This will be the last blog post of 2013, and in fact, the last one until January 6, 2014, as we will be on our annual holiday hiatus until then. It may be an interesting holiday season, considering that a district attorney in Pennsylvania has announced the arrest of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for FUI (Flying Under the Influence). In other news: “Grinch” sentenced to 70 years. In Texas, a “woman known as the Christmas ‘Grinch’ for stealing Christmas lights from a . . . family’s home was sentenced to 70 years in prison . . . after she was convicted of a separate burglary,” according to the story here. The case that resulted in the sentence involved the theft of a weed trimmer and a power washer from a garage, though the defendant had a prior record of more serious crimes and was sentenced under the Texas three strikes law. It sounds as though the Christmas light theft was introduced as Rule 404(b) evidence at the trial. (Hat tip: Sentencing Law & Policy.) Last minute stocking stuffer? Gizmodo notes here that you can now purchase a pocket Breathalyzer for just $30. An even cheaper alternative is simply to realize that if you need to take a Breathalyzer to determine if you’re legal to drive, you probably shouldn’t drive. Last holiday hurrah in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Correction has announced that it will stop offering conjugal visits for inmates on February 1, 2014, making this the last holiday season such [...]
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