An attorney for Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) has asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to allow Sen. Craig to "withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct after his arrest in a sex-sting operation at an airport men’s room last year." Sen. Craig did not attend the hearing. The Minneapolis Star Tribune has more.
TalkLeft has an interesting post discussing a convicted sex offender in Connecticut who had technical issues with his GPS device while on supervision. The post notes that, "[f]or about 15 minutes on September 3, the device did not indicate that Pollitt was at his sister's home. That was all it took for Rell to demand that Pollitt be returned to prison immediately -- no investigation, no hearing, just lock him up. The governor's press release, demanding immediate incarceration for the 'apparent' violation, all but accuses Pollitt's family of lying when they said he didn't leave the premises." The GPS device apparently failed. Governor Rell's press release may be viewed here.
Legislative hearings concerning Vermont's criminal justice system will "likely result in a recommendation for stiffer mandatory minimum sentences for the most egregious sex offenders," according to the chairman of a key senate committee. Sen. Dick Sears, head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that longer sentences for "habitual" offenders offer state prosecutors an opportunity to apply more severe charges in appropriate cases. Sen. Sears stated that, "I think the committee will be looking at strengthening laws, in terms of lengths of sentences, as well as a bigger focus on prevention programs."
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