Latest Criminal Law News
Richard Taylor Elected President of State Drug Court Association
of our drug court programs with all elements of the Tennessee criminal justice system, particularly with law enforcement agencies and corrections.
Updated: 02/04/2011 01:05P
Criminal Law: Sentencing – Guidelines Interpretation – Double Counting
US v. Jackson (MLW No. 61752/Case No. 10-1946 – 9 pages) (US Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Hansen, J.) Where a defendant argued
Updated: 02/04/2011 01:05P
Criminal Law: Sentencing – Crime Of Violence – Escape Offense
US v. Thomas (MLW No. 61743/Case No. 10-2513 – 4 pages) (US Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Where a district court based
Updated: 02/04/2011 01:05P
Criminal Law: Drug Conspiracy – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Sentencing
US v. Smith (MLW No. 61744/Case No. 10-1266 – 8 pages) (US Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) (1)Where numerous witnesses
Updated: 02/04/2011 12:59P
Criminal Law: Illegal Machine Guns – Possession – Prior Act Evidence
US v. Allen (MLW No. 61751/Case No. 09-3785 – 5 pages) (US Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Where the prosecution
Updated: 02/04/2011 12:59P
Criminal Law: Protective Search – Totality Of Circumstances
officer was aware that the defendant had a criminal history involving drugs and violence, the encounter took place at night in a neighborhood with a .
Updated: 02/04/2011 12:59P
Criminal Law: Drained Wetlands – Federal Easement – Sufficiency Of Evidence
US v. Peterson (MLW No. 61746/Case No. 10-1577 – 8 pages) (US Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Where a defendant
Updated: 02/04/2011 12:54P
Rape Victims Aren't Victims, According to Georgia Rep.
Apparently, in Georgia, it's not enough that women aren't to be trusted to make our own medical and health decisions without
Updated: 02/04/2011 12:45P
PGO opens criminal case against CEO of National Center for Hazardous Waste
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the official was detained immediately after taking the bribe. Law-enforcers found $10000 on his desk and
Updated: 02/04/2011 12:35P
Race group targets police
The criminal justice system must be overhauled in order to stop blacks being automatically treated as criminals, a parliamentary panel heard yesterday.
Updated: 02/04/2011 12:17P