In December 2012, Katie Couric reported on two highly emotional stories, in which innocent victims lost years of their lives in prison for crimes they did not commit. The case of Thomas Kennedy sounds so outrageous it might be the stuff of a soap opera. Unfortunately, it is all too real. Kennedy, a Washington State scrap yard worker, was accused of raping his then 11-year-old daughter, Cassandra. Kennedy and
Jul 18
2013
2013
Recent legislative actions and court proceedings have brought the right to bear arms and self-defense into the national limelight. Most people live with the understanding that they have the right to own a gun and to defend themselves with it if the need arises. It’s important to note, however, that these laws aren’t all encompassing, and they even vary depending on which state a person calls home. Without knowing the
Typically, a warrant is required to search inside of a home or in the area immediately surrounding and associated with a home (an area known, legally, as the curtilage of the home). However, there can be exceptions to that general rule.
One situation where a warrant is not needed to search a home is where what is known as “exigent circumstances” exist. Exigent circumstances are an exception to the
In Marshall v. People, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed the admissibility of lab reports in DUI and DUID cases.
In that case, the prosecution had sought to admit the lab test results performed by a technician who was not actually present at trial. They sought to admit those reports through the technician’s supervisor, Cynthia Burbach. The reports were in fact admitted over the objection of the defendant and his
Jun 28
2013
2013
On June 13, Colorado’s Chief Parole Offer, Tim Hand, was fired after the murder of the state’s corrections chief Tom Clements. The chief suspect in the murder is parolee Spencer Ebel, a white supremacist gang member who was released from prison early due to a clerical error. Prison officials reported that at first, Ebel was a model parolee, reporting every day and remaining in the area. He even called in
