Most political scandals are like a flash in the pan. They explode into the public consciousness for a brief period, dominating water cooler conversations and, sometimes, the 24-hour news cycle. A few days or weeks pass, and they fade…
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Most political scandals are like a flash in the pan. They explode into the public consciousness for a brief period, dominating water cooler conversations and, sometimes, the 24-hour news cycle. A few days or weeks pass, and they fade…
Category: Indecency With A Child | Sex Crimes
Historically, statutory rape laws prohibit sexual conduct between an adult and a person under the age of consent. These laws are premised on the notion that persons under the age of consent, female or male, are incapable to consenting to…
Category: Criminal Law | Sex Crimes
Legal scholars and sources, such as Black’s Law Dictionary, provide two definitions of a mistrial: first, a trial is brought to an end by the judge before a determination on the merits has been made because a procedural error or…
Category: Illegal Pornography | Indecency With A Child
There was a time when federal sentencing was rather straightforward. A convicted defendant, either through a guilty plea or a jury verdict, appeared before a judge to face sentencing. The judge would consider a pre-sentence investigation report, entertain suggestions made…
Category: Sex Crimes
The sexual assault scandal at Baylor University is still a dark cloud hanging over its football program, its athletics department, and the school as a whole. For those who don’t know the whole story, a lawsuit was filed in early…
Category: Illegal Pornography | Internet Sex Crimes
Vicki is a victim of child pornography. It began when she was 10 years of age. Pictures and videos depicting her bound, raped and sodomized was, and continues to be, widely distributed on the Internet. Her pornography became known in…
Category: Indecency With A Child | Sex Crimes | Sexual Abuse
In an August 15, 2012 post, we pointed out that “common law has long recognized the fundamental principle that an accused is entitled to be tried solely on the criminal charge leveled against him by the State; that he should…
Category: Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes
Most people think of “distributing” child pornography as a large-scale operation that allows viewers access child pornographic images and videos either by hosting files on a website or through using a file-sharing service.
In reality, though, it takes a…
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law | Sex Crimes
The law is as much about procedure as it is about substance. Even the most seasoned criminal defense attorney can default on a critical issue by not following the strict rules of trial procedure. This issue was underscored in a…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Sex Crimes
The New York Times reported in October 2015 that the State of Minnesota civilly commits more sex offenders per capita than any other state in the nation. The Times said the state has committed more than 700 sex offenders over…