text: SOSSAMON v. TEXAS, No. 08-1438 (April 20, 2011) (Opinion by Thomas, J. Dissenting opinion by Sotomayor, J., joined by Breyer, J. Kagan, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case) 1. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY: Restriction of Religious Worship After the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 was held unconstitutional as applied to state and local governments because it exceeded Congress' power under §5 of the 14th Amendment, Congress passed the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA). RLUIPA targeted two areas of state and local action: land–use regulation, and restrictions on the religious exercise of institutionalized persons. It also provided an express private cause of action for appropriate relief against a government, including, States, their instrumentalities and officers, and persons acting under color of state law. Petitioner Sossamon, a Texas prison inmate, sued Respondents, the State and prison officials, seeking injunctive and monetary relief under RLUIPA for prison policies that prevented inmates from attending religious services while on cell restriction for disciplinary infractions and that barred use of the prison chapel for religious worship. The District Court held that sovereign immunity barred Sossamon's claims for monetary relief and granted summary for the State. The 5th Circuit affirmed, holding that the statutory phrase "appropriate relief against a government" did not unambiguously notify Texas that its acceptance of federal funds was conditioned on a waiver of sovereign immunity to claims for monetary relief. The SCt held: (1) the states, by accepting federal funding, do not consent to waive their sovereign immunity to private suits for money damages under RLUIPA; (2) sovereign immunity principles enforce an important constitutional limitation on the power of the federal courts; (2) a State, however, may choose to waive its immunity but the test for determining whether it has done so is stringent, and the state's consent to suit must be "unequivocally expressed" in the relevant statute's text – a waiver will be strictly construed, in terms of its scope, in favor of the sovereign. COURTS OF APPEAL CASTLEBERRY, 01-10-00158-CR (Tex.App.-- Houston [1st Dist.] 4-28-11) Sexual assault from the 177th District Court, Harris County. Affirmed. 1. SEARCH: No Standing Darren Castleberry was charged with two sexual assaults of a child under 17, and two sexual assaults of a child under 14. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child under 17 without an agreement and not guilty in the remaining charges, and waived his right to a jury trial. The trial court found Castleberry guilty of the two charges of sexual assault of a child under 14, and assessed punishment of 20-years imprisonment for sexual assault of a child under 17, and life for sexual assault of a child under 17. He argued the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. Castleberry -1- started sexually assaulting his stepdaughter and her classmate, when they were eight- years-old. He would photograph the girls while they engaged in sexual conduct, plying them with alcohol and instructing them on what to wear and how to pose. When Castleberry took an overseas job, he gave his stepdaughter a lockbox and key to keep for him while he was gone. He told her to destroy it and its contents if anything happened to him. The stepdaughter, who was 17-years-old at the time, agreed, and stored the lockbox in her closet at her grandfather's house. Castleberry remained overseas for several years. When the stepdaughter was 19-year-old, she told her mother about the sexual abuse. Her mother called the police. The stepdaughter was concerned that Castleberry would kill her, so she quit her job in Houston and moved to her uncle's home in Dallas a few days later. While traveling there, the stepdaughter called her mother, told her about the lockbox, and asked her to give it to the police. Prior to taking it to the police, the mother opened the lockbox and found computer disks, floppy disks, printed photographs, and other materials. On one of the disks, Castleberry had written "For My Eyes Only." The mother opened the disc and it contained over 300 pornographic images of the two girls. When Castleberry learned that criminal charges were filed, he quit his job in Kuwait and became a fugitive. Approximately three years later, he was arrested in Thailand, and returned to Texas. Castleberry argued the warrantless seizure of the lockbox violated his privacy rights under the state and federal constitutions. The CA held: (1) a "seizure" of property occurs when there is some meaningful interference with an individual's possessory interests in that property, and an Accused has standing to contest the seizure of personal property under the Fourth Amendment only if he has a possessory interest and a legitimate expectation of privacy in the property; (2) in claiming that he had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the lockbox, Castleberry relied on evidence that: (a) he never intended to abandon the lockbox; (b) he wanted his stepdaughter to keep the lockbox safe for him while he was overseas; and (c) he never gave anyone authority, permission, or consent to open or view the contents of the lockbox, except for his instruction that his stepdaughter destroy the lockbox and its contents if anything should happen to him. He compared his agreement to a bailment agreement. But it is well-settled Texas law, that a minor is bound by an agreement only if she chooses to be, and the age of majority in Texas is 18 years; (3) Castleberry could not reasonably rely on his agreement with his 17-year-old stepdaughter to protect his privacy in the lockbox