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Article • February 22, 2018
Cleveland Policeman With History of Excessive Force Arraigned on Assault Charges by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Criminal justice experts generally agree that past behavior is the best predictor of future action, and the history of Cleveland police Sgt. Christopher Graham seems to bear that out.  Graham was charged with …
Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018
Two-Party Consent Law Forces Dismissal of 61 Cases in Washington Sting by Sixty-one of 110 men arrested in an ambitious prostitution sting in Bellevue, Washington in August 2017 have had their cases dismissed. Police who made the arrests recorded audio of part of the operation in violation of Washington state …
Curb False Confessions: Provide Suspects With Lawyers by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna According to the nonprofit National Registry of Exonerations, Cook County, Illinois has a false confession rate three times higher than the national average. In November 2017, Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx dropped criminal cases against 15 men …
Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018
Survival Tip: Don’t Call Cops If You’re Disabled by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Because police are trained to shoot first and ask questions later, calling on them to defuse a situation involving someone with special needs should be a last resort. The problem is that when cops are trained …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
What Is the Number One Duty of a Police Officer? by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis There is an oft-quoted and deeply ingrained sentiment in police circles, one whose logic seems unassailable at first glance: The number one duty of a police officer is to go home to his or …
Deaths From Police Shootings Outstrip Deaths From Terrorists Attacks, Wars by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Frank Walton, a writer for the Daily Kos, asserts that data compiled and reported by The Guardian newspaper show that since 9/11, deaths from police shootings exceed deaths from terrorist attacks on Americans. According …
Massachusetts Breathalyzer Malfunctions, Evidence Withheld by The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security released a bombshell 126-page report on October 16, 2017 that found a practice of intentionally withholding evidence from defense attorneys by the state’s Office of Alcohol Testing (“OAT”). Melissa O’Meara, technical leader of the office, …
Massachusetts High Court Vacates OUI Conviction for Improper Jury Instruction in Which Judge Told Jury to Disregard the Absence of Any Sobriety Tests by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that a defendant accused of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (“OUI”) …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
In Historic Move, 15 Cases Related to Crooked Chicago Cop Thrown Out by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Cook County, Illinois Chief Criminal Judge LeRoy Martin tossed the convictions of 15 criminal defendants on November 16, 2017 because the cases were linked to disgraced former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts. …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Oregon Supreme Court Rules Warrantless Entry Into Home in Effort to Obtain Nonconsensual BAC Evidence Not Exigent Circumstance by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that warrantless entry into a home to obtain nonconsensual blood-alcohol concentration (“BAC”) evidence did not amount to an exigent circumstance that …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Ohio Supreme Court Holds Exclusion of Evidence Inappropriate Remedy for Violation of Knock-And-Announce Principle Where Search Warrant Issued by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Ohio Supreme Court held that once a warrant has been issued, the exclusion of evidence is not an appropriate remedy when police violate the knock-and-announce …
$5.5 Million Verdict Against Los Angeles Police Department for Taser Death by The City of Los Angeles was hit with a $5.5 million jury verdict in November 2017 for the death of a former Marine who was tased six times by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) while …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Stingray Technology Lets G-Men Into Your Pocket (and Your House, and Your Car...) by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis It’s 3 a.m. Do you know what your cell phone is doing? With the advent of stingray technology, it just might be reporting your location to government officials. Or it might …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Yes, Lawsuits Are Expensive—But So Is Police Misconduct by Antonio Romanucci by Antonio Romanucci Last week, my firm, Romanucci & Blandin, secured the largest verdict ever in a police misconduct lawsuit in Illinois against the city of Chicago — $44.7 million. In an op-ed reacting to the verdict, William Choslovsky …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
$44.7 Million Awarded to Man Shot by Intoxicated Chicago Police Officer With Troubled History by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On October 27, 2017, a federal jury awarded a record $44.7 million to a man, Michael LaPorta, who was shot by a drunken off-duty Chicago police officer named Michael Kelly. …
District Attorney in New York and Aide Indicted for Covering up Beating by Police Chief by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Residents in Suffolk County, N.Y. concerned about crime in their community did not need to look any further than the activities of their own district attorney, Thomas Spota, 76, …
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Have the Wars on Drugs and Terror Transformed the U.S. Into a Police State? by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna "Security checkpoints with identification scanners guard the train station and roads in and out of town. Facial scanners track comings and goings at hotels, shopping malls and banks. Police use …
Brief • January 10, 2018
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Brief • January 10, 2018
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Absurd, Abusive, and Outrageous: The Creation of Crime and Criminals in America by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The U.S. is a world leader in the jailing and imprisoning of its own citizens. The FBI estimates that local, state, and federal authorities have carried out more than a quarter-billion arrests …
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