Neighboring Massachusetts is still dealing with the repercussions of their rogue state chemist, Annie Dookhan. This past week, prosecutors took the next step in the process: They filed a list of the people whose case could be dismissed because of Dookhan’s conduct. Massachusetts State Chemist Tampers With Evidence The whole
Arkansas has been in the headlines recently for its unprecedented decision to execute no fewer than 8 death row inmates in a span of just 11 days. The sudden flurry of executions is chilling. However, it is even more bothersome because the reason for the furious pace is simply that
One of the most polarized and confusing aspects of the American criminal justice system today has to do with marijuana. In the past 20 years alone, 28 states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana for medicinal uses. A small handful has legalized it for recreational use, as well. However, the
The American criminal justice system makes a point of punishing people more if they intentionally do something that breaks the law. When a criminal act is done intentionally, it means that the person doing it considered other options, and yet still decided to take the course of action that they
In the United States, our criminal justice system makes a point of focusing more on criminal acts that were intentionally done than on those that were accidental. Because of this focus on a defendant’s mental state, many crimes in the U.S. and in Maine have a mens rea requirement. Latin
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