The United States Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal from former Wordcom CEO Bernard Ebbers, which means that, unless Ebbers is pardoned, he will serve most, if not all, of the rest of his life in prison. I’ve said it before and will say it now again – sentences in our criminal system,…
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Strange Stuff on Northwest Airlines
This story is weird. Girl falls asleep on a plane. Guy takes the seat next to her. Girl says the guy ejaculates on her. I’m not sure, though, how they can convict the guy, unless they’ve got DNA evidence. I’m betting there’s more to this story.
A Reprieve for Lammers
By the way, I have been meaning to say that I am very, very pleased to see that Ken Lammers has granted his excellent blog, CrimLaw, at least a temporary stay of execution.
California Dog Mauling Homicide Case Reaches State High Court
The California Supreme Court is set to consider whether an intermediate appellate court properly reinstated a second degree murder conviction in the California pit bull presa canario (NB: Thank you, Rachel). mauling/murder case from a few years back. I remember this case when it was tried. Watched most of it on Court Tv. Cheered when…