Josephine Decuir had by this point become a target for a powerful New Orleans-based legal team that sought to thwart all such claims of right, both in Louisiana and nationally. R. H. Marr, a skilled lawyer, a distinctive public figure, and a vocal proponent of white supremacy, stepped up to become co-counsel for the heirs of the steamboat owner in an appeal of Decuir v. Benson to the United States Supreme Court.#N#Footnote#N#93 Marr embodied the adroit combination of litigation and mobilization that characterized the white-supremacist counteroffensive. Indeed, just a few months after the appeal was filed, he would exhort the armed members of the White League to attack the offices of Governor Kellogg in what became a (briefly) successful coup d’état against Republican rule.#N#Footnote#N#94
Moreover, a state legislative coalition in favor of guaranteeing equal treatment in public life had expanded and consolidated. Putting aside initial concerns about the risks of asserting what could be construed as a claim to “social equality,” the early postwar legislators would use their authority under the state constitution to name and prohibit the dignitary affront that lay behind refusals of equal service on the grounds of color.#N#Footnote#N#75
Bailiff: The bailiff keeps order in the courtroom. If the youth is in detention, the Bailiff may also escort the youth into the courtroom. Clerk/Deputy Clerk of Court: The Clerk is in charge of the files and makes sure that the judge has the youth’s case file in front of him/her at the time of the hearing. Court Reporter: The Court Reporter takes ...
After an arrest, the police officer submits the arrest report to the District Attorney’s office for screening. After reviewing the report, the DA will decide whether to dismiss the case or proceed informally or formally. In some areas, the OJJ Regional Office may provide recommendations.
The Juvenile Justice Process. Following the arrest and/detention of a youth, they may be petitioned to court based on a FINS (Families in Need of Services) charge or commission of a delinquent act. Each case is handled in accordance with juvenile law and procedures. The court may be called a juvenile court, family court, city court, ...
If a juvenile continues to be held in custody after he is detained, he/she must be brought before the court within 72 hours. This hearing is called a continued custody hearing, and the court determines whether there was probable cause to justify taking the youth into custody and whether there is a continued need to hold the youth. The court may set bail if the judge continues holding the juvenile. See Ch.C. Art. 823-831.
It can last for six months.
Youth are not “sentenced,” they receive a “disposition.” If the judge adjudicates the youth, he/she may proceed with disposition or set a disposition hearing for a later date. Before making his/her decision, the judge may order the youth and parent/guardian to meet with the Probation and Parole Officer and discuss the case and gather information for a report called the “Pre-dispositional Investigation (PDI).
Many of the grounds for filing a FINS petition involve conduct that would not be a crime if committed by an adult, but when committed by a youth is grounds for a FINS adjudication. Some examples are truancy (not attending school), being ungovernable (not obeying parents or repeatedly breaking school rules), runaway behavior (being absent from home without parental permission), violation of law by a child under age 10. An offense such as theft or shoplifting is not a FINS offense; it is a delinquent offense.
On June 19, 2018, East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld stopped a car because it matched the description of one that had been involved in a drive-by shooting in North Braddock some 15 minutes earlier. He detained the driver, but two passengers ran. He opened fire and fatally shot one of the passengers: Antwon Rose, Jr.
On October 11, 2016, the Washington Post published an article by fact-checker Glenn Kessler refuting the claims about the psychiatric evaluation and the polygraph:
Where Clinton was going with the affidavit is not clear. Shelton’s interpretation is “She was saying that I wanted it to happen.” This has spawned one more fake Clinton quote: “You wanted it, didn’t you?”
Here is the core of the affidavit in support of the Motion for Psychiatric Examination:
The offense took place on May 10, 1975 in Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas. The victim, Kathy Shelton, was 12 years old.
In the procedural history, I inadvertently left the words “she has” out of the affidavit in support of the motion for psychiatric evaluation. This has now been corrected.
About an hour ago, I corrected a date in the procedural history. The Motion for Psychiatric Examination was denied on July 29, 1975. My apologies.