People are finding us. So now it is time to get some good discussions going. Post a topic here, and I will post it as a separate thread for people to discuss. I'll soon be looking into getting real message boards set up - time for some real competition, PennLive!
posted by Anniken Davenport, Esquire @ 5:46 PM
Anniken Davenport is an attorney and writer. She has served as a medical board prosecutor and directed the Wilson College Legal Studies Program for five years. She is currently working on a book on the medical malpractice crisis and is the author of the textbook Basic Criminal Law published by Pearson/PrenticeHall. She is an adjunct instructor of business law at Harrisburg Area Community College.
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Yes, not everyone will want to reveal themselves - goodless knows I've already taken grief. But then, I'm self-employed too. Only way to go.
Tatoo - I don't think it matters what you posted, it is quite random.
I say Steve may just be our guy Milton.
For the record. Steve has never responded to my emails and I am still blocked, no matter what screen name or ID I use. It's time to go further up the food chain.
On local district justices and crime watch - back in the day when I was an assistant DA, if a cop went to a DJ with a good case and it was dismissed, then the cop came to me. If my analysis was that there was a case, we would refile. I have sat in on some local cases, and most of the time, it is the cop and the defense that come up with a compromise - can't blame that on the district justice.
Actually, I wouldn't be shocked at Solomon - I know he has at least once been reluctant to allow a domestic violence case to go forward. The victim had to push the DA's office to make it happen.
All the DJ can do if it is more than a minor offense is decide whether there is probable cause to hold someone over for trial. If there is not (and probable cause is generally defined as more likely than not that the defendant committed the crime) enough evidence, the case is dismissed. There is the matter of bail, but generally, a person has the right under the constitution to bail in most circumstances. There is also the matter of not enough space for everyone at the county jail. Then, there is the practice of plea bargaining at the next step. We simply don't have the man(person)power to try every case and hold everyone. Bottom line - it is a guessing game who is most dangerous if allowed on the street.
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