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Only in New York
Posted on October 07, 2008Man gets shot, then bums a cigarette while waiting for the paramedics to show up.
No new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Posted on October 07, 2008The Supremes said no. Abu-Jamal is still guilty of killing a Philly cop back in 1981, but a federal appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for him.
10-year-old crashes van to 90 mph, TN authorities say
Posted on October 07, 2008The sad thing is, he might have been the most responsible person in the vehicle. Snip: Sullivan County sheriff's Capt. Keith Elton says authorities arrived at the scene to find a woman trying to swallow as many pills as she...
Legal experts: O.J. got convicted this time partly because he wasn't last time
Posted on October 07, 2008The Review-Journal interviewed a series of legal experts, who say that Simpson's murder trial helped get him convicted this time. The jurors all say that's not the case, but the experts think it could have had an impact on a...
Will this case lead Kansas to tougher DUI law?
Posted on October 06, 2008In Wichita, one of the big stories is about the four-time DUI offender who ran over and killed a mother and her 4-year-old girl. People are furious the guy was driving around, but Kansas law doesn't take away a driver's...
The cow goes moo ... and then chases the neighbor children
Posted on October 06, 2008This undated mug shot released by the Middletown, Ohio, police department shows Michelle Allen, 32. Allen was arrested Sept. 27, 2008 after she allegedly impeded traffic, urinated on a neighbor's porch and chased children while wearing a cow suit, according...
"I know who did it"
Posted on October 06, 2008A Chicago man, dying of gunshot wounds, tells his girlfriend that he knows who killed him ... but then passes away before he can actually say the murderer's name, the Tribune reports.
Midtown Miscreant v. the O.J. verdict
Posted on October 06, 2008He's got mixed emotions: In the end, O.J. got what he deserved. He ended the lives of two people, that is an inescable truth. But let's not confuse that with justice. Let's not fool ourselves into thinking that the outcome...
Guantanamo inmates aren't going anywhere soon
Posted on October 06, 2008A while back, the Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo detainees have the right to challenge their incarceration in federal court, the New York Times reports. Since then, their lawyers have tried to moved forward, but the cases have stalled over...
The government CAN be sued over hurricane trailers
Posted on October 06, 2008A federal judge is letting survivors of the Gulf Coast hurricanes sue the government because FEMA reportedly gave them trailers containing formaldehyde -- and then delayed doing anything about the problem because they were worried about liability.
Florida mom beats up "bully," police say
Posted on October 06, 2008Because the kid, age 12, allegedly picked on her son, age 9. The alleged bully says the little kid hit HIM first.
Open Thread ... Monday
Posted on October 06, 2008The Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion, is up and running on a lovely Monday. Thanks again for spending part of your day here. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post...
Best story about a wreck, ever
Posted on October 06, 2008From the Nashville Tennessean: Tommy Fox was driving home from his job in Dover Wednesday at about 11 p.m. when a beautiful red fox dashed in front of his SUV. After he ran over the fox, he stopped his GMC...
Hey, are those bolt cutters in your pants or are you ... oh, they're just bolt cutters
Posted on October 06, 2008A Wisconsin man's plan to rip off a self-serve pumpkin patch comes undone ...
But I thought "light" cigarettes were healthy!
Posted on October 06, 2008Did anybody really believe that? I guess that's another puzzler for the Supremes, who are getting involved in a case accusing the cigarette-makers of deceiving them into thinking "light" cigarettes are somehow healther. Altria, the parent of Philip Morris, is...
Midtown Miscreant v. Femme Fatales
Posted on October 06, 2008I spit up my Coke when I read this one ... Barbara was one of the first women I ever recognized as a really proficient crook. She ran fat girls back in the 70's and 80's. No, she wasn't a...
Question of the day
Posted on October 06, 2008Interesting question from local blogger Happy In Bag ... Victims of crime never deserve their fates. That said, I know a person who lives in constant fear. She's visibly terrified of being assaulted or robbed; she trembles as she walks...
48-year-old woman beaten for the princely sum of $6, KCPD says
Posted on October 06, 2008Moral of the Story: The world is full of lowlifes. Christine has more here ...
Charges filed in the Craig Dudley homicide
Posted on October 06, 2008From the prosecutor's office: Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar today announced Terry E. Giles (07/10/81) has been charged with Second Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action in connection with a Sept. 28 car chase that ended in the fatal shooting...
Seriously, Nebraska, when are you going to amend your "Safe Haven" law?
Posted on October 06, 2008Two more kids were dropped off at Nebraska hospitals this weekend, both 12-year-old boys. It's all perfectly legal under Nebraska's "Safe Haven" law, which lets parents abandon their kids all the way up through their teenage years. The grand total...
The Supremes decide not to touch circumcision case
Posted on October 06, 2008This is the case of the Oregon dad who wants his son -- AGE 13 -- to be circumcised. Dad's custodial, but Mom is piping up, saying that Junior is just too afraid to tell Dad that he doesn't want...
O.J. Simpson
Posted on October 06, 2008From The AP: This Friday Oct. 3, 2008, photo, supplied by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, shows O.J. Simpson after he was taken into custody following his conviction on 12 counts of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in...
KSHB: Local man pleads guilty to infecting others with HIV
Posted on October 06, 2008That he apparently met over telephone chatlines, 41 reports ...
Mitzie Dawn Hadsall
Posted on October 06, 2008Hadsall is accused of bringing her little boy to a Wal-Mart in Arizona, where another woman saw that he had bruises all over his body, dried blood around his mouth and marks around his wrists, as though he'd been tied...
Inmate says shave, haircut violated his religion
Posted on October 06, 2008He's a Sikh, and his faith is against cutting hair because it's an integral part of the body, News4Jax.com reports. Story doesn't say how his faith regards violating a protection order and breaking probation, which is what he's accused of.
Say, how is Carlos The Jackal?
Posted on October 06, 2008Surprisingly enough, alive. He's sort of the Abe Vigoda of international assassins. I could've sworn he was dead.
KCPD identifies victim from 1100 block of Cleveland
Posted on October 06, 2008From KCPD: The victim has been identified as Ivan Hernandez, Hispanic/male, 01/27/1991, from Kansas City, MO. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline.
At the Harrell Johnson trial ...
Posted on October 06, 2008I've been watching the Harrell Johnson trial this morning at the Jackson County Courthouse. Johnson is accused of murdering Erica Green, the little girl that most people knew as Precious Doe. The prosecution and defense agree about a lot of...
UK teachers union rep says sex with SOME students should be legal
Posted on October 06, 2008If the relationship is consensual, and the kiddo happens to over 16.
Landlord told 911 that he was going to kill someone, police say
Posted on October 06, 2008From Glenn Rice: Jury selection began this morning in Platte County for the first-degree murder trial of Webber Gilmer, who is accused of fatally shooting a 28-year-old man in a landlord-tenant dispute. Gilmer, 55, of Kansas City, North, is charged...
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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