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Connecticut Law Tribune

Editorial: Marijuana And The Rule Of Law

By | April 08, 2014
We have heard quite a lot of late about the rule of law in Connecticut and elsewhere. The Connecticut Bar Association even sponsored two seminars in recent years on that precise subject. One of the speakers, a top business leader in Connecticut, raised many eyebrows when he said one of the reasons he would prefer to do business in China rather than in Russia is that China, in spite of all the differences from our legal system, takes the rule of law more seriously than Russia does.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Prosecutors Claim Man Planned Conn. Drone Bombings

A Moroccan national was detained without bail in Connecticut after FBI agents discovered his plot to fly bombs on drone-like devices made out of radio-controlled airplanes into a school and a federal building, according to federal authorities.
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New York Law Journal

Judge's Failure to Question Jurors Leads to New Trial

An upstate appeals court ordered a new trial for a defendant who was serving a 46-year-to-life sentence for sexual assault because the trial judge failed to inquire further when seven potential jurors raised doubts about their impartiality during voir dire.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Rawson v. Commonwealth Dep't of Transp. PICS Case No. 14-0480 (C.P. Chester Jan. 29, 2014) Tunnell, J. (6 pages).

By | April 08, 2014
Criminal Attempt • Driver's License Suspension
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Rathy, PICS Case No. 14-0486 (C.P. Lawrence Feb. 12, 2014) Motto, P.J. (12 pages).

By | April 08, 2014
Demonstrative Evidence • Witnesses
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commwealth v. SMP, Inc., PICS Case No. 14-0455 (Pa. Super. March 18, 2014) Lazarus, J. (7 pages).

By | April 08, 2014
Motor Vehicle • Commercial Vehicle Service Alliance Procedure • Out-of-Service Criteria
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Greely, PICS Case No. 14-4081 (C.P. Berks Jan. 16, 2014) Boccabella, J. (7 pages).

By | April 08, 2014
False Identification • Public Drunkenness • Suppression of Evidence • Sufficiency of Evidence
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Emanuel, PICS Case No. 14-0491 (Pa. Super. Feb. 26, 2014) Bender, J. (7 pages).

By | April 08, 2014
Theft by Unlawful Taking of Movable Property • Definition of "Movable Property"
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New York Law Journal

'Crime Fraud' and the Lawyer's Duty

In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen, of counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, writes that it is entirely appropriate for a client to approach a lawyer seeking to obtain an (ostensibly) expert opinion as to whether the conduct that he might wish to pursue is, in fact, legal or illegal. But when the client pursues that conduct despite the lawyer's warning not to, and the attorney is asked to testify, what is the ethical thing to do?
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New York Law Journal

Judge's Questions Were Acceptable at Trial, Panel Finds

A judge who peppered two experts with questions at a 2003 murder trial, making nearly as many inquiries as the defense, acted within his bounds and did not take on the appearance of an advocate, a unanimous Manhattan appeals court has ruled in denying a defendant a new trial.
4 minute read

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