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Defendant was convicted of rape and murder based on a CODIS hit. His previous DNA draw was the result of his Tennessee arrest on a Mississippi fugitive warrant for a violent offense there. While the Mississippi charge had been dropped, Tennessee was never told. He was actually a felon, so no harm, no foul. State v. Scott, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 302 (May 10, 2012).*

The state concedes that the traffic stop that led to the smell of marijuana wasn’t legal after all. Riggle v. State, 2012 Ind. App. LEXIS 222 (May 10, 2012).*

The trial court apparently discounted the officer’s testimony that defendant was following a tractor-trailer too close when the officer stopped him for a lack of proof of the traffic offense. When defendant refused to consent to a search, the officer got out a drug dog. The court of criminal appeals affirmed because the evidence does not preponderate against the finding. State v. Baldwin, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 294 (May 10, 2012).*

The connection between cars and self-image is as American as the anti-Prius, the F-150 pickup truck.

New American | Word out of Idaho is that the Ron Paul bloc in the Gem State’s GOP, perhaps encouraged by recent events at the Nevada and Maine state Republican conventions, plans to attempt a similar strategy.

Politico | "There is a sickness out there that needs more than political leadership. It needs spiritual leadership".

Saman Mohammadi | There is a theory that London will be rocked with a false flag operation this summer during the 2012 Olympics.

NY Times | The state budget shortfall in California has increased dramatically in the last six months.

NY Times | Police officers stopped people on New York City’s streets more than 200,000 times during the first three months of 2012.

Paul Joseph Watson | Location and details of "Palm Tree Conference" confirmed.

Quick question: What is the most enduring American pop group of all time? Has to be The Beach Boys, right?

Sebelius gave the congressional committee the old Texas, in this case Kansas, two-step.

Defendant was a suspect in receiving cell phones stolen from Wal-Mart. The police recorded him talking with their CI who worked for Wal-Mart and he took a bag of phones and put them in his trunk. The trunk could be searched for the cell phones under the automobile exception. State v. Kamleh, 2012 Ohio 2061, 2012 Ohio App. LEXIS 1810 (8th Dist. May 10, 2012).*

The legality of the inventory of defendant’s car was moot where defendant fled from the car at the time of the stop. Wilson v. State, 2012 Ind. App. LEXIS 219 (May 9, 2012).*

The district court did not clearly err in finding that consent was voluntary. The fact one person in the house was in custody did not mean that the consenter was. Also, there admittedly was no warning of a right to refuse, but that is only a factor in the totality. United States v. Graham, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9605 (9th Cir. May 11, 2012).*

PHOENIX (AP) — The careers of most politicians would crumble under the heavy scrutiny that the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America now faces.

But despite a mountain of legal troubles, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio remains popular with voters and has more than $3.4 million in the bank for his ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget deficit has swelled to a projected $16 billion — much larger than had been predicted just months ago — and will force severe cuts to schools and public safety if voters fail to approve tax increases in November, Gov. Jerry Brown said Saturday.

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Infowars | The London 2012 Olympics have barely anything to do with sport.

Infowars | Guest host Mike Adams lays out the most important issues of our day.

London Guardian | Detailed leaks of operational information about the foiled underwear bomb plot are causing growing anger.

Pepe Escobar | Life is a golden gift from Allah if you’re a certified member of the Gulf Counter-Revolution Club (GCC), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Saman Mohammadi | Ron Paul stands on one side with his head held high and his heart firmly attached to America, while on the other side are Obama and Romney.

Saman Mohammadi | When did conspiracy theorists start taking over the minds of the editors of the New York Times?

Washington's Blog | It’s still possible for Ron Paul to score an upset win over Mitt Romney.