and its contents; (4) further, the relevant question is not whether an effective bailment existed, but whether the stepdaughter had mutual access to and control over the lockbox, and Castleberry gave the lockbox and its key to his stepdaughter before he went overseas – thus he made no effort to secure the privacy of the lockbox's contents as against his stepdaughter because he gave mutual, if not superior, access to and control over them; (4) Castleberry never forbade the stepdaughter from accessing the contents of the lockbox, and he indicated that he assumed the risk that his stepdaughter would consent to its seizure – and by giving the stepdaughter full access to and control over the lockbox and its contents, he could not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in them, accordingly, Castleberry lacked standing to challenge the seizure, and the trial court correctly denied the motion to suppress. -2- EX PARTE COLEMAN, 04-10-00672-CR (Tex.App.-- San Antonio 4-27-11) Jeopardy writ from the 198th District Court, Kimble County. Relief denied. 1. JEOPARDY: Mistrial John Coleman's trials for aggravated sexual assault and indecency ended in a mistrial at his request based upon statements made by the prosecutor. Coleman's wife testified that she was a CPS caseworker involved in termination cases. She told the jury she did not believe Coleman to be a child molester, that he had a sensitive nature, was good with children, had a good reputation for being safe around children in their community, and hundreds of people believe he could not have committed the crimes. During cross-examination, the prosecutor questioned her about her familiarity with child forensic interviews, and implied that there was such an interview in this case by asking, "Okay. You understand that it would be improper under the Rules of Evidence for the State to show this to the jury because it"s all hearsay. We"re not allowed – " The prosecutor also asked,"Do you know just – this is just if you know, only if you know. Do you know whether or not the State of Texas is allowed to show in District Court a forensic video?" Counsel objected at a bench conference that the witness was not a legal expert, and that the prosecutor was implying" that he had certain evidence that was not brought forward. The State responded, "I'm not implying. I'm saying it. We have certain evidence we have not shown, the forensic interviews. We are not allowed under the Rules of Evidence, and this attorney knows it." The State argued the Defense opened the door by creating a false impression with the jury that the State could show the video interview. Counsel moved for a mistrial based on the "blatant" misconduct of the prosecutor. The court granted a mistrial, and issued an order stating it ruled that "there is no evidence in this case that the prosecutor intentionally tainted the case on trial to manipulate the Defendant into asking for a mistrial and the mere showing that the prosecutor recklessly engaged in conduct that required a mistrial is not sufficient to bar a retrial." Coleman filed a writ application in each case alleging that the trial was not going well for the prosecution and the prosecutor "intentionally, knowingly and recklessly goaded" Coleman into requesting a mistrial." The court considered the writ in a non-evidentiary hearing, and denied all relief, and reiterated its earlier ruling that the prosecutor did not intentionally goad the defense into requesting a mistrial. The CA held: (1) a retrial is not barred by double jeopardy unless the prosecutor engaged in the conduct with the intent to provoke the defense to request a mistrial or the prosecutor intentionally engaged in the conduct with the intent to avoid an acquittal, and the burden is on the applicant to prove his allegations by a preponderance of the evidence; (2) Coleman did not met his burden of providing a sufficient record to prove his allegations that the prosecutor intentionally goaded him into requesting a mistrial because the trial "was not going well for the prosecution" and the prosecutor sought to avoid an acquittal: (a) he provided only excerpts from the testimony of two witnesses, and one of them testified Coleman signed a confession and thus it cannot be concluded the trial was not going well for the prosecution. -3- BAGGETT, 06-10-00193-CR (Tex.App.-- Texarkana 4-28-11) DWI from the 4th District Court, Rusk County. Reversed. 1. GUILTY PLEA: Insufficient Evidence of Guilt Pamela Baggett entered an open plea of guilty for felony DWI. She challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to substantiate her guilty plea as required by Article 1.15 which requires the State to introduce evidence of guilt. A judicial confession is usually sufficient so long as it embraces every constituent element of the charged offense, but a judicial confession that omits an element of the offense is insufficient to support a guilty plea. A guilty plea, even if the Defendant states that he or she is pleading guilty to the charges in the indictment under oath, does not constitute a judicial confession because the Defendant is merely entering a plea, and is not confessing to the truth and correctness of the indictment or otherwise providing substance to the plea. The State conceded that it did not offer a written stipulation of evidence, and there were no written plea papers in the record. After Baggett entered a guilty plea and pled true to the enhancement counts, the State did not offer any evidence of the crime or that Baggett pled guilty because she had committed the offense. The CA held: (1) Article 1.15 requires evidence in addition to, and independent of, the plea itself to establish guilt, and pleading guilty to the charges in the indictment does not constitute a judicial confession and does not otherwise supply evidence to support the plea under Article 1.15; (2) failure to present sufficient evidence to support the finding of guilt was not raised at trial, however, this statutory directive falls within the absolute or systemic requirement category, and a claim of error for noncompliance is not forfeited or waived by the failure to object. UNITED STATES v. WARREN, No. 10–1598 (3rd Cir. 4-21-11) Intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crack cocaine and felon in possession of a firearm. Affirmed. 