Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Have Released Felon In Custody. Job Done!
Darn it. Here's a parolee. He's already been to prison. Surely he's got some connection to the crime spree. OOOPS...guess not. That pretty much sums it up.
I guess the cops will have to start working on their investigation instead of taking the easy way out.
I guess the cops will have to start working on their investigation instead of taking the easy way out.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Wrong Number Connects Drug Seller With Police
I suppose when you market your marijuana, you want to make sure your weekly sales aren't going to the police department. Wrong Number Connects Drug Seller With Police
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Diamonds may be forever, but love isn’t
Diamonds may be forever, but love isn’t: "
There’s etiquette, there’s ethics and then there’s the law.
When a couple’s engagement ends, does the woman have to return the ring to her former fiancé?
Virginia trial courts are split but the latest word from Richmond Circuit Court is no, then yes.
That is, Richmond Circuit Court Judge Melvin Hughes initially rejected the jilted lover’s demand for the ring, then changed his mind. Upon further reflection, Hughes said in Hicks v. Jordan that the plaintiff proved the ring was “a gift made in contemplation of marriage and as such, is conditional.
“Upon breach of the engagement to be married, the property may be recovered by the donor,” Hughes said on June 16.
In 2006, a Newport News Circuit Court said a man had no claim to a ring costing nearly $25,000. Judge Timothy Fisher reviewed circuit court decisions from Fairfax and Amherst Counties that allowed the claim. But he cast his lot with a 2005 Salem Circuit Court decision that rejected the claim.
The Richmond court based its decision for the man on a 1921 Missouri case cited with approval by the Supreme Court of Virginia in a 1941 case, Pretlow v. Pretlow.
By Deborah Elkins
Monday, August 9, 2010
If Big Brother is Watching, He Needs a Warrant, Court Says
If Big Brother is Watching, He Needs a Warrant, Court Says: "Big Brother may well be watching. But if he's planted a satellite tracking device in your car, he'd better have a warrant, according to a federal appeals panel in the District of Columbia.
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Supreme Court of Virginia Appeals Granted
Supreme Court of Virginia Appeals Granted: "Appeals granted by the Supreme Court of Virginia. Appeals are removed from this list after decisions are issued by the court."
Monday, August 2, 2010
Virginia AG rules police may inquire about immigration status
Virginia AG rules police may inquire about immigration status: "[JURIST] Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli (R) [official website] on Friday issued an opinion [text, PDF] finding that state law enforcement officials have the authority to investigate the immigration status of those they stop or arrest. The opinion was issued following a request from Delegate Bob Marshall (R) [official website] asking whether Virginia officials have the same authority as that conferred to Arizona law enforcement officials under that state's recently enacted immigration law [SB 1070 materials; JURIST news archive]. Under Virginia law, an opinion of the attorney general is considered law unless overturned [WP report] by a judge in a..."
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