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24 May 2024, 6:29 am
Amnesty International found that due to the significant progress Guatemala has made in the fight against corruption and impunity, affected groups such as the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the judiciary have taken legal action to intimidate and criminalize individuals working to hold government officials accountable. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 4:30 am
She argued that by enacting City Code §9-1, the City intended to give City officers and employees the same protections afforded to such personnel by Public Officers Law §18. [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 5:15 pm
The Monroe County Public Defender's Office has introduced a new website (see) which, in part, contains links to some of that office's excellent training materials (see) and to numerous helpful articles on aspects of New York criminal law authored by Jim Eckert (see), a frequent contributor to this blog.Additionally, the website is a portal to the "Defender Discussion Forum". [read post]
19 Feb 2018, 12:00 am
Sovereign Immunity, Absolute Immunity, Qualified Immunity, Use Immunity, Transaction Immunity and Qualified Privilege claims that may be advanced by public officers and employees involved in litigation and, or, administrative hearingsIn an action brought pursuant to 42 USC §1983 and state law, the Plaintiff contended that Defendants had refused to investigate his allegations of judicial corruption. [read post]
30 Jan 2021, 7:05 am
The request alleged concerns with the public health logistics of holding separate trials for each of the former police officers charged in the George Floyd killing in May 2020. [read post]
25 Nov 2011, 8:42 am
An officer from the Department talks to the defendant and family members to discover what kind of person the defendant is. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 3:44 pm
Item: New Public Defender Carlos Martinez (Motto: "Proudly running the Dade County Public Defenders Office with help from Bennett Brummer since January 2009") has solicited the pro bono assistance of big firm civil lawyers for public defender cases. [read post]
6 Nov 2020, 7:46 am
Alexander Kueng, the four police officers charged in Floyd’s death, had requested a change in venue last month for the upcoming trial, citing public safety concerns and prejudicial publicity as reasons to change venue. [read post]
7 Sep 2019, 1:32 pm
Many of those defendants were charged with violently attacking not only parade participants, but Boston police officers as well. [read post]
24 Dec 2013, 10:49 am
The People presented the testimony of Police Officer assigned to the Brooklyn South Public Morals Division (BSPMD). [read post]
12 Mar 2011, 9:23 pm
Thus, it has been held that the only areas of the curtilage where officers may go are those impliedly open to the public. [read post]
10 Dec 2018, 7:26 am
The trial court denied the officer's qualified immunity motion, setting this case down for trial, but the officer took up an immediate appeal, and the Second Circuit (Pooler, Walker and Jacobs) reverses the trial court and the officer gets qualified immunity, which means the case is over.Qualified immunity allows public defendants to avoid suit if their actions were objectively reasonable under the circumstances. [read post]
27 Jul 2007, 3:08 pm
(I)t's not like the public defender's office is some feel-good charity set up to soothe the consciences of champagne liberals... [read post]
12 Sep 2006, 3:49 pm
Since the policy was announced last month, six attorneys have resigned from the public defenders office, including two lawyers who handle capital murder trials and Townsend Myers, who was the main public defender in Alarcon's courtroom.entire article.... [read post]
17 Nov 2006, 6:00 am
From The Orlando (Florida) Sentinel:The Public Defender's Office has asked a judge to force a state agency to move 18 severely mentally ill inmates out of Orange and Osceola jails and into state hospitals for treatment.If Circuit Judge Richard F. [read post]
14 Nov 2013, 9:20 am
Board of Education (Writ of quo warranto; action seeking writ of quo warranto challenging appointment of defendant as acting superintendent of public schools of city of Bridgeport; "In this public interest appeal, we consider whether, when an administrative agency has issued a license, certification, or waiver that is required by statute to hold a public office, a court may issue a writ of quo warranto because it has deemed a person to be unqualified for… [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 7:00 am
Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 6:28 am
CA: [A former public defender] claimed he was subjected to harassment, intimidation, profanity and spitting by County Executive Officer Mike Brown - and that county supervisors turned a deaf ear on Egar’s urgent pleas for more attorneys and resources for his office to serve its poor, mostly minority clients. [read post]
21 Feb 2007, 5:48 am
Marin supervisors allocated $30,000 Tuesday for a six-month pilot program that would allow a representative from the county public defender's office to accompany defendants during arraignments. [read post]
2 May 2019, 9:03 am
But it would also establish a public-defender office in the largest American county not to have one. [read post]
