police

S v Chief Constable of West Mercia and the CRB

Carl Gardner
November 21, 2008 08:56

I'm interested in this quite worrying judicial review case decided on Tuesday - worrying in that it shows how the criminal records system can easily be abused to undermine the presumption of innocence, though I suppose reassuring in that it also shows that the courts will be prepared to find such...

When Drugs Aren't Drugs- Part One

November 20, 2008 15:54

The police pull you over and find a suspicious white powder in your car. You swear this powder is for your athlete's foot. The police believe his powder is cocaine. You are booked into jail. Bail is set at $25,000....The police pull you over and find a suspicious white powder in your car. You swear...

What happens at a Clerk's Hearing for a Speeding Ticket?

November 19, 2008 21:30

The time has come, you have gotten a speeding ticket (or a citation for some other civil moving violation), you mailed in the ticket, you got a notice for the date, and now it's game time. Who is going to...The time has come, you have gotten a speeding ticket (or a citation for some other civil...

What happens at arraignment?

November 19, 2008 21:28

Arraignment is when you are officially charged with a crime in front of judge. You get to arraignment one of four ways. The first way is a little less pleasant. 1. Worse case scenario - You are arrested and brought...Arraignment is when you are officially charged with a crime in front of...

Non-Civil Service Municipality's Promotion Decision Overturned

Frank Crivelli
November 18, 2008 17:26

  On November 17, 2008, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided the case of Borough v. Glassboro v. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 108,  A-75-07. In this case, the Court addressed the validity of an arbitrator’s award addressing the legality of a police officer promotion made...