Sentence Enhancement Imposed for Bullshit
Seems entirely reasonable to me.
July 2005
Latest Example of “Law Clerk Bingo”
Whoever wrote the concurring and dissenting opinion for Ninth Circuit Judge Fernandez in Southern Union Co. v. Southwest Gas Corp. has scored many points in the game of who can get the most ridiculous words into a judicial opinion. The case…
Kansas Police Return Confiscated Foot to Owner
A man’s allowed to keep his own foot around even if it ain’t attached.
Can a Mug Shot Also Be Evidence of the Crime?
Probably not very often, but this one is. Hint: the charge is “abusing harmful intoxicants,” namely, spray paint. The site links to a number of other excellent mug shots. The Smoking Gun
Poorly-Planned Flight From Law Ends in Courtroom
Trying to avoid a trial date, Jada Coover led Iowa police on a high-speed chase Wednesday after his pickup was spotted on State Highway 50. Coover fled down the highway, then into the town of Vermillion, where he stopped the…
Man Fakes Own Kidnapping to Avoid Wrath of Girlfriend
Here are some things to remember when planning to claim, falsely, that you were kidnapped: If you say you were on the way to a store to buy something, check to see if that store really carries that item. Because…
Identical Twins Change Names to Honor Wrongly Convicted Anarchists and Ancient Migratory Tribe
Saying they chose the new names as a tribute to their Italian and German heritage, and to help with future business and political plans, identical twins Scott and Matthew Wurgler have changed their names to Sacco and Vanzetti Vandal. You…
Military Theorists Concerned That Terrorists May Resort to “Lawfare”
In April, Phillip Carter reported in Slate magazine that some US military theorists have called attention to the possibility that the nation’s enemies may engage in "lawfare," which the Council on Foreign Relations defines as the "strategy of using or…
Cell Phone’s Ring in Court Earns Man Jail Time
These days pretty much all courthouses prohibit cell phones, or at least require that they be turned off while in the courtroom. You should honor this rule at least in Chatham County, North Carolina. Sergio Cortez Herrera didn’t, and Judge…
Carjacker in Jesus Cape Believed to Be “Religious Nut”
Police in Cleveland reported this week that a man who had broken into a downtown church then went on a carjacking spree while wearing a black liturgical robe, a purple cape he had taken from a statue of Jesus, and…