Johnson v. Smith – A reminder on the Boykin Rights.

On February 13, 2006, the Georgia Supreme Court issued the opinion in Johnson v. Smith (S06A122).  The Court held that the record must indicate that the defendant was advised of his rights under Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238.  Boykin holds that.

Without question, the amount of mass shootings that have taken place in America is making many people concerned. For quite some time now, other administrations allowed the issue to slide. However, Pres. Obama made it clear that if he ever was voted.

When it comes to roulette, craps, blackjack, and baccarat, Mark T. Georgantas knows what it takes to win, especially in Vegas. He has created a documentary revealing the system he uses. If you send him over$1000, he will tell you his secrets..

Adley H. Abdulwahab was convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering in 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia relating to a $100 million life insurance settlement scheme which defrauded more than 800 investors.  As reported by.

Arguing Against Kids Being Tried as Adults Under Nevada law, traditionally even very young children who committed a murder could be tried as an adult for their actions.  In 2013, however, laws to transfer rules changed in the state of Nevada.  Kolo.

A major preoccupation of mine in working on this blog has to do with the marketing of drug policy reform as a concept. One thing I keep wringing my hands over is the term "harm reduction" as a description of a health-oriented approach.

Court Ruling Puts Focus on Image Copyright Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation is an American judiciary case linking a professional shutterbug and a search engine. While the case was moving forward, Arriba Soft morphed into Sorceron, the developer and manager of Ditto.com,.

The drug Renagel is at the center of an interesting regulatory controversy right now. A doctor filed a petition with the FDA on May 3 arguing that Renagel should be de-approved or slapped with a drug Renagel " warning because it is.

Law Enforcement Took More Through Asset Forfeiture Than Burglars Took Last Year   Over the course of 2014, more stuff was taken from citizens of the United States by law enforcement officers than by burglars. These takings occurred as part of civil.

I wrote a post not a free-for-all: it's regulation. It's regulation via the same powerful policy tools that we already use to control the manufacture and sale of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and recreational commodities like tobacco. One thing I had meant.