Murder Charges For Shooting 15 Years Ago: Two gang members will stand trial for murder in California after their victim died 15 years after being shot, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1994, Erwin Johnny Sanchez and Daniel Paul Cruz shot victim Scott Sittler, who became a quadriplegic as a result of the injuries and spent the rest of his life on a respirator. At the time, Sanchez and Cruz pleaded guilty to attempted murder. The two men now face murder charges after Sittler died last February from pneumonia.
Appeals Court Hears Argument on Student Drug Testing in CA: The Sacramento Bee reports that a California Court of Appeal heard oral argument yesterday on a legal challenge to random drug testing of California high school students. While random testing of student athletes is well-established, some claim that expansion of testing to students in other extracurricular activities violates the California constitution, which includes an explicit right to privacy. A California trial court judge last year issued a preliminary injunction of random drug tests of students (other than athletes), finding it likely that these suspicionless searches were invasions of the students' state constitutional rights. According to the article, the questions posed by the justices during argument indicated they might agree with the trial court judge.
Chelsea's Law Approved by CA Senate: In response to the deaths of two teenage girls at the hands of a convicted child molester, the California Senate today unanimously approved a bill allowing LWOP for predators who kidnap, drug, bind, torture or use a weapon while committing a sex crime against a child. The AP has this story here.
Tortured Dog Key Witness in Parole Hearing: The AP reports that after 8-year-old pit bull "Louis Vuitton" was led into the hearing room, the Alabama Parole Board unanimously voted to deny early release to Juan Daniels. In 2009, Juan was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for dousing the dog in lighter fluid, setting him on fire, and beating him with a shovel. Although one official called this case the worst case of animal cruelty he had ever seen, Louis Vuitton has fortunately recovered and found a new loving home.
Appeals Court Hears Argument on Student Drug Testing in CA: The Sacramento Bee reports that a California Court of Appeal heard oral argument yesterday on a legal challenge to random drug testing of California high school students. While random testing of student athletes is well-established, some claim that expansion of testing to students in other extracurricular activities violates the California constitution, which includes an explicit right to privacy. A California trial court judge last year issued a preliminary injunction of random drug tests of students (other than athletes), finding it likely that these suspicionless searches were invasions of the students' state constitutional rights. According to the article, the questions posed by the justices during argument indicated they might agree with the trial court judge.
Chelsea's Law Approved by CA Senate: In response to the deaths of two teenage girls at the hands of a convicted child molester, the California Senate today unanimously approved a bill allowing LWOP for predators who kidnap, drug, bind, torture or use a weapon while committing a sex crime against a child. The AP has this story here.
Tortured Dog Key Witness in Parole Hearing: The AP reports that after 8-year-old pit bull "Louis Vuitton" was led into the hearing room, the Alabama Parole Board unanimously voted to deny early release to Juan Daniels. In 2009, Juan was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for dousing the dog in lighter fluid, setting him on fire, and beating him with a shovel. Although one official called this case the worst case of animal cruelty he had ever seen, Louis Vuitton has fortunately recovered and found a new loving home.
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