Year: 2008
A Sampling of Evidence
In an article about the legal defenses for a drug possession charge, Jon Katz mentions a case in which a suspect was caught with ten pills, all allegedly methadone. The state had a chemist test one of the pills to determine it was methadone, then the chemist testified that the other pills looked similar. This… Read more
‘Bye, Norm.
It’s official, I guess. Norm Pattis is blogging no more. Scott Greenfield was way ahead of the pack on this, but I couldn’t tell how serious it was. It turns out Norm really does plan to study Greek. In what I guess is his typical don’t-give-a-damn approach, Norm hasn’t just stopped blogging, he’s taken down… Read more
Use a Pellet Gun, Go To Jail
New Jersey resident Ryan Narciso could get three years in jail for having an air-powered pellet gun in his car, according to a story by Ken Serrano at MyCentralJersey.com: The gun, a Gamo P-23, was sitting under the rear window of the 2004 coupe. Looking like a larger-caliber handgun, the firearm drew a quick response from the… Read more
Knowing When to Bend Like a Reed In the Stream…
Back when I reviewed Barry Cooper’s Never Get Busted Again DVD, I wrote this about the third chapter: This chapter also has what’s probably the most controversial piece of advice: Don’t refuse the officer’s request to search your car. That goes against everything I’ve ever read. However, on reflection, Cooper’s argument isn’t totally insane: As… Read more
Doom and Gloom and Other Problems
Scott Greenfield was all doom-and-gloom yesterday: This year, I’m less sanguine. Not because the value of our Constitution is diminished, or because the struggle is less worthy, but because of my macro-view of Mazlow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Today, our nation is faced with very basic problems that will consume our energies and focus. Our economy is in… Read more