by Lea Bickerton | Jan 9, 2009 | ARD, DUI, Police Misconduct
Officer Gary D.S. Utter was denied acceptance into the ARD program in York County. District Attorney Stan Rebert attributes the rejection to “the circumstances of the case.” Although Utter is a first-time offender, he is accused of crashing his patrol car...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 9, 2009 | Insanity Defense
Andre Thomas, who removed his own eye shortly before his trial in 2004, removed his remaining eye and claims that he ate it. Thomas was convicted of killing his estranged wife, his four-year old child, and his estranged wife’s 13-month old daughter. After...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 9, 2009 | Jail Conditions, News Update
Alabama Sheriff Greg Bartlett, who was previously placed in his own jail for failing to adequately feed his inmates, has agreed to spend all money designated for inmate meals on actually feeding the inmates. Sheriff Bartlett has also agreed to follow USDA guidelines...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 9, 2009 | DUI
The Kentucky Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would enhance the existing DUI law. Under the proposed law, anyone found with a detectable level of an illegal drug or a legal drug without a valid prescription could be convicted of DUI. Additionally,...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 9, 2009 | DUI
Texas legislators are proposing new DUI laws. In one DUI bills, sobriety checkpoints would be permitted on public roads in Texas. In another bill, any individual in an injury-related accident would be subject to a blood draw, as would anyone with two or more prior DUI...
