My question is where did he get it? I’ve only ever gotten Sacajewea coins when I get a bunch of change using the train...

I wonder what the registration requirement is for him- meaning, if he could petition to get off the registry at some point. I’m thinking maybe it’s lifetime registration because the hurdle most people face is financial and that’s clearly not a problem with him.

It’s totally about the registry. I don’t know how it works in Ohio or California but where I practice, only specific convictions allow you to petition to get off and even then, a judge has to sign off on it. It’s an expensive process which deprives most people who should be off the registry of that right. It’s…

That tattoo is never coming off. Should he win the appeal, somehow win his trial/not be convicted of a sex offense, and not be legally required to not register, no one in their right mind would touch him. What’s really infuriating is there are massive issues with the offender registry that ruins people’s lives; it’s…

I practice in a different state so this based on case law here, but no, he would not be risking a harsher sentence should his conviction be overturned. He would only be tried on the charges he was convicted for (double jeopardy) and if it’s the same as where I practice, should he be convicted again, the sentence…

Double jeopardy does kick in which is why he’d only be re-tried for the charges he was convicted of. It also means that should he be re-tried and convicted, he can’t get a harsher sentence than the original one. I understand that’s a hard pill to swallow on this case but the reason that exists is so people who are…

I don’t practice in California but where I practice, you only get re-tried on the charges for which you were convicted and you cannot get a harsher sentence than the original sentence. The purpose of that rule being people who have been convicted shouldn’t waive their appellate rights for fear they may get a harsher…

Agreed. I honestly don’t care if it’s DV, mental health, racism, misogyny, or whatever motivates a person to commit a mass shooting. By definition, you’re probably mentally ill if you commit these acts. The problem is people will always have their motives but it’s the fact they have the ability to act on these motives…

Jeopardy attaches the moment a jury is impaneled which is meant to protect everyone from malicious prosecution, including people accused of sexual assault. I also think there’s a fundamental misunderstanding of how rape shield laws work. Rape shield presumes that evidence of the alleged victims sexual conduct/history…

I hope this shows once and for all what a charlatan this man is. Anyone who preaches the prosperity gospel are the opposite of good Christians. He’s just a greedy huckster who only cares for himself.

I can’t lower my expectations of her because like most reasonable, intelligent people, my expectations of her were always rock bottom. Does she want us to start digging?

It was disgusting.

I once dated a man who would wear the same underwear two days in a row (he would turn them inside out.) You can imagine how I found out about this but anyhow, he had the worst ball smell. This picture brought back that olfactory nightmare...

Wait, you mean the rich white lady who will not personally suffer for her idiocy and will probably die before the long term effects of the orange fuhrer’s presidency are felt regrets nothing?! Shocking.

Two words- Batson challenge. Batson is a SCOTUS decision that holds a prosecutor cannot use a peremptory challenge to kick jurors of the same race as the accused off the jury without a race neutral reason (ie, they said they couldn’t be fair or they couldn’t follow the instructions the court gave them.)

If they are using the other cases, for whatever reason, during deliberations that’s potential juror misconduct. In most jurisdictions (I don’t practice in Pennsylvania) jurors are instructed they can only base their verdicts on the evidence presented at trial, they can’t post anything about the case on social media,…

I do think it was an intentional statement though it could have been better phrased; I just don’t think it was distasteful. I say that as someone who was represented factually innocent people, people who were probably guilty of something and overcharged, and people who have been straight up guilty. The point is, I…

Why are you acting like I’m attacking you? You’ve made several comments about the state of the legal system that clearly demonstrate you’re not a lawyer and you don’t know what you’re talking about- I’m just correcting your misconceptions. It’s not meant to be an attack but if people want to have an honest discussion…

Only one of those prior witnesses can testify and for a limited purpose of showing MO. The other accusers’ stories are not coming for any purpose and he can’t be convicted for those other allegations- he’s only being tried for the allegation from 2004.

The appeals process is long process- it can take years for a court of appeals to issue a ruling and until such a ruling is issued, you’re serving your sentence unless you’re granted a stay and appeal bond which rarely happens. And that’s based on the assumption that the court of appeals will find reverseable error.