As readers know, search and seizure issues are potentially important areas to be explored when building a strong criminal defense case. Searches can be performed in a wide variety of circumstances, for a variety of reasons, and it is important that defendants...
Month: September 2015
Former Episcopalian bishop pleads guilty in hit and run case, P.2
In our previous post, we began speaking about the plea deal reached by former Episcopalian bishop Heather Cook. As we noted, Cook initially faced 13 criminal charges, but ended up only pleading guilty to one count of automobile manslaughter, one count of leaving the...
Former Episcopalian bishop pleads guilty in hit and run case
Back in April, we wrote about the DUI case of former Episcopalian bishop Heather Cook. As Baltimore readers remember, Cook was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol after she fatally struck a bicyclist and fled the scene last December. At one point, Cook...
Limitations in federal law prompt DOJ to push for clarification, expansion, P.2
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has been the focus of recent posts on this blog. Those who have been following this series know that we've been focusing on the limitations in application of the federal law to certain situations, and that the Department of Justice is...
Limitations in federal law prompt DOJ to push for clarification, expansion, P.2
In our last couple posts, we've been looking at the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, particularly its role in the case against former New York police officer Gilberto Valle and the different ways the law has been applied to "outsider" and "insider" defendants. One of the...
Limitations in federal law prompt DOJ to push for clarification, expansion, P.1
In our last post, we mentioned the case of Gilberto Valle and its connection to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The law, which is an amendment of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, is aimed at targeting aspects of cybercrime that aren't adequately covered...
Federal law at issue in former officer’s appeal of cybercrime conviction
Maryland readers may remember the story of Gilberto Valle, the former New York Police Officer who was tried for kidnapping conspiracy after it was discovered that he had participated in online chat discussions about abducting, abusing and eating women and used a work...
Rehabilitation juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency, P.2
As we mentioned in our last post, rehabilitation in the juvenile justice system can take different forms depending on the nature of the offense of which the juvenile has been accused and what is appropriate to his or her circumstances. The basic distinction was made...
Rehabilitation juvenile justice and juvenile delinquency, P.1
Last time, we continued our discussion of the juvenile justice system, focusing on the basic goal of the system: rehabilitation. The juvenile justice system makes use of a variety of tools to help young people get back on the right track. When a young offender is...
Advocating for young people facing charges as an adult, P.3
In recent posts, we've been looking at the issue of juveniles facing the prospect of criminal charges as an adult, as well as the importance of young offenders working with an experienced advocate. As we noted, an experienced advocate will work so that a young...