Detroit police blasted for arresting Free Press photographer who filmed arrest with her iPhone [Poynter]
“The discomfort of principles” in criminal defense matters [Gideon’s Trumpet]
House Judiciary panel on overcriminalization and mens rea shows genuinely useful bipartisanship [Jonathan Blanks, Cato] One in four new bills these days to create criminal liability lacks mens rea [Paul Rosenzweig/Alex Adrianson, Heritage]
Auburn, Alabama: “Cop Fired for Speaking Out Against Ticket and Arrest Quotas” [Reason TV]
Film project on overturned Death Row convictions [One for Ten] “Forensics review reveals hair evidence was possibly exaggerated in 27 capital cases” [ABA Journal]
Critics of Stand Your Ground seem to be having trouble coming up with examples to back their case [Sullum]
Maine: “Hancock County prosecutor admits violating bar rules in sexual assault trial” [Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News]

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Critics of Stand Your Ground seem to be having trouble coming up with examples to back their case

Mainly because cases where “stand your ground” is relevant, are rare. Most self defense situations do not offer an opportunity to retreat. SYG was enacted in response to a few notorious cases of prosecutorial overreach.
- August 01, 2013 8:24 AM
- By Mannie