by Ryan McKeen I oppose Connecticut death penalty for a number of reasons. I don’t think it’s possible to apply it fairly. I don’t think it deters crime. It is an extreme waste of resources. I don’t believe the State should kill people. The usual reasons one opposes the death penalty. Reading the tweets from … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Short and sweet today. “Mesne” is pronounced as “mean”. You may have known this. Until this morning, I didn’t. Brought to you by “the more you know”. Have a great weekend.
by Ryan McKeen ….she lived anywhere but Connecticut or perhaps Maryland. If Susan Bysiewicz grew up in Wisconsin and had the same professional experience she’s had in Connecticut – she’d be eligible to run for the Office of Attorney General. The same would hold true if her driver’s license was issued by the State of … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Overheard the following conversation between two divorce attorneys last week: “We used to fight over who got the house. Now we are fighting over who gets stuck with the house”.
by Ryan McKeen A google friendly title if I’ve ever written one. The answer is it may depend in part on where you’re prosecuted. Of course there are a number of other of factors as well. Combing through OLR Reports in search of topics, I came across this barn burner of a report: Drug Crime Sentences … Read more
by Ryan McKeen While searching for a topic for today’s post, I came across this alarming statistic: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety states that the crash rate per mile among drivers aged 16 to 19 is four times as high as for older drivers. OLR Report on Teen Driving Behavior 08/27/2010 The correlation between … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Over the past two weeks, I traded blogging for diapering. Now it’s back to the grind. Great news. Western New England College School of Law is sponsoring Springfield Public Forum’s visit with Supreme Court Justice Breyer on September 21, 2010 at Springfield Symphony Hall. The event starts at 7:30 and is FREE! … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Happy Labor Day! Labor Day marks the end of summer. And for many Connecticut students it means back to school. Here’s a little school law post for your holiday weekend. Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 is one of the more interesting statutes on the books. Check this out: When any such holiday, except … Read more
by Ryan McKeen I came across this article from the New York Times posted on a bulletin board in Hartford Superior Court. It’s worth reading. Again and again: “Most clients think they are completely right,” Michael Shepard, a lawyer at Heller Ehrman in San Francisco. A good lawyer has to be able to tell clients … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Connecticut Probate Courts lack security. In every court I’ve been in, there’s no security guard. No metal detectors. Nothing. Every other court in the state requires anyone entering to pass through a metal detector, have his or her bags screened and there is usually at least one marshall present in court at … Read more