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I know the judge, the DA and even the defense attorney in this case. This community is small - largely rural and this DA does not stand for this at all. My guess is that this is the only "stranger" murder that will occur in this county this year. Trust me - this guy will plead to no less than...

I don't know that I believe this John Doe guy is the culprit, but I do believe that something is very, very, very wrong in La Crosse. My opinion has changed slightly since a U.S. Marshal's son drowned in Iowa. The Marshal really influenced the feds to look into things closer and the feds did...

You're right - most states allow deadly force to protect yourself or others. However, the other person has to be in imminent danger of great bodily harm. This will depend on the facts of the case - if mom went and shot the boyfriend while he was beating the daughter - very good case. If mom shot...

I'm not a frequent poster on this case, but I will say this: Unless the police conclusively find Maria's abductor, and then conclusively establish his whereabouts on the night Maddie was taken, I highly doubt that charges will ever be brought against the McCanns. The case would be hard to...

Look on the other side, though. What if you had been the defense atty for the innocent guy? You might have investigated more, made the DA prove the case, questioned why they didn't further test the gun, and kept this guy out of prison. Defense attorneys can do their jobs b/c they believe in...

Erica Nicole Baker. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/04/loc_erica04.html IMHO with her situation, the courts and attorneys are really testing the legal limits of the Ohio's specific laws. The attorney seems to be waiting until she is specifically ordered to reveal information and...

This rule is really narrow w/ regard to attorneys - similar to the rule w/ therapists. It's a different rule than "mandatory reporting" which you mention about children. Here's the model rules - states tweak them, so they vary... Model Rules of Professional Conduct Client-Lawyer...

It was about a little girl and where her body was buried. The courts tried to make the attorney reveal the location of the body after the client died, and the attorney refused. Attorneys get in trouble both ways - when they reveal and when they don't. Recently, a defense attorney revealed a...

Nothing new, but this is the first coverage I've seen in a long time. It's basically a whole article on why they're not saying anything... http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=709323 Authorities remain quiet on student's death Investigation still active, they say Associated...

It will be the laws of 1998. WI hasn't had the DP since the 1800's, so that won't happen. A first degree murder conviction, even in 1998, would still be LWOP or at least 25 plus years. WI also has a slayer statute - if Jensen is convicted, it is likely that he loses rights to his kids and the...

In my profession, we have been warned to carefully restrict our Myspace/Facebook/etc. pages. I know there are students who have been busted with underage drinking, etc. b/c of their Facebook postings. Hopefully, teachers also realize that this issue may come back around to them as well.

I understand the troubles of finding good teachers. Hubby is a special ed teacher - handling the kids that the public schools can't deal with - dual diagnosis - and he does it at a facility which is year round and still pays less than public schools... and don't even get me started on the...

I come from a LONG line of teachers on both sides and am married to a special ed teacher. I myself am in a licensed profession as well. There are certain professions that have the public trust and which we as a society hold to a greater standard than the public at large. Due to that public...

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071219/NEWS/997571940 My quick search on my state pulled up over 200... I looked at people under 30. Of the 8 I ran on my state's public records site, 5 were sex offenders.

Teachers are public employees. Holding a license is a priviledge which can be revoked. Actions which threaten your license should be public. Why should teachers be treated any differently than doctors and lawyers?

Oh yes you have!! I think you've said some nasty things on the Kelly Nolan (madison) thread about her murderer. :) Which, of course, we don't know who that is, and I don't think he's going to sue you for defamation considering he'd be in JAIL... :)

Yep - that point was in my first post on this subject. One thing I didn't say in the first post was that even if someone would win - so what? What damages do you get when someone calls you a name? Between two private citizens, getting much $$ is so unlikely that any lawyer taking the case...

Just to clarify - I did not read the posts at issue so my context in my answer was very broad and general. However, I would caution that even if you have a special signature and you state your opinion as "DP is a S*B, I heard he's done X & Y" and so on - that does not necessarily make it...

10 bucks that BK hired an off beat advertising team to come up with this. The new research says to get to Gen Y'ers (18-25) the marketing has to be sophisicated, but not come off as calculated. This is a good example - irreverent and people love it.