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Colorado Considers Changing the Felony Murder Rule

Colorado Considers Changing the Felony Murder Rule

And making the maximum sentence 48 years. Felony murder is in most states (not Montana where it has been broadened to include considerably more) is the law that allows the State to prosecute an individual for a death that occurred in the course of a felony, even if the person didn’t commit the homicide themselves.�?


White House Staff Fired Over Marijuana Use

White House Staff Fired Over Marijuana Use

Just because its legal at the state level, does not mean there won’t be consequences at the federal level.


Tinder Will Soon Let You Do Background Checks on Dates

Tinder Will Soon Let You Do Background Checks on Dates

The article is here.�? Once this is implemented, its going to bed interesting to see what impact this has and how it is going to be used


Why Keeping Your Receipts Could Be Important

Why Keeping Your Receipts Could Be Important

Man spends five years in jail and prison before the car rental company finally located a receipt showing he was nowhere near the scene of the 2011 killing in Michigan.


Do You Have a Right to Sunlight?

Do You Have a Right to Sunlight?

“A federal judge wrongly ordered two San Francisco county jails to provide an hour of access to outdoor sunlight per week to pre-trial inmates locked up for more than four years, an attorney for the city argued before three Ninth Circuit judges Thursday.”


California Considers Eliminating Peremptory Challenges in Jury Selection

California Considers Eliminating Peremptory Challenges in Jury Selection

For those that don’t know how a jury is selected in a criminal case in Montana (and in general terms in federal and state courts around the county) I will describe the process.�? First there is a group of people selected out of the driver’s license and voter rolls of the jurisdiction of the court.�?


Video #4: The Right to Remain Silent

Video #4: The Right to Remain Silent

Video #4: The Right to Remain Silent


Connecticut Governor Signs Crown Act

Connecticut Governor Signs Crown Act

It prohibits discrimination on the basis of hairstyle.�? California passed it last year and Connecticut is now the second state to follow their lead.�?


Oregon Considers Compensating the Wrongfully Convicted; They Currently Don't

Oregon Considers Compensating the Wrongfully Convicted; They Currently Don't

They were also the last state requiring a jury to be unanimous in order to convict someone of a crime. The article can be found here.


House Passes Bill Making It Illegal for Federal Officers to Engage in Sexual Acts with Detainees

House Passes Bill Making It Illegal for Federal Officers to Engage in Sexual Acts with Detainees

You can find the article here. Troubling this wasn’t the law before.