I’m here for your hair
The Intelligencer Wheeling is reporting that four Amish men and women are suspects in a string of home invasions that occurred in Amish communities in Ohio. During each break in, the burglars would cut off the hair of the women and shave the beards of the men. Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla stated that the … Read more
Doing drugs? Police are coming in without a warrant
In an 8-to-1 decision yesterday the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment protection from warrantless searches and seizures does not extend to emergency circumstances created by the police. “The case came from Lexington, Ky., where police pursuing a drug suspect banged on the door of an apartment where they thought they smelled marijuana. After … Read more
Innocent man spends 18 years in prison because of Prosecutorial Misconduct
On Tuesday the Supreme Court decided that former inmate John Thompson should not be compensated for the 18 years he spent in prison because of prosecutorial misconduct. In 1984 Mr. Thompson was convicted of armed robbery, and later of an unrelated murder after prosecutors in the New Orleans district attorney’s office hid blood and other … Read more
