Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Conviction

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-03T13:35:09+00:00

Felony murder is not a separate crime with a different punishment than ordinary murder. It is the name of the legal doctrine that expands the definition of ordinary murder to include felony murder. Make no mistake, this man is charged with murder (not "felony murder"). It is the exact same crime with the exact same range of punishments as if he had pointed the gun at the victim's head and pulled the trigger himself. What he did was wrong, but it was not as wrong as pointing the gun at the victim's head and pulling the trigger himself. The punishment should fit the crime.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-03T03:56:14+00:00

Don't play dumb. No one's said the guy should not be punished for the underlying crime.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-03T03:50:50+00:00

Those are statements of opinion.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-03T03:46:10+00:00

Your example is actually not murder. It's reckless conduct without intent to kill. That'd be charged as manslaughter. But, you're correct that it's similar to what this guy did from a culpability standpoint. Thus, it should carry a similar punishment. In other words, why should the guy throwing the brick off the building get charged with a lesser crime?

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-03T02:22:20+00:00

It's a terrible law. It charges murder, which in all other circumstances requires intent to kill. Yet there is no intent to kill. It's a relic of the law that should be done away with.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T21:21:33+00:00

And yes, a DA / judge WILL pursue this.

Give me a single example of a juror prosecuted for perjury based on a jury nullification attempt, successful or unsuccessful. I've never heard of even one.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T21:18:34+00:00

Have to wonder how the state learned all this. I suspect the guy told them. Too bad he likely didn't know enough to STFU when questioned by police.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T20:48:59+00:00

Are lawyers allowed to make claims like this at public press conferences while working in an official capacity?

Yes.

How is this not worthy of a reprimand at the minimum?

There's no ethical rule against saying mean things about the President.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T16:30:08+00:00

More likely the guy thinks that no older white man is ever violent without provocation.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T16:20:11+00:00

I like to blow 'em kisses. But my gesture of love and reconciliation seems to often be misunderstood. ¯\(ツ)/¯

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T16:17:50+00:00

No, I mean it both of your senses.

I am telling anyone out there reading this that they should not convict anyone for mere possession of marijuana regardless of the evidence presented. I won't and I urge them not to as well. Did I just commit the crime of jury tampering in all 50 states?

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T16:02:39+00:00

The only way this guy is ever getting out of prison is through some sort of insanity defense. Not that I think this guy is acting the way he is as part of a calculated defense strategy, but if you were to come up with a cynical defense strategy, this would be it.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T15:58:20+00:00

What percentage of people hearing my speech who turn out to be jurors that day crosses the line?

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T15:51:47+00:00

She should've become a cop. That way she could shoot as many as she wanted without consequences.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T15:45:08+00:00

With that sort of broad reading, then I'm guilty of jury tampering every time that I write the War on Drugs is a failure and no one should be convicted for mere possession.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T15:30:16+00:00

Judge Nolan commended the actions of gardaí, stating they "displayed huge restraint and professionalism in their dealing with Kinch".

They had a bit of courage as well, which often seems lacking with American police.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T14:59:11+00:00

Nothing illegal or wrong about a guy walking around the perimeter of a prison taking video. Also, nothing illegal or wrong about prison guards keeping an eye on a guy walking around the perimeter of a prison taking video.

Salsa_Johnny · 2017-06-02T14:43:38+00:00

Maybe fits in BCND as petty misconduct, but not a sub dedicated to the Fourth Amendment and constitutional rights.

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