A parent group (with the help of Educate Nevada Now, Wolf Rifkin, and Holland & Hart) is going to file suit against the state over education funding. [TNI]
The Nevada Supreme Court heard argument yesterday on protecting water for the “public trust.” [TNI]
The US Supreme Court is hearing argument on its first abortion case of the Trump era. [SCOTUSblog]
People sit in jail because they can’t afford bail. [Nevada Current]
A federal judge in Idaho voided 1 millions acres of BLM oil and gas leases. [The Hill]
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Does anyone know if the former Kolesar attorneys still have access to their K&L email address? I have a case against them and need to email one of the attorneys. He hasn't updated his information in the case.
@12:46, a probable cause hearing is not the same as being found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; the lower standard is literally in the name. Also, "Can't do the time, don't do the crime" is indeed a saying. But in the context of sitting in jail because you can't afford bail, the saying doesn't apply because no one has found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant "d[id] the crime."
The PC hearing is required within 48 hours of a warrantless arrest. It is a cursory examination of the evidence and events, usually stated by a police officer in his arrest report, of events of which the officer has personal knowledge. To remedy the time an indigent might spend in jail over a weekend, Justice Court has combined the 48 and 72 hour hearings into a Initial Appearance hearing, heard 7 days a week, so that bail can be set or an OR release, with or without conditions, can be had quickly.
Also, the "time" in question has little to do with the crime. If you're rich you can get out on bail even for pretty heinous crimes, while if you're poor you're stuck in jail until your trial no matter how minor the offense. So in a real sense you're punishing people for being poor, not for committing crimes. If your answer is to deny *everyone* bail no matter how rich, I'd disagree with that too but at least it would comply with your motto about crime and time.
@4:06 – BS
I guess you were not reading. Initial appearance court hears new arrestees every day, including weekends. The court's Pre-trial Risk Assessment releases many non-violent offenders directly from jail on their own recognizance within hours of arrest. Persons not released are seen in Justice Court within a day, where bail is reset or the accused is released on their own recognizance, some with conditions.
28 years of a man's life is a "token campaign ploy"? I am pretty law and order, but it is ok to think a guy losing 28 years of his life due to prosecutorial misconduct is a bit of a big deal.
Does anyone know if the former Kolesar attorneys still have access to their K&L email address? I have a case against them and need to email one of the attorneys. He hasn't updated his information in the case.
They do (and most have the emails set up to forward to their new email addresses).
Which Kolesar attorneys have failed to land and remain unemployed?
11:33 here. I'm not sure if this person is unemployed or just hasn't filed an updated notice of appearance with his new firm info.
This is a mean-spirited question.
Step ONE when changing firms: Notify NV Bar
Step TWO when looking for anyone with a bar card: Check NV Bar
Perhaps their job prospects would be helped if they were named here.
"People sit in jail because they can't afford bail."
Simple solution: don't commit crimes.
I vaguely recall in learning in Crim Law that you are not guilty until a jury determines that to be the case.
@12:36. There's also something called a probable cause hearing. Agreed with @12:31. Can't do the time, don't do the crime. Isn't that a saying?
@12:46, a probable cause hearing is not the same as being found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; the lower standard is literally in the name. Also, "Can't do the time, don't do the crime" is indeed a saying. But in the context of sitting in jail because you can't afford bail, the saying doesn't apply because no one has found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant "d[id] the crime."
The PC hearing is required within 48 hours of a warrantless arrest. It is a cursory examination of the evidence and events, usually stated by a police officer in his arrest report, of events of which the officer has personal knowledge. To remedy the time an indigent might spend in jail over a weekend, Justice Court has combined the 48 and 72 hour hearings into a Initial Appearance hearing, heard 7 days a week, so that bail can be set or an OR release, with or without conditions, can be had quickly.
Also, the "time" in question has little to do with the crime. If you're rich you can get out on bail even for pretty heinous crimes, while if you're poor you're stuck in jail until your trial no matter how minor the offense. So in a real sense you're punishing people for being poor, not for committing crimes. If your answer is to deny *everyone* bail no matter how rich, I'd disagree with that too but at least it would comply with your motto about crime and time.
12:31, I guess a factually innocent person has never, ever been arrested before.
@4:06 – BS
I guess you were not reading. Initial appearance court hears new arrestees every day, including weekends. The court's Pre-trial Risk Assessment releases many non-violent offenders directly from jail on their own recognizance within hours of arrest. Persons not released are seen in Justice Court within a day, where bail is reset or the accused is released on their own recognizance, some with conditions.
5:43 – In the totality of all arrests, what are the odds someone completely innocent and misidentified is arrested?
.001% ?
.002% maybe?
8:31,
Let's keep the presumption of innocence. Fred Steese went to prison for 28 years even though he was innocent.
And Ed Fumo will use as his token campaign ploy.
28 years of a man's life is a "token campaign ploy"? I am pretty law and order, but it is ok to think a guy losing 28 years of his life due to prosecutorial misconduct is a bit of a big deal.