We hear a lot about the sufficiency of OSI, NCIS, CID investigations these days because of the sexual assault cases. Generally the assumption is that the failure to investigate aids the accused. I disagree that it always aids the accused. There are many times the failure is in discovering helpful…
Add in that military personnel are trained to obey. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that police officers can briefly detain and search a person if they have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that he or she is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime. But cops need no such…
A Survey of Federal and State Standards for the Admission of Expert Testimony on the Reliability of Eyewitnesses George Vallas Independent 2011 American Journal of Criminal Law, Vol. 39, No. 1, Fall 2011 Abstract: Eyewitness testimony is indispensible to the proper functioning of the criminal justice system. However, as Justice…
I found this interesting item on SCOTUSBlog. If one goes to the “Frequently Asked Questions” page of the Supreme Court website, there is this question: “Where can I find the papers of the Justices?” Indeed. And here is the answer tendered: “The Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, maintained by the Federal Judicial…
What is the status of an accused being forced to divulge passwords on computers suspected of having contraband. As an update in a recent case in which the government obtained an order compelling in individual to provide access to decrypted information on seized hard drives, In the Matter of The Decryption…
Filed today, a motion to vacate related to the “appointment” of an appellate judge by the Secretary of Defense: Judge Soybel
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201308060021.aspx
This is somewhat off topic, but something military personnel deal with fairly regularly. The Driver License Compact is an interstate agreement between 45 states to exchange information about license suspensions and traffic violations of non-residents, including DUI offenses. Its theme is “One Driver, One License, One Record.” http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2013/08/how-does-the-driver-license-compact-affect-duis.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Blotter+%28FindLaw+Blotter%29
I’ve done some work with Dr. Benjamin. He’s directed me to a new blog worth following (it’s now in my Feedly). Here’s the issue de jour. We’ve reported before on this blog about how police interview & interrogation tactics and techniques can contribute to false confessions. See previous posts here, here, here, here and here. One…
We are told so often it is nauseating how perfect the military drug labs are. But then we read items like this about the Fort Meade lab. Note, unlike the servicemembers who’s urine is screened the offending employees were put back in training and counseled on not lying. If this…