How do judges know when to set bail on an accused person? How much should be set? Are there any guidelines?
The setting of bail occurs when an accused person first appears in court to answer for alleged crimes. That’s done because of constitutional requirements. A judge has several choices at this point in a criminal …
My jazz group played for a judge’s retirement party here in Minnesota. Of course, we loved playing and it was a great party–if you like big groups of judges and lawyers!!
Many people don’t know that judges often retire with strategic purposes in mind, besides simply quitting their jobs.
To understand, it’s important to remember that, at the …
Here’s a quote from a recent issue of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans:
“Louisiana is the world’s prison capital. The state imprisons more of their people, per head…(such that) Louisiana’s incarceration rate is nearly triple Iran’s.”
What’s going on? In my own state of Minnesota, we are building a “geriatric” prison nestled in the north woods. Louisiana has …
Okay, I’m sorry to post one more time about the Amy Senser trial. It’s over, but for months the media in Minnesota covered the case non-stop. Amy Senser was accused of two lower levels of homicide for striking a man on an exit ramp, killing him. She left the scene without stopping and failed to report it for …
If you live in Minnesota, other than the non-stop media coverage about the new Vikings’ stadium, the big news has been non-stop coverage of the Amy Senser homicide trial. She was charged with a lower level of homicide for hitting and killing a man while he put gas in his car on an exit ramp off the freeway …
I’m excited to tell you that my new mystery/thriller, Fallout, will be released on June 1, 2012.
It’s a sequel to my first book, Reprisal, with many of the same characters involved in an exciting story. Here’s what it’s about:
…He’s your average, ordinary neighbor, but he’s going to kill you. He’s the home-grown fanatic next …
Okay, so I was wrong about George Zimmerman being charged with the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. In a previous post, I had predicted that the authorities would have a tough time putting together a case against him–even though it appears from what’s been reported in the media that Mr. Zimmerman is guilty of killing …
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