1. CONFESSION: Miranda Warning After Warren was arrested, he told the police that he wanted to talk to them. An officer told Warren that he had the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you without charge before any questioning if you wish. Should you decide to talk to me, you can stop the questioning any time. The officer did not read this warning from a card, but rather recited it from memory. Warren argued the officer's testimony evinced a deficient Miranda warning because it failed to advise him of his right to an attorney after questioning commenced. The CA held: (1) after Miranda, the Supreme Court has consistently refrained from constructing a particular formula for the warning, and stated reviewing courts are not required to examine Miranda warnings as if construing a will or -4- defining the terms of an easement. The inquiry is simply whether the warnings reasonably conveyed to a suspect his rights as required by Miranda; (2) the officer warned Warren of his right to counsel without any reference to whether it commenced or ceased at any particular time. Warren was told in a straightforward manner: "[y]ou have the right to an attorney." Therefore, it cannot be said that the warning explicitly stated a temporally-limited right to counsel; (3) the lack of any express reference to the right to counsel during interrogation did not undermine the validity of the warning. TICE v. JOHNSON, No. 09–8245 (4th Cir. 4- 20-11) Application for federal 28 U.S.C. §2254(a) habeas corpus relief. Relief granted. 1. LAWYER: Ineffective Omar Ballard, Joseph Dick, and Derek Tice were charged with the rape and stabbing murder of Michelle Bosko. A jury convicted Derek Tice, but his conviction was reversed. At the second trial, the Commonwealth built its case on two evidentiary pillars. The first was the eyewitness testimony of Joseph Dick, who, in 1999, had pleaded guilty to Michelle's rape and murder. Dick lived in an apartment cater- cornered to the Boskos. According to Dick, on the evening before Michelle's body was discovered, he was at his apartment with Daniel Williams, Eric Wilson, and four other men whom Dick hardly knew: Geoffrey Farris, Rick Pauley, John Danser, and Tice. After listening to Williams speak provocatively about Michelle, the seven men became excited and knocked on her door, but she would not let them enter. The group dispersed to the parking lot, where they encountered Ballard, whom Michelle had met and trusted. Ballard knocked on Michelle's door, and when she opened it, everyone rushed in. Dick testified that all of the men raped Michelle and then took turns stabbing her. The second pillar was Tice's signed confession, admitting the murder and rape. Tice's confession contained three incontrovertible errors or omissions of fact: (1) there was no evidence of forced entry into the premises, whether from marks made by a claw hammer or otherwise, as claimed by Tice; (2) although Tice said that he ejaculated, the only DNA evidence found at the crime scene was linked to Omar Ballard; (3) Ballard undeniably raped Michelle, but his name or any reference to him was not in Tice's confession. A motion to suppress this confession was not filed in spite of the fact that the police ignored Tice"s invocation of his right to remain silent. The jury convicted Tice of rape and murder, and the conviction was affirmed on appeal. Tice filed a state writ of habeas corpus alleging that: (1) the Commonwealth had frustrated due process by improperly influencing Ballard to remain silent; (2) the trial judge erroneously excluded evidence favorable to the Defense that bore on the probative value of the confession; and (3) Tice had been ineffectively assisted by counsel at both the trial and appellate stages. The writ judge, in granting the writ, devoted the lion's share of his opinion to discussing Tice"s claim that Tice's Counsel had been ineffective by failing to move to suppress the confession on the grounds that Tice had invoked his right to answer no further questions. The judge evaluated Tice's statement that "he decide[d] not to say any more" in the context -5- of the applicable law: "When a Defendant has received a Miranda warning and waived his right to remain silent, as the petitioner did, the waiver will be presumed to continue throughout the interrogation until the Defendant "manifests in some way which would be apparent to a reasonable person his desire to revoke it." The Virginia Supreme Court left intact the judge's rulings that Tice had unambiguously invoked his constitutional right to stop answering questions, and that Tice's confession obtained thereafter would have been suppressed had such a motion been made. The court also assumed that Tice's lawyers had performed in an objectively unreasonable fashion by failing to so move. Nevertheless, the court unanimously reversed the grant of the writ because Tice had not shown sufficient prejudice to establish that the jury's verdict would have been different had counsel not erred. The court's conclusion rested substantially on its assessment of the strength of Dick's testimony. Tice filed an application for federal habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). The