The government [in the UK] is to press ahead with plans to enable petty criminals to plead guilty online and receive a sentence through a computer.
A report from the Ministry of Justice has called for the system to be tested with non-prisonable offenses, such as tram fare evasion, railway fare evasion and possession of an unlicensed road and line.
“Under this proposal, defendants who opt in to the online procedure and plead guilty will be offered the option to accept a pre-determined penalty (including the payment of any appropriate compensation and costs), be convicted and pay the amount immediately,” it reads.
During a moving ceremony Wednesday, Bryan Owens talked about how he evolved from a 12-year-old criminal to a serious drug abuser to a sober citizen, who is working on a Master’s Degree in social work at the University of Memphis, has a house in Arlington and became engaged over Christmas to his girlfriend of five years.
Owens’ moving presentation came during a celebration by the staff, graduates and supporters of Shelby County Drug Court, which was marking its 20th anniversary.
It is not hyperbole to say the court, founded by General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Tim Dwyer, has been a resuscitator of lives severely damaged by drug use, a crime reducer and a key weapon in criminal justice reform.
Dwyer, a General Sessions judge since 1984, founded the Drug Court in 1997.
A new lawsuit details the experiences of 10 people who say they were affected by records problems in the Shelby County criminal justice system.
The lawsuit, which was filed on Christmas Eve [December 2016], alleges the plaintiffs were incarcerated in Shelby County for an “extended and unlawful” amount of time following a major computer system transition in November. A federal lawsuit was also filed in November against Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham.
“Shelby County’s overall management of the computer transition was an abject failure,” attorneys Beth Brooks, Patrick Brooks, Matthew Gulotta, Daniel Lofton and Steve Wilson, say in the recent class action complaint.
[This case, which was filed in state court, is one of three filed against Shelby County relating to the jail’s new computer system. The other two lawsuits were filed in federal court.]
An appeals court has sided with a federal judge who ruled last year that the city could no longer conduct sweeps to clear people off Beale Street unless public safety requires it.
U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla issued his ruling in June 2015, ostensibly ending a police practice that has existed for years in which officers “sweep” the street to clear people off or push them into clubs, usually in the early morning hours of weekends.
After McCalla’s decision, the city appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. That three-member body handed down its ruling Monday upholding McCalla’s decision.
James Duane doesn’t think you should ever talk to the police. Not just, “Don’t talk to the police if you’re accused of a crime,” or, “Don’t talk to the police in an interrogation setting”—never talk to the cops, period. If you are found doing something suspicious by an officer (say, breaking into your own house because you locked yourself outside Read the full article here …
See below for the Youtube.com video referred to in the article above.
This is certainly a persuasive statement from the city council, but the MPD can still charge people with a misdemeanor for simple possession. I would say its largely up to the police administration to encourage individual officers to cite those in possession of small amounts of marijuana with an ordinance violation, rather than a misdemeanor.
Do you need to check the active/revocation/suspension status of your Tennessee driver license or obtain your driving history? Click here for the link to the State of Tennessee Driver Services Division website. You will need your Date of Birth, Driver License Number or ID Number, and your Social Security Number.
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