Latest Blog Posts for Partida for the People

• 84 Year-Old Women Asked for Her Underwear & Bra Size – This Tourette’s Case Illuminates the Criminal Mental State
  on Jan 15, 2014 in EVIDENCE Uncategorized mens rea mental state
  During this brief call, he tells the woman that he is “ just sitting here pulling it off.” … About a month later, Defendant called the same number and asked the same 84 year old women for her bra and underwear size … The facts in...
• Jay-Z Has 99 Problems and One of Them is Yours
  on Jan 11, 2014 in Search search seizure
  In the widely publicized NPR interview with Jay-Z, Terry  Gross discusses the lyrics of the song “99 Problems.” Jay-Z explains that the song is based on real life events. Jay-Z was transporting drugs from New York heading south when he w...
• Illinois Criminal Law Decisions Posted January 2014
  on Jan 8, 2014 in IL SUM appellate courts case law Illinois cases Illinois decisions
  Posted 01/13/2014 People v. Porter. Armed Violence and 20 Year Sentenced Reversed due to Improper Stop and Arrest. Victim reported a home invasion committed by a black man with braids with dark hat and clothes. Defendant was stopped and immediately a...
• How Would Rick of the Walking Dead Have Voted on a Morality Poll?
  on Jan 6, 2014 in EDITORIAL WALKER-MORALITY morality morality&crime walking dead
  In the previous post, I asked three questions asking for opinions on three killings (one was actually just an attempt) observed in the Walking Dead. The results were as follows: 63% of individuals believed it was moral for Lilly to shoot the Governor...
• Walking Dead Morality Poll
  on Jan 4, 2014 in WALKER-MORALITY morality morality&crime murder walking dead
  No strings attached. Looking for as many votes as possible. I shall report the responses in future post.
• Prosecutorial Misconduct Requires an Extended Statute of Limitations
  on Jan 4, 2014 in EDITORIAL prosecutorial misconduct
  Once again the TexasMonthly is reporting on an overturned Texas conviction involving prosecutorial misconduct. In their last article, they reported the rare fact that the prosecutor in that case was actually punished. This time, however, the paper re...
• Illinois Bail Bond Law
  on Jan 2, 2014 in PROCEDURE bail bail bond bond traffic citation traffic ticket
  The bail bond system in Illinois may give an individual charged with a traffic or low level offense a heart attack if they don’t have a basic understanding of the terms “bail”, “bond”, and the “10% Rule”. Se...

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