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• And Santa Claus calls for Christmas

  
  An Onymous Lefty — Authority: 499
  Well, what did you expect him to say ? Chief prosecutor calls for harsher sentences Advocating for harsher sentences is a major part of his job, after all. Note: I’m not saying Rapke’s claim is “obvious” – frankly, I think it’s quite wrong and, worse, dangerous – but it’s fairly ...
  16 hours ago

• More Commentary on the Juvenile Sentencing Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black ," is the title of Liliana Seguras post at AlterNet. Mondays oral arguments covered a lot of ground, including whetherlife-without-parole is comparable to the death penalty (which has beenbanned for juveniles); whether the purpose, ultimately, is ...
  17 hours ago

• Editorials on the Juvenile Sentencing Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " Cruel and unusual ," is the title of the editorial in todays Houston Chronicle. On Monday, theSupreme Court heard petitioners argue that sentencing people to life inprison without any possibility of parole for crimes they committed asjuveniles, where no homicide was committed, violates the EighthAmendments ban on ...
  17 hours ago

• Quote of the Day: Supremes Reconsider Life Sentences for Juvie Thugs

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 608
  By Debbie SchlusselLast month, I published a column on, Sullivan v. Florida and Graham v. Florida, two cases the U.S. Supreme Court is considering, which challenge life sentences in prison for juveniles, claiming they are cruel and unusual punishment.  There are 110 juvenile convicts, nationwide, who are serving life ...
  1 day ago

• So long, farewell, don’t let the door hit you on your way out

  
  a public defender — Authority: 523
  [Alternate post titles: So long and thanks for all the blog fodder; This just in: The Law now has a weak pulse] So, it’s probably unnatural and unhealthy to be so giddy upon learning that Gov. Rell has decided not to seek re-election , but as most of you know, I can’t stand the woman. And that’s putting it ...
  2 days ago

• Roberts Suggests Middle Ground in Arguments Over Life Sentences for Juveniles

  
  ABA Journal Top Stories — Authority: 678
  The problem of drawing lines became a focus at yesterday’s oral arguments on whether the Constitution bars a sentence of life without parole for juveniles who don’t commit murder. A majority of justices appeared to agree that age should be taken into account when judges impose such a sentence, the New York Times ...
  2 days ago

• Life without parole at 16

  
  Gaia Community: martha's Blog — Authority: 108
  Sarah Kruzan: Sentenced to Life Without Parole at Age 16 This is hard to watch.  I cried.  Its so sad to see her life wasted.  I understand that it is possible for a person to be in a place where they basically have no moral compass.  I think at some points in my life I got close to that place ...
  2 days ago

• Toss Jeffersons FCPA Conspiracy Count

  
  The FCPA Blog — Authority: 492
  Before getting to William Jefferson, this reminder: Frederic Bourke is scheduled to be sentenced in Manhattan today (Tuesday, November 10) at 2:30 pm. He could be jailed for up to ten years for conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and lying to federal investigators. Now Jefferson: Hell learn his ...
  2 days ago

• Man who slugged UCD employee after botched burglary sentenced to prison

  
  Sacto 9-1-1 — Authority: 144
  From Kim Minugh: A 21-year-old San Francisco man faces almost six years in prison after he broke a UC Davis bookstore employees jaw during a botched burglary, according to authorities. On Friday, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Paul K. Richardson sentenced Fernando De Vizcarra to five years and eight months for the ...
  2 days ago

• Transcripts Available in Juvenile Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  The transcripts of oral arguments in Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida are now available through the Courts website. Lyle Denniston posts an initial version of, " Analysis: The Chief leads on juvenile sentences? "  A more complete version will be posted later today.  Chief Justice John G. Roberts, ...
  2 days ago

• The Utah Parole Board

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " Utah parole board wields power judiciously ," is the title of Stephen Hunts report in todays Salt Lake Tribune. Members of the UtahBoard of Pardons and Parole would love to gaze into an inmates futurebefore releasing him back onto the streets. "I wish we had a crystal ball, but all we have is good ...
  2 days ago

• In Kansas

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " Death penalty cases take time and scrutiny ," is the title of a lengthy examination of Kansas death penalty.  As with the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin series and the Louisville Courier-Journal article, both noted earlier today, this is a lengthy examination. Larry Williams expected to wait 10 years to see the death ...
  2 days ago

• Ex-SEC Lawyer Pleads in Dreier Case, Got $100K to Play Role re $44M in Fake Notes

  
  ABA Journal Top Stories — Authority: 678
  A lawyer who formerly worked in the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission has pleaded guilty to helping attorney Marc Dreier try to sell $44.7 million of fake notes to sophisticated investors. Robert Miller, 52, said Dreier paid him $100,000 to impersonate individuals at a Canadian ...
  2 days ago

• Supreme Court Denies Execution Stay for Convicted Sniper

  
  ABA Journal Top Stories — Authority: 678
  The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to delay a Tuesday evening execution for convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad. The court refused to grant a stay and also refused to hear an appeal filed by lawyers for Muhammad, SCOTUSblog reports. Muhammad’s cert petition had asserted that the appeal of his Virginia conviction ...
  2 days ago

• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The Argument Previews

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  Oral arguments in Sullivan v. Florida will be ending shortly in the U.S. Supreme Court.  Graham v. Florida was heard earlier this morning.  Transcripts of the oral arguments will be available here , later today. We have preview from some of the best, most experienced Court watchers.  Id urge readers ...
  2 days ago

• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The OpEds

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " A 2d chance at freedom for juvenile offenders ," is the title of Paul Farmers OpEd in todays Boston Globe.  Farmer, a medical doctor, is a professor of social medicine in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical Schoo.   He is the author of Pathologies of Power . As I have seen ...
  2 days ago

• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The Editorials

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  The Court has heard Graham v. Florida earlier this morning, and it is hearing Sullivan v. Florida at this time.  Ill break out coverage into three posts.  This one will contain editorials, the next post OpEds, and the third post will contain oral argument previews.  Transcripts of the oral arguments will be ...
  2 days ago

• Sentencing for Stolen Fire Truck…. and more

  
  Firegeezer.com — Authority: 488
  A NEBRASKA COUPLE WHO STOLE A SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE TRUCK while fleeing the law in March have pleaded guilty ....
  3 days ago

• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 431
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
  4 days ago

• Another UBS Client is Sentenced

  
  Federal Tax Crimes — Authority: 419
  Press reports note that another UBS client was sentenced on 11/6. The highlights from the first I have seen, a Bloomberg report here . 1. Guts of the Guilty Plea ( DOJ Tax Press Release here ): The guilty plea was a bare bones plea to a single count of filing false income tax return (§ 7206(1), with a maximum ...
  4 days ago

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