The parents of a teenager killed in a tragic accident last October are suing both the Union-Tribune and Sweetwater Union High School District for invasion of privacy. According to Courthouse News, following the teenager’s death, Jose Brosz, Principal of of Otay Ranch High School, allegedly made a statement to a reporter for the paper that…
Category: Court
Barring Internet access for criminals
Defendants in criminal proceedings are imposed conditions or restrictions when granted supervised release. Now with Internet crimes on the rise, United States (U.S.) courts are imposing the prohibition from accessing the Internet as condition of supervised release. The prohibition from accessing the Internet may be imposed as initial condition or may be added as modification…
Cellphone data as witness
Mikhail Mallayev, who was convicted in March of murdering an orthodontist whose wife wanted him killed during a bitter custody battle, stayed off his cellphone the morning of the shooting in Queens. But afterward, he chatted away, unaware that his phone was acting like a tracking device and would disprove his alibi — that he…
Marion Barry arrested, charged with stalking
Former D.C. mayor, now Washington councilman, Marion Barry has been arrested again. On July 4, the U.S. Park Police arrested Barry and charged him with misdemeanor stalking. About 8:45 p.m. in Anacostia Park, a Washington woman flagged down a Park Police officer on patrol and pointed to Barry, who was in another car. The woman…