Monthly Archives: February 2010
Opening Day
College baseball season begins today. I’m getting ready to head out to the ballpark to watch Kentucky and Virginia Tech open it up. Afterwards, it will be Coastal and West Virginia. The weather is great and I’m excited about the new season. … Continue reading
Filed under Coastal Carolina Baseball
A Common Sense Approach to Ethics
This morning I read about another prosecutor getting suspended for ethics violations. Ethics can be a complicated field of law. I believe there are 59 Rules listed under the heading Rules of Professional Conduct. There are scores of cases on … Continue reading
Filed under Ethics, Prosecutorial Misconduct
Book Review: Strike IX
College baseball season opens in one week. You have plenty of time to read Strike IX -The Story of a Big East College Forced to Eliminate its Baseball Program and the Team that Refused to Lose by Paul Lonardo. The book has … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews
Three Years in Prison for Refusing Breathalyzer Test
This is one of the most outrageous articles I have read: A South Euclid man who became the first person in Summit County to be found guilty of tampering with evidence for refusing to take a Breathalyzer test was sentenced … Continue reading
Filed under DUI/DWI, Fifth Amendment
Nurse on Trial for Blowing Whistle on Doctor
Discretion is a wonderful concept, in theory. In criminal law, discretion starts with the beat cop or patrol officer. It’s his decision to make an arrest, write a ticket or issue a warning. That discretion goes right up the chain … Continue reading
Filed under Prosecutorial Discretion
Sentencing Reform
The S.C. Sentencing Reform Commission released its final report to state lawmakers last week. According to the Commission, the recommendations will make South Carolina safer while saving millions of dollars. The Commission is led by state Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville. The report appears to have … Continue reading
Filed under Prisons