district court granted the writ on the same ground identified by the state writ judge, namely, that counsel"s failure to move to exclude Tice's confession as having been obtained in contravention of his right to remain silent constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. With respect to the prejudice prong of Strickland, the district court concluded that Tice's confession provided compelling evidence of his guilt; that if the confession had been excluded, the prosecution's case against Tice would be left awash in doubt. The district court thus determined to grant habeas relief. The CA held: (1) Tice was deprived of the assistance of counsel to the minimum degree of effectiveness contemplated by the Sixth Amendment; (2) Detective Crank's notes of his conversation with Tice were on record with the state circuit court for more than three years prior to Tice's retrial, and Counsel had a copy of the notes in his case file, and Strickland established in no uncertain terms that counsel has a duty to make reasonable investigations or to make a reasonable decision that makes particular investigations unnecessary; (3) a reasonable investigation of the file in this case would have revealed Detective Crank's notes of Tice's statement that "he decide[d] not to say any more." On its face, such a declaration ought to give pause to even the greenest of criminal defense lawyers. Counsel candidly admitted at the state habeas hearing that "[t]he one part of the notes that do concern me is where [Crank] said, "[Tice] told me he decided not to say any more." As I go back and look at that now, that statement may have generated something, may have generated a motion." Counsel expressed his belief that "[t]here must have been some reason I didn't file it," but, on the witness stand, he could not conceive of one; (4) there was nothing that would excuse the Defense team's failure to move to suppress Tice's confession, and if a motion to suppress had been filed. the trial court would have had little choice but to grant it; (5) inasmuch as Detective Ford resumed questioning Tice a scant 13-minutes after Detective Crank had finished, did not at that time issue fresh Miranda warnings, and continued to inquire of Tice regarding the same subject matter that prompted him to attempt to stop answering, it is plain that the Norfolk Police Department did not scrupulously honor Tice's request to break off the interrogation; (6) the district court was correct in holding that in light of "the variety of accounts Dick had provided and the lack of any significant corroboration of his testimony, a reasonable jury would -6- have grave doubts as to Dick's veracity regarding Tice's participation in the crime, and without Tice's confession the Commonwealth's remaining evidence was so lacking as to seriously jeopardize the prospects for conviction – had the confession been suppressed, there was a reasonable probability that the jury would have returned a different verdict. UNITED STATES v. LUDWIG, No. 10–8009 (10th Cir. 4-22-11) Possession of ecstacy. Affirmed. 1. SPEEDING: Lawful Stop Sergei Ludwig was stopped for speeding. The trooper approached the car and Ludwig rolled down his window. A strong waft of cologne "hit [the trooper] in the face" – something the trooper testified is often used to mask the smell of illegal drugs. Ludwig appeared "very, very, very nervous." So nervous that his hands were trembling and he had difficulty retrieving his wallet from his pocket. As the trooper wrote up the speeding ticket, he asked Ludwig about his travel plans. Ludwig described himself as an "IT administrator." He said he was returning to New Jersey from California. He said his employer had sent him to California to help a different company with a "server problem." He said he chose to drive, not fly, all the way out west. Yet, he said, he had stayed in California only four days before beginning his trek back to New Jersey. Asked where he had spent last night, Mr. Ludwig said he had slept in his car. During their talk, the trooper noticed that Ludwig declined to make eye contact and remained very nervous. The trooper also noticed that both the registration and proof of insurance for Mr. Ludwig's car were in someone else's name. After he finished writing the ticket, the trooper asked Ludwig if he would answer a few more questions. Mr. Ludwig said no. Believing he had reasonable suspicion to detain Mr. Ludwig for further investigation, the trooper told Ludwig that he thought there were drugs in the car. The trooper instructed Ludwig to stand aside while he released a drug detection dog from his patrol car. The dog alerted to Mr. Ludwig's vehicle. The trooper opened the trunk and the dog alerted again. The trooper spotted a recently welded metal patch that seemed to conceal a compartment. At this point, two additional troopers arrived and the officers found 11.3 pounds of ecstasy hidden in the compartment. Ludwig moved to suppress the drugs, arguing that his detention and the search of his car violated the Fourth Amendment. The motion was denied. After this, Ludwig discovered that all three troopers had vehicles equipped with video cameras, and the government had produced only two videos. When Ludwig complained about the missing video, the government replied that it had been automatically deleted by a program that erases videos after a certain period of time; the government asserted that its failure to save the video before deletion was accidental. Learning all this, Ludwig filed a motion to dismiss the indictment. He also filed a second motion to suppress. After entertaining additional evidence and argument, the district court denied both motions. When it did, Ludwig entered a conditional guilty plea while preserving his right to appeal the disposition of his suppression motion, his motion to dismiss, as well as the sentence he eventually received. Ludwig challenged the constitutionality of his initial stop, his extended detention, and the search of his -7- vehicle The CA held: (1) Ludwig argued probable cause was lacking in his case because the trooper's radar gun was unreliable due to the trooper's allegedly shoddy maintenance habits. This argument was rejected because (a) the district court found none of this persuasive and credited the radar gun's reading; (b) an officer's visual estimation can supply probable cause to support a traffic stop for speeding in appropriate circumstances; (c) the district court found the trooper's visual estimate credible and there is no reason to believe otherwise. 