Marijuana Legalization for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania and Marijuana Legalization The country has recently witnessed serious social and political discussions involving the once universally prohibited use of marijuana. Over the past few years, many states have legalized the drug for specific purposes and in specified quantities. Most recently Alaska has joined the small group of […]
Thomas Donovan and the Case of the Blarney Blowout
Blarney Blowout Illegal Recording? Every year the students of University of Massachusetts congregate in the spirit of debauchery (and St. Patrick) in a celebration known as the Blarney Blowout. Last year, as in other years, things got a little out of hand and Amherst Police were called in to settle the […]
Jessica’s Law for California Sex Offenders
California Court’s Stance on Sex Offenders In 2006, 70 percent of California voters approved The Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Acts, also known as Jessica’s Law. In fact, 5,926,800 of Californias approximately 8 million voters approved the legislation. The law was authored by Republican Senator George Runner and Republican State Assemblywoman Sharon Runner, husband and […]
Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board Packaging Law Appeals
Pennsylvania’s New Packaging It has been an eventful start to 2015 for officials at Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board. Recently the LCB was involved in a bit of a debate over the meaning of an antiquated packaging law. A Pennsylvania statute written during the post-Prohibition era placed some interesting restrictions on beer distributors. The statute permitted […]
Linda Carty Appeals Conviction for Murder of Johanna Rodriguez
Linda Carty Appeal in Texas In 2001 a British national was convicted for the murder of Johanna Rodriguez and the abduction of her four-day-old son. A man named Christopher Robinson, a star witness for the prosecution, testified that he saw the murder take place and identified a British woman as the murdered. The woman, Linda […]
Rodney Reed Stays Death Penalty in Texas Execution for Murder of Stacey Stites
Rodney Reed Gets A Stay of Execution in Texas Death Penalty Case Rodney Reed has been a Texas death row inmate since his trial for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites. Stites was the 19-year-old fiancée of Officer Jimmy Fennell. During his trial, the state argued that Reed had raped and murdered the 19-year-old, and […]
The Law Office of Robert Sirianni: A Miami Appellate Law Firm
It is a day on the weekend. You, having worked a forty hour workweek have several errands to run in order to prepare for the upcoming week. Picking up the dry cleaning, grocery shopping, taking the kids to their extracurricular activities are a few items on the list. As you get finished with the items […]
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev Trial Case: Boston Marathon
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev Try to Change Venue From Boston April 15, 2013 is a date that will never fade from the memory of a Bostonian. The day began as a celebration of strength, speed, and determination, and without warning became a day of pain, injury, and sorrow. Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the […]
Gerald Arthur Sandusky Appeals Sentence
Gerald Arthur Sandusky: Who Can Speak to a Conspiracy? It has been nearly four years since Gerald Arthur Sandusky was convicted for 45 of the 48 charges of the sexual abuse of young boys he faced. Still, for many Pennsylvanians this despicable act of abuse still leaves as bitter a taste in ones mouth as if […]
Adnan Syed Appeals Judgment and Conviction
Adnan Syed’s Appellate Case Serial has quickly become one of the most popular and well-known podcasts in existence. The podcast focuses on a step-by-step and real time examination by one reporter of a 1998 cold case. The subjects of the podcast, Adnan Syed, and his deceased ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, were typical Baltimore teenagers until […]