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Sex predator released from supervision (Sam Spital)
“On October 2, 2012, in a UT San Diego News article, a Defendant who pled guilty to and was convicted of child molestation in 1989 was reported to have been released from further custody after two psychological evaluations opined he was unlikely to engage in violent sexual criminal behavior. This followed a recent hearing in … Read More
Court: Convicted Crowe killer due new trial (Sam Spital)
“In the UT San Diego News, October 2, 2012, the author reported the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari filed by the California Attorney General’s Office, who sought review of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision that reversed the 2004 voluntary manslaughter conviction of Richard … Read More
3rd California police officer charged in beating death of homeless man (Sam Spital)
“CNN News today, September 28, 2012, reported a horrific crime in which a former Fullerton (Orange County community in Southern California) Police Officer was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Excessive Force in the savage beating death of a mentally ill homeless man, Kelly Thomas, in which it was also noted he was wearing slippers and … Read More
Rapist who left victim naked on road gets prison (Sam Spital)
“On September 27, 2012, the UT San Diego News contained an article in which a defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to 16 years in State Prison for an August 2011 kidnapping and rape of a 21 year old woman, who testified in the Preliminary Hearing that he beat her with a flashlight and golf … Read More
Calif. man accused of child porn shoots deputies, self
A man accused of using his girlfriend’s two daughters to produce child pornography shoots two deputies and then shoots himself. Sadly, tragedies like these occur every day.
Funding treatment for boy accused in murder at issue (Sam Spital)
“On September 25, 2012, the UT digital edition reported a 10 year old boy is accused of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Apparently, another child tried to separate two neighborhood children who were in an altercation in which one was threatening the other with a knife; the fatal stabbing took place in a … Read More
Alleged Abusive Caregiver has Troubled Past (Sam Spital)
“NBC News and the Union Tribune reported that a Registered Nurse performing as a caregiver was arrested on multiple criminal charges for physical abuse of a 23 year old patient who is severely autistic. According to a Complaint filed by the District Attorney, the defendant is charged with several counts of willful cruelty to a … Read More
Megan’s Law – Summary of California Law On Sex Offender
“The Medical Board of California on September 20, 2012, reported its investigation of a physician who practices OB-GYN in two neighboring communities in Los Angeles, the community of Northridge and Van Nuys, who was arrested on two felony counts of Sexual Penetration with a Foreign Object-Unconscious, a violation of California Penal Code section 289 (d).This … Read More
Man struck, killed by deputy’s patrol car ID’d (Sam Spital)
“On September 20, 2012, the UT News reported a pedestrian was struck and killed by a Deputy Sheriff in pursuit of an alleged drunk driver. It is unclear whether the officer had his front headlights on, but a Sheriff’s spokesman stated the officer did not have his flashing lights on. The Deputy Sheriff had only … Read More
Mother Sentenced in Daughter’s Murder (Sam Spital)
“A mother was sentenced after her guilty plea to Second Degree Murder in the death of her nine year old daughter, as reported in the September 19, 2012 NBC digital edition of the news. The story described a daughter who suffered an agonizing 17 months of continued strangling, kicks, burns and punches after she moved … Read More