2. PROLONGED DETENTION: Lawful Ludwig argued says his continued detention after the trooper finished writing the ticket was not reasonable. The government conceded that the trooper detained Ludwig beyond the time it took to issue a traffic ticket. Neither does (nor can) the government argue that Ludwig consented to this continued detention. So to justify Ludwig's continued detention, the government to show that it had reasonable suspicion to believe criminal activity may be afoot. The CA stated several considerations, in combination, leads to the conclusion that the reasonable suspicion standard was satisfied: (1) Ludwig didn't stop after the trooper signaled him to pull over – instead, he moved onto the shoulder of the highway but then, for no reason compelled by traffic conditions, continued to drive for about a quarter mile to a half a mile. In all, Ludwig took 44 seconds to stop after crossing the shoulder. The trooper testified that he thought this behavior "unusual,." and this court has repeatedly held that a driver's failure to stop his vehicle promptly is a factor that can contribute to reasonable suspicion of criminal activity; (2) the trooper noticed an overpowering smell of cologne when Ludwig rolled down his window. The trooper testified, based on his experience, that strong masking odors are often used by drug couriers to hide illegal drugs. And, though the use of cologne or perfume is certainly consistent with lawful activity, our cases have acknowledged that it is "commonly used to mask the odor of drugs" and so can contribute to a reasonable suspicion calculus; (3) Ludwig was driving a vehicle registered to a third party who wasn't present. This is a factor we "have often held" may "indicat[e] a stolen vehicle or drug trafficking"; (4) Ludwig's account of his travel was suspect. He claimed that he was called out to San Jose – a hub of the computer industry – all the way from New Jersey to fix a computer server problem. At the least, this suggested the server problem was no mere glitch but something critical, requiring specialization. Yet if this were true, it was surely curious that the San Jose company would be willing to wait for Ludwig to drive cross- country. And curiouser still that the company would refuse to pay for lodging or a rental car. Considering these oddities together, the trooper reasonably regarded Ludwig's claimed travel plans as suggesting that all was not as it seemed; (5) Ludwig was exceptionally nervous throughout the encounter. Of course, everyone gets nervous when stopped by a police officer. And for this reason we have emphasized – repeatedly – that "nervousness is of limited significance in determining reasonable suspicion." At the same time, this court has just as consistently held that the fact we all get nervous when stopped supplies "no reason" to ignore" entirely evidence of unusually extreme or prolonged nervousness. -8- 3. NARCOTIC DOGS: Reliability The question remains whether and when, during this detention, the trooper gained probable cause to permit his search of the car consistent with the Fourth Amendment. It is well settled that a drug dog's sniff of the outside of a car is not itself a search for Fourth Amendment purposes and so doesn't require a showing of probable cause to justify it. But it is equally well settled that a trooper's opening of a car trunk is a search and does require probable cause to make it constitutional. By the time the trooper opened Ludwig's car, of course, the drug dog had alerted to the presence of narcotics. And a positive alert by a certified drug dog is generally enough, by itself, to give officers probable cause to search a vehicle. Seeking to defeat this conclusion, Ludwig argued this dog wasn't reliable. He said the dog's records – spanning some 200 pages in the record and covering 7 years' worth of data – revealed that its alerts have identified a seizable quantity of drugs only 58% of the time. He argued this was not enough to establish probable cause. And it surely goes without saying that a drug dog's alert establishes probable cause only if that dog is reliable. The CA held: (1) none of this means courts must mount a full-scale statistical inquisition into each dog's history. Instead, courts typically rely on the dog's certification as proof of its reliability. United States v. Kennedy, 131 F.3d 1371, 1378 (10th Cir.1997) ("[W]ith a canine, the reliability should come from the fact that the dog is trained and annually certified to perform a physical skill.") Of course, if a credentialing organization proved to be a sham, its certification would no longer serve as proof of reliability; (2) the judicial task is limited: to assessing the reliability of the credentialing organization, not individual dogs. And in this case there was no suggestion that the California Narcotic Canine Association, the organization that credentialed the drug dog in this case, was all smoke and mirrors; (3) probable cause doesn't require an officer's suspicion about the presence of contraband to be "more likely true than false"; ; (4) several circuits have upheld searches involving dogs with track records on par with this one. See Limares, 269 F.3d at 798 (62% accuracy rate suffices to demonstrate probable cause); United States v. Anderson, 367 F. App'x 30, 33 (11th Cir.2010) (unpublished) (holding dog was reliable with a 55% accuracy rate); United States v. Koon Chung Wu, 217 F. App'x 240, 246 (4th Cir.2007) (unpublished) ("[A]n accuracy rate of 60% is more than reliable enough for [the dog's] alert to have established probable cause"). 