While there are no statistics readily available, police K-9 apprehensions number in the tens of thousands each year. Excessive police force claims tend to focus on firearms or Tasers but the unlawful use of police dogs to attack suspects has…
Month: May 2016
May25
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Drug Crime
The nation’s police seem to feel uncomfortable with the fact that they are now under constant scrutiny. The scrutiny they are under is not by their internal investigations departments or by their supervisory agencies, but by the public. We do…
May20
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Federal Criminal Law
There are more than 10,000 registered sex offenders in the State of Colorado.
In 1992, lawmakers in Colorado created the Sex Offender Management Board (“SOMA”), charging it with the task of developing and implementing “standards” for the assessment, evaluation,…
May20
2016
2016
Posted By: Staff Writer
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
There are actually 52 court systems in the United States: the 50 state systems, the federal system, and the local court system in the District of Columbia. The supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution requires that federal law trumps any…
May16
2016
2016
Posted By: Staff Writer
Category: Espionage | Federal Criminal Law
The ugly mood of war gripped the nation on April 2, 1917 when President Woodrow Wilson sought from the U.S. Congress a declaration of war against Germany. Senator Charles Culberson of Texas and Representative Edwin Webb of North Carolina responded…
May15
2016
2016
The current presidential election campaign has awakened the racial divide in this country. And it’s not a pretty sight. The latest example of this divide is the controversy swirling around the “fist salute” given by 16 graduating African-American female cadets…
May15
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Cyber Crimes | Internet Sex Crimes | terrorism
Let us make one thing clear: law enforcement does not, nor will it ever, respect an individual’s right to privacy. The police in this country, and throughout the world, believe they have an inherent right—one rooted in the need to…
May14
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Law | DWI
Currently pending before the Supreme Court are consolidated cases from Minnesota and North Dakota—under the title of Birchfield v. North Dakota—that could significantly change the way states deal with suspected drunk drivers.
The question before the Court is this:…
May14
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | federal Sentencing | Weapon Crimes
The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 (“ACCA”) is the federal equivalent of the “three strikes” or “repeat offender” laws now in place in at least 28 states in this country. The ACCA was enacted during the Reagan administration which…
May13
2016
2016
Posted By: Staff Writer
Category: Sex Crimes
There are more than 87,000 registered sex offenders in the State of Texas. Registration requirements in Texas are strict. Sex offenders are required by law to provide the public with virtually every aspect of their personal life: Social Security number,…
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