Monthly Archives: January 2012

United States vs. Jones

By Kent Paschal | Published: January 28, 2012

It appears the United States Supreme Court does in fact recognize the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. My faith is revived. In United States v. Jones, 565 U.S. __ (2012), the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that law enforcement officers violated the Fourth Amendment when they attached a GPS device to Antoine [...]

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No Country for Innocent Men…

By Kent Paschal | Published: January 14, 2012

Timothy Brian Cole was 26 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of rape in a Lubbock, Texas, courtroom in 1986. At the time of the rape, he was a student at Texas Tech University – Texas Tech had an enrollment of approximately 22,000 students – About 500 were African-American. Timothy was one of the [...]

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