3. VIDEO DESTROYED: No Proof of Bad Faith Ludwig argued that the government acted in bad faith when it destroyed the video footage from the trooper's patrol car. He argued the Constitution required the district court to dismiss the indictment. The CA held: (1) California v. Trombetta, 467 U.S. 479, 488–89 (1984) held that the duty to preserve evidence must be limited to evidence that might be expected to play a significant role in the suspect's defense; (2) to qualify as constitutionally material in this sense, the evidence must: (a) possess an exculpatory value that was apparent [to the police] before the evidence was destroyed, and (b) be of such a nature that the Defendant would be unable to obtain comparable evidence by other reasonably available means; (3) if the exculpatory value of the evidence is indeterminate and all that can be confirmed -9- is that the evidence was potentially useful" for the defense, then the Defendant must also show (a) that the government acted in bad faith in destroying the evidence; (4) Ludwig failed to demonstrate that the deleted videotape was of such a nature that he would be unable to obtain comparable evidence by other reasonably available means because: (a) he had two other videos of the traffic stop from the vehicles of the other two troopers; (b) he had the video pf the trooper who made the stop and this video offered the most comprehensive account of the events STUDENT LOANS: Drug Convictions: 20 U.S.C. § 1091(r), precludes federal financial aid to college students convicted of federal or state drug offenses. The period of suspension of aid varies from one year for simple possession and two years for sale for first time offenders. The period of suspension increases with repeat offenders and can result in permanent suspension of aid. Reinstatement requires taking an approved drug rehabilitation course and passage of at least two no-notice urinalysis tests. Failure to answer the question of prior drug offenses is considered an admission to conviction. Lying about a conviction on an application constitutes a false official statement, a felony offense under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. COMMONWEALTH v. GARRISON, NO. 2010-CA-000042-MR (Ky.App. 4-15-11) The Commonwealth of Kentucky appealed a suppression order. Reversed. 1. ARREST: Handcuffing A Detective received a phone call from a known cooperating witness regarding the whereabouts of Steve Alexis, a person of interest in an ongoing criminal investigation regarding illegal drug sales. The detective knew that Alexis had outstanding arrest warrants and had completed several "controlled buys" of illicit drugs. The caller said Alexis was planning on leaving town for an extended period of time, and that he was currently at a residence in Harrison County known for drug trafficking, and was in possession of a firearm. The detective decided to serve the outstanding warrants and requested assistance from the sheriff's office and the state police. Upon arrival at the residence, the officers saw Alexis and Garrison exit the home and get into a vehicle. The officers did not know Garrison but recognized Alexis. With Garrison at the wheel, the pair left the area. The detective and another officer followed in an unmarked police vehicle, hoping back-up would arrive. After traveling some distance, but before other officers could arrive, Garrison stopped and parked his vehicle between two apartment buildings. Based on the circumstances, the detective thought it was necessary to apprehend Alexis without waiting for the back-up officers to arrive. He and the other officer Olin got out of the patrol car and, following the procedure for a dangerous felony stop, did not approach Garrison"s car but gave verbal commands to Garrison and Alexis while remaining behind the protective barrier of the car doors. Garrison, as the driver, was first ordered to exit and walk backwards toward the officers with his hands raised. Once he reached the officers, the officers patted him down for weapons. He was then handcuffed for -10- the officer"s safety and escorted toward the rear bumper of the police cruiser. Garrison was sweating profusely and his eyes were noticeably drooped as if he were "half-asleep." Garrison was placed on the curb while the officers turned their attention to Alexis. Other officers soon arrived and noticed Garrison's appearance and condition and Garrison was arrested for DUI. Officers requested permission to search the vehicle, but Garrison denied the request. A canine unit was called to the scene and arrived a short time later. The canine alerted on the driver's side door of Garrison's vehicle. Officers searched the vehicle and found multiple pills and drug paraphernalia containing marijuana residue under the driver's seat and in the center console. Garrison was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance. He moved the to suppress all of the evidence seized alleging the warrantless search of the vehicle violated the mandates of Arizona v. Gant, ___ U.S. ___, 129 S.Ct. 1710, 173 L.Ed.2d 485 (2009). The trial court granted the motion, and held the officers had "arrested" Garrison when he was placed