As for the medical examiner being unable to authoritatively categorize it as homicide or an accident, I suspect the reason is that the kid is the only witness to what happened and there was nothing obvious about her condition that disproved his version of events (e.g. the absence of gunshot residue on the victim which…

No, there does not appear to be evidence it was the parents’ gun, and the larceny of a firearm charge may indicate it was owned by/licensed to someone completely different who did not consent to him having the gun. Either that or perhaps managed to take the firearm from some secured place without permission. 11 years…

I don’t know, a series of apparently committed relationships that don’t last is not the same as someone who is just looking to get laid with as many women as possible. I think he wants to be in a relationship. I also think that his BPD (and any other mental health/insecurities he has) are probably something that a…

It’s probably the difference between civil suit damages and restitution in criminal cases. The civil suit damages are the ones that end up being seven or eight figures or whathaveyou. Civil suit damages for pain and suffering and potential punitive damages allow for massive sums... far more than simple restitution.

and now that you’re grown?

Great job, man.  Keep it up.  It’s not easy in a world that decides to coat everything in sweetener.

He’s been very open about having mental health issues. That is almost certainly an obstacle to achieving a lasting relationship for anyone. However, an even bigger one is celebrity and wealth. Other obstacles that a normal couple might diligently try to work through no doubt appear far more unacceptable if you’re a…

“I can’t afford a $32,000 car, let alone one twice that. And I drive my cars for 10+ years. In a decade will my electric car be as obsolete as an iPhone 5?” No one is going to just stop your EV from working by not updating its Drive doohickey. Maybe its charging chord will require an adapter in 10 years when some more…

Apparently they are, in fact, factors to be considered in calculating spousal support in California. “(b) The extent to which the supported party contributed to the attainment of an education, training, a career position, or a license by the supporting party.” CA Fam. Sec. 4320 Circumstances considered (California…

If it had been a DUI by this guy (or any other crime investigation), that would have been instantly mentioned by the police in their statement to make sure they looked good. If the best they could come up with was “became non-compliant” they almost certainly have no crime and were investigating no crime.

Well they certainly may have thrown out the pre-nup, which would also explain it. However, while I don’t know what the legal standard is there for throwing out a pre-nup, I can’t help thinking that a 2 year marriage between a multi-millionaire actress and a (presumably) regular shmegular guy, where nothing the guy did…

“after Hollman ‘became non-compliant,’ according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), officers attempted to take the 62-year-old into custody.”

Non-compliant with what? What was the order? Because “non-compliant” is not a crime. There has to be a lawful order. They’re supposed to be there to investigate an…

You omitted a critical fact: it was a divorce agreement that ended the case, not a judgment on the merits by the Court. I suspect he parlayed dragging this custody dispute out for years into receiving far more than was permitted in terms of money under the pre-nuptial agreement as that pre-nuptial agreement almost…

I think of it this way, if a cop started biting a suspect as hard as he could for not obeying a command, how would the courts react? At least if it’s the cop doing the biting, it’s less than half as hard as a dog can bite, the teeth are not as long as a dog’s teeth, and he can actually stop the biting the instant he…

Anyone dumping on her for the THC, she was dealing with the recent death of her mother while trying to train. More importantly, if you were to run a 100M dash against yourself and one of the two of you was high on marijuana, who would win? And who would get distracted by the hot dog stand to the side?  It’s not a…

And that may be more lucrative and certainly safer than work based on a criminal justice major.

Craft a major they can use and that will prepare them. Too many kids end up in the pros in various sports, play for just a few years (especially the majority of NFL recruits, where it’s particularly physically punishing) and then are out. I get the distinct impression that most of them end up broke with no real job…

No, your response to it’s the prosecutors discriminating (i.e. life in prison vs. no prison based on your own example) based on race is to pretend you don’t understand what I’m saying and as though you’d shown the same punishments apply to everyone equally regardless of race.  That may not make you racist, but it…

Should have either kept his mouth shut (and privately, verbally apologized to her profusely) and, if he was charged, admitted fault. I’m sure his lawyers were telling him “No don’t do this!”

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“the video captured a police interview with Gibson after the incident.” There is no way the defendants didn’t know their interview was recorded. There is no way their defense counsel would not have requested and insisted upon the production of evidence the defense counsel knew existed. So this does look like a tactic…