. Bar Association wrote about how it felt to stop a police interrogation of one of his clients: I've run into police stations, waived my card and Cook County ID around and asked to see my client, where I tell them, immediately, to shut the hell up. I also tell the detectives assigned to their case that my client is shutting … [Read more...] about Getting Away With It
In My Bookbag: Your Witness
I love reading about crimes and criminal law. The issues are fascinating and the stories are sometimes pretty cool. (One of my favorites is about a pre-trial proceeding where the judge decides that the defendant has been assigned to the wrong court because of his age. The defense lawyer interrupts to ask if this means the court has no jurisdiction. When the judge agrees that's … [Read more...] about In My Bookbag: Your Witness
RPS Championships?
Sometimes reality gets ahead of the Onion: Rock-Paper-Scissors. … [Read more...] about RPS Championships?
Good People Screwed By the War on Drugs, Episode #543402:
Even in states where medical marijuana is legal, it's still illegal under federal law. That's a bit of a problem for cancer patient Owen Beck and maybe even more of a problem for Charlie Lynch, the guy who provided his medical marijuana. See the whole sad story at reason.tv. … [Read more...] about Good People Screwed By the War on Drugs, Episode #543402:
This Could Balance the City’s Budget…
Adding to my recent post about Chicago's crackdown on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, I found this great comment on Second City Cop: They should combine the crosswalk initiative with the prostitution stings and have undercover hookers loitering in the crosswalks. Bust em for indecent solicitation if they stop, failure to yield to a pedestrian if they … [Read more...] about This Could Balance the City’s Budget…