in handcuffs and that they had no probable cause to place him under arrest. The Commonwealth appealed. The CA held: (1) the totality of the circumstances must be considered in determining when a temporary detention turns into an arrest, and there is no bright-line rule governing such a determination; (2) the totality of the circumstances do not support the trial court"s ruling that Garrison was arrested at the moment he was placed in handcuffs: (a) the detective testified that it was not his intention to place Garrison under arrest, but rather that he was handcuffing Garrison for safety reasons because the detective had information that Alexis was armed with a pistol; (b) there were only two officers present at the time of the interaction, the uncertainty surrounding felony arrests, and the knowledge that back-up officers would be delayed in arriving on-scene, the detective believed it in everyone"s best interests to temporarily restrain Garrison to avoid the possibility of a violent or otherwise unfavorable confrontation; (c) the decision to place Garrison under arrest was not made until further information regarding his impaired status was gleaned by other officers; (4) the detective's actions were not tantamount to effectuating an arrest even though Garrison was placed in handcuffs. -11-


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So, a couple of days ago, I decided to use my McGill punches to (painstakingly) put this rose together. Every piece was shaped and edged with Distress Ink, the leaves were shaped and I actually put EVERY vein on them!!! Then, having no earthly idea what to do with it, I put it on top of my Copic Marker stand and there it sat, until today, when I found the perfect use for it with a site I stumbled on-and just love to pieces-called Freshly Made Sketches.
I was overjoyed, because this rose has been taunting me all this time:
"Look at me! One of the best flowers you've ever done! And you have NOTHING planned for me? What kind of stamping loser are you? Just when I think I've seen it all, YOU come along and take the cake! Why bother if you can only create me yet can't find a decent idea for me! And you call yourself a papercrafter?? You want to know the truth?? WELL YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"
It's strange when my hallucinations take on the voice of my mother.
Anyway, I saw the sketch and used my rose. It must be happy because I haven't heard a peep since.
Now, if those &%$%#$ leaves would just stop whining about being "stuck up the rose's butt"...
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Unless you have really dehydrated skin or hair, the thought of adding an oil-based product into your beauty routine is a scary one. It's all too easy to associate oil with grease and regard it only as a vehicle for shiny skin, breakouts or lank locks.
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- Oils fell out of fashion when substances that emulsify oil with water were discovered, but the growing interest in natural ingredients has led to a new beauty-oil boom.
But with beauty editors the world over raving about the effectiveness of new blends on the market, and celebs from Charlize Theron to Jennifer Aniston swearing by their power to give luscious skin and silky locks, oils are the slippery beauty must-haves of the moment. So forget your oily prejudices – it's time to discard our preconceptions and discover how these clever unguents deliver such a lustrous, moisturised finish without ending in an oil slick.
The use of oils in skin and hair care is nothing new. Throughout history they've been used to clean and condition the body. The ancient Romans used olive oil to cleanse and moisturise their skin, while the Egyptians used oil from the fruit of the Balanites Aegyptiaca trees along with nut oils and almond oil in their skincare routines.
"Oils have always been recognised as being beneficial in skin and hair care," says author of Imperfectly Natural Woman and organic and natural lifestyle guru Janey Lee Grace. "Plant and vegetable oils restore the hydro lipidic film of the skin, which means they nourish the skin's layers but don't add in any water, which many rich, protective creams and lotions do. This is good because too much hydration can lead the skin to become lazy and not produce enough of its own sebum."
Even those with combination or oily skin can benefit from using good quality oils, says Janey, as they help to regulate the pores – something that botanist Dr Paul Richards agrees with. "Even an oily skin still needs a natural balance of oils, so it's best not to strip away everything and leave the skin exposed and more prone to drying," he says. "A combination of different oils that suits the skin's balance will enhance the ability of the skin to assimilate and absorb them."
With most of the premium beauty houses now offering a wide range of oil-based cleansers, serums, moisturisers and body treatments, consumers are spoilt for choice – but along with the combined nature and science of the luxe ranges there's also much hype about some store-cupboard products – Hollywood actress Emma Stone recently attributed her glowing complexion to nothing more than humble grape seed oil, and many women swear by simple fruit oils such as olive or coconut to keep their hair hydrated and frizz free.
"Olive oil will work as a cleanser or moisturiser," says Janey, "And you can always make your own facial oils by simply using a base such as jojoba, apricot kernel, almond oil or rose hip, a 100 millilitre carrier oil, and up to ten drops of essential oil." She suggests customising your blend according to your individual skin needs. "Tea tree or eucalyptus can help boost winter immunity and rose can help with hormonal problems."
