CRIMINAL JUSTICE FORUMS: SECTION MEMBERS ONLY new Order in the Veasey case I am working on the new Order in the Veasey case to send the case back to the Court of Appeals. I would appreciate some of you looking at my proposed Order and giving me some feed back about what wording you think I should add. Please email me dire... State's abuse of refiling after forced Dismissal Last month Judge William E. Spainhour granted my motion to dismiss in Superior Court based upon a due process violation. In District Court the State had been denied a continuance and had been forced to dismiss the DWI. The State then re-file the ca... Interpreter at trial What special jury instructions, if any, do you use when there will be an intrepreter at trial translating the testimony of witnesses? Thanks. Paul Sun Private Investigator -- speaks Spanish; Raleigh area Can anyone recommend a good PI in the Raleigh area that speaks Spanish. Thanks. Paul Sun Last Refreshed 7/4/2009 6:15:11 PM

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THE SENTENCING PROJECT Your Source For The Sentencing Project News, Advocacy Materials, Upcoming Events, Publications, Features Read Advocacy Material: House Crack Cocaine Legislation   A comparison of the current law against three House Bills introduced to reform sentencing policy on crack cocaine. One of these bills lowers the quantities for powder cocaine that trigger mandatory minimum sentences, making them equal to the current quantities of crack cocaine. Another bill effectively equalize the trigger quantities for crack and powder cocaine by raising the triggers for crack cocaine, while the third bill eliminates mandatory minimums for any cocaine offense. 1 page Posted Date: 7/2/2009 6:12:25 PM Read Publication: House Crack Cocaine Legislation   A comparison of the current law against three House Bills introduced to reform sentencing policy on crack cocaine. One of these bills lowers the quantities for powder cocaine that trigger mandatory minimum sentences, making them equal to the current quantities of crack cocaine. Another bill effectively equalize the trigger quantities for crack and powder cocaine by raising the triggers for crack cocaine, while the third bill eliminates mandatory minimums for any cocaine offense. 1 page Posted Date:7/2/2009 2:13:28 PM Read Feature: DOROTHY GAINES Former nurse Dorothy Gaines lived a simple life in Mobile, Alabama. She was a devoted mother who never separated from her children. She was a self-proclaimed PTA mom and always brought snacks to the football field where her son played on the team, and her daughter was a cheerleader. In August 1993, her life changed as Alabama state police raided her home for drugs. Police found no evidence of Gaines having possessed or sold drugs, and Gaines states she was not aware that her then boyfriend was a low-level drug dealer. Though the state dropped all charges, federal prosecutors charged Gaines with drug conspiracy eight months later – charges that to this day, she disputes. She refused to plead guilty or provide testimony against defendants and was sentenced to serve 19 years and 7 months. Posted Date:10-01-2008 Last Refreshed 7/4/2009 6:15:11 PM