The Times has picked up the story. Third parties trying to generate standing by
filing a disciplinary complaint against the judge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/us/oklahoma-judges-sentencing-of-youth-to-church-stirs-criticism.html?ref=us
Douglas Laycock
Robert E. Scott Distinguished
http://www.jdjournal.com/2012/11/19/teen-convicted-of-manslaughter-sentenced
-to-probation-and-church/
Unconstitutional, but the only person with standing to complain isn't
complaining. And it may be that few defendants offered this deal would
complain. Refusing, getting sent to prison, and
Donn Baker, the attorney for Alred, said, 'My client goes to church every
Sunday. That isn’t going to be a problem for him.'”
I suppose sentencing a person who likes broccoli to eat broccoli falls
under the heading of harmless error. But if he decides to stop going to
church at some point in the
That's what it appears to be (sorry for cross-posting but this should be useful
to subscribers on both lists looking for an exam question, to say nothing of
the expected discussion).
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/26/jesus-or-jail-alabama-town-offers-options-for-serving-time/?hpt=hp_t2
Much milder versions of this, such as go to jail or go to AA, have been
litigated and held unconstitutional. This plan will have a short life.
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:37:51 -0400
James Edward Maule ma...@law.villanova.edu wrote:
That's what it appears to be (sorry for cross-posting but this
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Subject: Go to Church or Go to Jail?
That’s what it appears to be (sorry for cross-posting but this should be useful
to subscribers on both lists looking for an exam question, to say nothing of
the expected discussion).
http
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To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics; James Edward Maule;
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Subject: Re: Go to Church or Go to Jail?
Much milder versions of this, such as go to jail or go to AA, have been
litigated and held unconstitutional. This plan will have a short life.
On Mon, 26 Sep
: Go to Church or Go to Jail?
That’s what it appears to be (sorry for cross-posting but this should be useful
to subscribers on both lists looking for an exam question, to say nothing of
the expected discussion).
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/26/jesus-or-jail-alabama-town-offers-options
...@lists.ucla.edu
Subject: Re: Go to Church or Go to Jail?
First, this is hilarious. Second, it reminds me of my cousin, who is a
principal at a public high school in Kentucky. When we were visiting
several years ago, he left dinner early to draft the school prayer to be
read over the PA
issues for Law Academics' religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu;
conlawp...@lists.ucla.edu conlawp...@lists.ucla.edu
Subject: RE: Go to Church or Go to Jail?
I suspect the response from the Alabama legislators would actually be more
truculent!
From: religionlaw-boun
or Go to Jail?
Being forced to pray to someone or something one doesn't believe in seems cruel
and unusual punishment in violation of Amend-8, quite apart from what it does
to Amend-1.
As a (former) young prosecutor who observed a judge offer a defendant the
choice of either jail or enlisting
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