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- Henderson to help complex replace damaged water system. [RJ]
- But not without a little drama. [8NewsNow]
- Trial begins for Deobra Redden. [RJ; 8NewsNow]
- Patterns of unlawful detention: Allegations revealed against Las Vegas officer. [RJ; 8NewsNow]
- A law nobody wants to defend. [Nevada Current]
- DA’s office investigating claims CCSD school board member lives out of state. [News3LV]
- Judge accepts plea deals for 4 teens accused of killing classmate. [8NewsNow]
- Hefty fines for illegal breeders, mandatory microchips proposed to curb Las Vegas valley animal welfare crisis. [Fox5Vegas]
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Beat someone to death. No consequences. Just another day of justice in Nevada.
Yeah…that’s pretty sickening. I’m not sure I think those people should go to prison forever at their ages, but they definitely need some intensive treatment. Being in-patient somewhere would at least get them away from the circumstances that led them to stomping their classmate to death over a vape.
Part of the problem is that we (society) don’t really have any consistent or stated public policy on criminal punishment. And people in general don’t have an understanding of the various theories either, which prohibits a good discourse.
So what is the purpose of sentencing/incarceration?
– Deterrence?
– Incapacitation?
– Rehabilitation?
– Retribution?
My heart goes out to the family of the kid who was killed. I can’t imagine going through that.
What is your definition of consequences?
A course of action that makes it probable that they won’t beat someone to death again, possibly me, as I go about my law abiding life.
Seems like nothing is a consequence to you then, unless it is death or life in prison isolation.
I said probable not certain. The don’t know what that would be. Why not have a productive conversation with me instead of the tone friend. I actually feel bad for all.
You can’t rehabilitate evil.
How much latitude did Linda Marquis have here? She has never been a favorite of mine, but maybe she had few or no good options.
Re: A law nobody wants to defend
Issue: under table payments to labor, non union gig workers
This has always been a problem in Southern Nevada. Look outside any home center, or landscaping center.
What is changing is the very large number of illegals that have come to Las Vegas. All of these people need to find a way to earn a living. EVERY job that doesn’t require skilled training is at risk for under the table hiring and payment. Lookout Culinary, lookout LiUNA.
This blog is for lawyers.
There was a school shooting in GA this morning, reported 4 dead and 30+ injured. Suspect reportedly in custody.
This fucking sucks.
Anyone bothering their adult kids to give them grandchildren and/or is concerned about population decline should not underestimate this country’s absolute refusal to do anything about gun violence in public schools as a contributing factor.
Had to fire a client this morning. Sent an email that included slurs black and Jewish people (misspelled btw). People are free to think and say what they wish. But we do not have to represent them.
It happens. . . . .
Good for you! I’ve spent too many years in family court and yet I am still grossed out by some of the clients our colleagues will represent for the money. There is plenty of money to be made in this job without sacrificing one’s dignity and reputation.
I need to fire more clients. For far less than being racist.
Had one like that a few years ago. He thought there would be no problem including me in his racist cartoon email group.
The problem with the CCSD Board isn’t any specific member. It’s endemic. One clown leaves, another takes their place. Katie Williams is out, but some other dysfunctional nut will emerge to thwart competent public education.
Enough is enough. It’s decades overdue to abolish CCSD.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/da-schools-trustee-williams-lives-outside-district-state-3162943/?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=topnews&utm_source=news&utm_term=DA%3A%20Schools%20Trustee%20Williams%20lives%20outside%20district%2C%20state
Abolish it and do what? I see everyone these days complain of things, but not have solutions. You may have some great solution, but it just seems everyone wants to abolish everything these days. Abolishing the department of education, school district, DOJ, etc….
I was in Dept 14 for a hearing and ahead of me was a default prove-up on damages. The judge said that she doubted she had jurisiction as the prove-up wasn’t noticed on the defaulted defendant……………..Her Honor changed her mind when her court clerk mouthed……”no.”
Blind leading the blind. What could go wrong?!
2 races in dept 14 and 27 are we going to do something about judges in civil depts with zero experience?
Hell yeah we are. More PDs for civil bench! ha
It’s so dumb our judges insist that they all do criminal AND civil.
Wonder why? Couldn’t be campaign donations now, could it??
Riddle me this: I see some criminal defense practitioners pouring support into the current Dept 14 judge who is in bed with the A.D.A….how wouldn’t that be a conflict for when there would be a criminal docket? Why on earth would they want that? If the conflict gets cleared, then it would be a civil docket for which no experience? Nonsensical all around.
Judicial selection, appointments, and elections in this state is monkey business.
If there are 58 seats; keep the 26 to family and juvenile and the remaining 32 should just be 16 civil and 16 criminal. Only those who practice civil can run for civil and or be appointed to civil and those who practice criminal can run for criminal. This will stop the non-experienced to be in the wrong department.
Because when they went to purely criminal dockets, criminal courtrooms were largely dark by 11 am. Civil courtrooms were full everyday with trial and settlement conferences. The purely civil judges found the distribution less than satisfying. But look at the appointments and elections over the last cycles and their practice experience before the bench:
-Department 1- Public Defender
-Department 2- Public Defender
-Department 3- Public Defender
-Department 4- Civil (with a little criminal) private practice
-Department 5- Civil private practice
-Department 6- District Attorney
-Department 7- District Attorney
-Department 8- Civil litigation
-Department 9- Civil litigation
-Department 10- District Attorney
-Department 11- Civil litigation
-Department 14- District Attorney
-Department 17- Public Defender
-Department 23- Public Defender
-Department 24- Public Defender
-Department 27- District Attorney
-Department 29- Civil litigation
-Department 32- Public Defender
The skew is pretty obvious.
It’s such a joke, especially in med mal. These judges, with the exception of one or two, just don’t know the law. Period. You have to spoon feed them even on the most basic stuff. It’s infuriating and I’m pretty much at the end of my rope with elected judges. It’s a circus.
Look at the list of appointments above. Appointments have been no better.
That’s the issue I have with those who are constantly up in arms about electing judges. The ones who get appointed are not any better overall.
Well when you’re appointing from only one or two people, it’s not really much of a choice.
Fundraisers, posters, and signs certainly would help for both Lefebvre (running in 14) and Coffing (running in 27) as I have not seen any for either of them.
#bringbackcompetentcivilbench
I used to know by memory who sat in each Department. 14 was Don Mosely. He had his issues, but this sort of thing was not one of them.
Not sure who preferred Mosley for any case except if you were a DA then I’m sure it was great.
Except for one case. I was on a child abuse case in front of Mosley. DA brought the charges from CPS recommendation that mom spanked her kids with a yardstick. Mosley called all counsel back into his chambers and lambasted that DA so hard that I thought she was going to quit on the spot.
Mosley was a good all around judge. A bit of a hammer to the proverbial nails. But, I’d take him in a heartbeat over this current crop.