A particular favourite of Janey's and one said to be be used by the likes of Aniston, Miranda Kerr and Gwyneth Paltrow is organic extra virgin coconut oil "They say don't put anything on your skin you can't eat and you can (and should) eat organic extra virgin coconut oil, as well as use it in your beauty regime," she says. "You need only a tiny amount, just use as you would any other body moisturiser, and it is great for hair too." Janey says she's devoted to the Tiana brand (Tiana-coconut.com can deliver to the UAE) as it is a fair-trade, cold-pressed and raw organic range.
Sourcing the rawest, most organic of products is almost a no-brainer when it comes to choosing oils over creams and lotions. Dr Richards calls them quite simply 'pure products' and says he 'welcomes their resurgence' in skin and haircare – even if their popularity is currently something of a 'latest trend'.
"Historically, oils and fats were some of the first products used in skincare, and fragrances would originally have been incorporated by infusing essential-oil-bearing plants in the oil. Herbs were incorporated into oils and fats for healing as well. Then substances that could emulsify water and oil together were discovered, so products closer to the creams that are popular today appeared – and now with today's oil based products we have gone right back to the beginning."
But today's modern blending methods allow oils to be far better absorbed and assimilated by the skin than they were previously, says Dr Richards, making them more beneficial than when used alone. "Plant oils for instance are best blended to give a balanced profile," he says. "Often new 'swear-by' oils are very well marketed by producers, but rarely have a balanced profile.
Rose hip, for instance, is a very beneficial oil, but mainly when used in combination with several other oils. Within these blends there is then the potential to infuse herbs to enhance the emollient, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of the final product." Emma Thomson, company training manager at L'Occitane, agrees that blending is the key to getting the best results from oil-based skincare.
"Synergies of skin oils work best," she says, "We combine them with essential oils to boost effectiveness. Our Almond Supple Skin oil is a great example of this, and it also smells incredible." L'Occitane's development team has seen an increased consumer interest in skin oils as natural and organic cosmetics have become more mainstream.
"Skin oils work," she says, "and as such there have always been people who have blended and made their own. We research the long-term benefits in our laboratories and work with growers and producers to improve quality – consumers should be looking out for quality in products, checking the smell and the oil's freshness."
Wu Hong, education manager for Pevonia says that often people are not confident when it comes to using oil on the skin, but she says products such as 'dry oils', which do not leave a residue, offer great hydration and are suitable for all skin types. Wu suggests anyone with an oily skin restrict oil use to the evening, and in the form of a preparation that balances and repairs the skin.
"People are very much convinced that oil leaves skin shining and causes breakouts," she says, "but oil-based products are beneficial – it just depends on the formulations and active ingredients." One of the active ingredients and formulations causing the biggest beauty buzz right now is Argan, or Moroccan, oil.
The oil is produced from the kernels of the Argan tree, and is endemic to Morocco. Argan is now popping up in beauty preparations across the board, from face to body care, but in its rawest form – often delivered simply as a liquid or serum - it is probably best known as a hair treatment. Alex Rodrigues, senior stylist at JetSet in Grosvenor House Dubai, says that hair oils are definitely having a moment and that consumers are going back to nature and rediscovering the benefits of natural ingredients to protect and treat their hair.
"Hair oils are for your hair what a coat is for your body in winter," he says, "Sometimes hair problems go beyond a singular issue such as dryness or frizz – in my opinion chemical abuse is the number one factor for damaged hair – natural oils are great to bring back that strength, moisture, shine and and protection."
"Oil smooths the hair and adds shine to the finish, so its great to use in conjunction with a deep treatment. There are lots of oils that are also beneficial – for normal hair, lemon, geranium or Argan; for dry hair almond, coconut or jojoba; basil for oily hair; and rosemary for flaky scalps."
"Some oils are mixed with conditioning treatments that really penetrate the hair, whereas others are purely for cosmetic purposes – just to add sheen. We love using Kerastase Elixir in the salon (Dh175), and we are just introducing Tahiti Oil from Original Sprout, which is made up of coconut, linseed, pineapple and vanilla."
For an at-home DIY treat to nourish and add elasticity, Alex recommends mixing three tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil with three tablespoons of honey, heating the mixture in a microwave for 20 seconds before whisking to combine and applying it to the hair for thirty minutes.
So it would seem from nature's own, to shop-bought luxe or store-cupboard DIY, oils are not to be feared – and there really is one to treat, tame and transform all skin and hair types.
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A multi-purpose dry oil for top-to-toe body conditioning. A heady infusion of borage, St John's wort, sweet almond, camellia, hazelnut, macadamia and vitamin E, this leaves the skin and hair soft and silky without a greasy residue. Available at www.essentialmall.ae, Dh157
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