He finally did it. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn abolished capital punishment. Quinn also commuted the sentences of all 15 inmates remaining on Illinois’ death row. They will now serve life in prison. From the Washington Post: “State lawmakers voted in January to abandon capital punishment, and Quinn spent two months reflecting on the issue, speaking […]
Archives for 2011
Update Manchester Building Female Skeleton
Remember the Manchester Building Female Skeleton I posted about? Police is still trying to find out who the lady was. “Workmen unearthed a skeleton while digging up the former car park on land between Angel Street, Dantzic Street and Miller Street – an area known as Angel Meadow. Police believed the remains could have been […]
Hope for Skinner!
Good news for Hank Skinner: USSC Justice Ginsburg, writing for the majority, said prison inmates may use a federal civil rights law to seek DNA testing that was not performed before their conviction. Lower federal courts had dismissed Skinner’s claims at an early stage, although other federal judges have allowed similar lawsuits to go forward […]
Recap #CCLiveChat Feb 26, 2011
We just hosted the first ever #CCLiveChat on Twitter and really, what an hour it was! Fantastic to see the participation and the enthusiasm. Joe and I were joined by several people and we wish to thank them not just for participating but for the genuine exchange of information: katcop13, lilaclounge, deaddollmovie, littlelawyer, worldcrime, Evie_G_L, Org9 […]
Recap #CClivechat March 4, 2011
Our second #cclivechat on Twitter was another succes. We were joined by authors and cops and had a few great discussions going on simultaneously. The first discussion centered on how cold cases are selected for review. What works to get the media’s attention, how difficult it is to get victims’ family members involved and, in what condition do […]
Evidence of Isadore Banks’ properties surfaces
After many decades, evidence is surfacing of Isadore Banks’ vast properties! Cooper reports that “The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University’s School of Law has been investigating Banks’ case for over a year and has just made a remarkable discovery; The Project has found records proving what Banks’ family has known for […]
Sum it up! #9
A few days ago, Twitter’s Legal Eagle Michelle posed a question. She called lawyers into action and asked them to provide tips for law students. Let’s start with that for this Sum it Up. I have four tips. Here is number one: rulings are not about what is morally right and, what is legally right […]
Vidocq presents Sundeep Bhatia!
Sundeep Bhatia is a sole practitioner of Beaumonde Law Practice in Pinner, UK. He specializes in Employment Law and Criminal Litigation and is an accredited mediator. He is the immediate past chairman of the Society of Asian Lawyers and, in March 2010, was appointed as one of the two solicitors on the Law Society Council representing the BME constituency. Sundeep […]
Update Trey Noah Trial
The trial in Trey Noah’s murder will most likely take place towards to end of the year. Other cases take precedence over his according to the Blanco News Online. “Harber has been released on $300,000 surety bond under nine conditions, including the conditions that he is not allowed to have contact with Noah’s family or […]
Update Hank Johnson
On July 10, 2008, Hank Johnson was found by his girlfriend on the floor of his hotel room. He was severely beaten and covered in his own blood. The beating with baseball bats left three cracks in his skull and a fatally cracked nose. He never regained consciousness. Hank died less than two weeks later. Police found […]