Source: Pace and Schmidt For personal use only — Not for Commercial Distribution: ——————————————————————————– Criminal Law & Procedure [09/23] US v. Pham In an identity theft case challenging the level of sentencing enhancement imposed, the sentence is vacated and case remanded where: 1) a four level enhancement under U.S. Sentencing…
Articles Posted in Criminal Law and Justice
Recent NY Appellate Division First Department Criminal Cases Originating from the NY Supreme Court NY County
Source: Lexis Alert Service. Search run September 22, 2008. http://www.lexis.com 1. People v. Hill, 4080, 4081, 3857/05, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 6931; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6766, September 18, 2008, Decided, September 18, 2008, Entered, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS…
List of 2008 New York Chapter Laws Containing the Word Criminal
As of September 16, 2008. Search run on New York State Legislative Retrieval System (LRS), September 17, 2008. Chapter Bill No. 155 A564A Wright — Relates to enhancing police officer recruitment and increasing diversity awareness 69 A614 Paulin (MS) — Establishes intentionally preventing a person from communicating certain requests for…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter September 12, 2008
Lawyer Pay Being a Lawyer and Male Makes You a Top Earner, Census Report Shows Sep 10, 2008, 06:57 am CDT “The highest earners in 2007 were men in legal occupations, who earned a median salary in 2007 of $105,233, according to a Census Bureau report. The online report (PDF)…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. September 5, 2008.
September 5, 2008. Exclusive survey: Lawyers slow to hop on blogging and social networking bandwagons.* Careers Interview Mistakes Include ‘Too Much Information Syndrome’ and Bad Suits Sep 3, 2008, 07:10 am CDT “Some advice on how to avoid job search mistakes sounds like common sense: Make sure there are no…
ABA Annual Meeting 2008: Criminal Justice Related ABA Policies
All four of the Policy Recommendations submitted by the Criminal Justice Section to the ABA House of Delegates were unanimously approved on August 11, 2008. To link to the final versions of each recommendation and audio recordings of the presentations and discussions, click here
Quinlan Law Enforcement: Pop Quiz August 14, 2008
From: Quinlan Law Enforcement E-News Alert, August 14, 2008 Question: “Peals was arrested in his garage by a number of Terre Haute, Indiana police officers from the Street Crimes Unit, a unit used to perform special tasks including high-risk arrests, narcotics arrests, and narcotics information gathering. Among these officers were…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter: Top Ten Stories of the Week
Week ending August 15, 2008 Verdicts Most Plaintiffs Who Reject Settlement Offers Do Worse at Trial Aug 11, 2008, 06:49 am CDT “The gamble of going to trial doesn’t pay off for most plaintiffs, according to a study of more than 2,000 civil suits from 2002 to 2005. Sixty-one percent…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter : Top Ten Stories of the Week
August 8, 2008 Associates Associates Happiest With Wachtell Pay, Which is on the Hefty Side Aug 6, 2008, 07:59 am CDT Midlevel associates are most satisfied with their compensation at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which paid huge bonuses last winter ranging from $175,000 to $215,000… Continue reading. Law Firms…
Why Should We Care What NCJRS Stands For?
Anne Skove and her group who publish the Court-o-Rama. org (otherwise known as the “least dangerous blog”) have reminded us once again in a August 3 posting just how useful NCJRS is as an information and research source for a wide range of criminal justice related information. Below is an…