Category: Greg Clark
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A prayer as trial starts…
In hopes that some resolution will come from this trial and in recognition of all the tragic effects the Greg Clark murder has had on both the Clark family and the Wanke family and to everyone else concerned, we pray now: Help us to love our neighbors more than we love ourselves, respecting differences, and embracing our commonalities to find common ground.…
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Private prisons & Trump
Anybody who looks at the performance of private prisons can see that they end up costing us more, harm more people, fail to rehabilitate, and should not be used. “…Sally Yates, then the deputy attorney general, said in a memo that research had found private prisons “simply do not provide the same level of correctional…
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Richard Wanke’s trial begins next Monday, February 27, 2017!
Well, it has been over 9 very long years for our friend, Richard Wanke, who is finally going to trial. His jury selection ended this morning and last minute matters will be heard tomorrow morning. Then, his trial begins Monday with opening statements. Opening statements from each side will summarize what each side plans to prove by…
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And You Ask, How has This Happened???”
An AP article was just posted about a defendant in Atlanta, GA who has been sitting in jail and waiting to go to trial for the past 10 years: “Kharon Davis has spent nearly 10 years in jail. He’s had four sets of attorneys, with two judges on the bench. His co-defendants’ cases have wrapped up.…
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Article: Police back bill saying video evidence not always true
EVERYONE is concerned about crime. That’s no secret. It’s debatable whether or not there is more crime today than in the past, but people generally feel more unsafe today; perhaps because they see and hear more media coverage about crime. Most people are not tracing the trend though and do not perceive that criminals today…
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Article: Crime Data helps police thrive: NYPD commissioner
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2017/02/15/policing-the-usa-crime-compstat-new-york-police-department/97913528/
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Article: Whatever Happened to Black Lives Matter?
http://www.theroot.com/whatever-happened-to-black-lives-matter-1792412728
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Article: Attorney to jurors: Follow the Money in Corecivic Lawsuit
http://www.thestate.com/news/business/national-business/article132542599.html
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Article: Losing a Son in the New York State Prisons
No one should have to die just because one is sent away to prison. Yet, the story below is not new. Not everyone can withstand the mental and physical pressures of imprisonment especially when they are treated little better than warehoused cattle. We routinely see PETA and other animal rights group advertisements in print…
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Eyewitness Reports and Unreliablity
Surveys show that most jurors place heavy weight on eyewitness testimony when deciding whether a suspect is guilty. But although eyewitness reports are sometimes accurate, jurors should not accept them uncritically because of the many factors that can bias such reports. For example, jurors tend to give more weight to the testimony of eyewitnesses who…