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 …
I just read a great blog by Karen Boros on MinnPost at minneapolis-targets-backpagecom-ads-fight-against-juvenile-sex-trafficking about the efforts of the Minneapolis City Council to stop the Internet advertisements for juvenile prostitutes. Protected by the 1st Amendment, the web site, backpage.com has run ads for sexual activity. Through code words like “new in town,” they indicate to the buyers that …
In an excellent blog on The Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-chaltain/empathy-for-a-killer_b_1702350.html?utm_hp_ref=james-holmes author Sam Chaltain dares to ask: Is it possible to feel empathy for a person capable of such senseless violence such as James Holmes?
Our usual, knee-jerk reaction is to categorize these kinds of people as psychopaths, aberrant, or crazy (whatever that means). Mr. Chaltain points out that the …
In the last post, I looked at the huge and tragic problem of worldwide trafficking of humans–particularly young people and 
children. The FBI estimates that from 600,000-800,000 humans are trafficked around the world. That is, they are forcefully taken from their homes and families. Many people assume that most of these trafficked children come into the U.S. …
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 …
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 …
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