There’s been way more than the usual amount of interesting criminal law news this week, so let’s dive right in: The General Assembly has been busy. The Senate passed a bill that would, among other things, repeal the Racial Justice Act; it now moves to the House. Meanwhile, the House passed a bill that the News and Observer describes as follows: “Currently, those convicted of DWI can have restrictions on their license for one year; during that period, a blood-alcohol content of 0.04 is allowed, instead of the 0.08 for everyone else. This bill would lower that amount to 0.00, and in most cases would be in effect for three years.” It now moves to the Senate. Gun rights and gun control. I participated in an interesting panel on this subject this week at Duke Law. My remarks addressed some of the same topics I covered in the webinar that I did a couple of weeks ago. The recorded webinar is now available on the School of Government web page, here. It’s free to view. In other gun-related news, the City Council of Nelson, Georgia, has passed an ordinance requiring the head of each household to have a gun and ammunition, subject to limited exceptions. The USA Today has the story here. What punishment fits the crime? That’s the question posed by two very interesting, very sad cases covered by Sentencing Law & Policy this week. First, an 86-year-old man shot his 81-year-old wife in the head. He had known her [...]
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