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Monthly Archives: May 2017

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Dram It Out

Traditionally named after establishments in 18th Century England that sold gin by the dram or spoonful, dram shop laws are state regulations that impose liability on sellers of liquor for damages caused by their intoxicated customers. Under dram shop law, bars, taverns and any businesses selling liquor can be sued…

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Teasing Out The Details

The world of toxicology is diverse and it can be extremely intimidating at first glance. It is full of complex terms, ideas and concepts which can make it especially difficult for courtrooms to decipher reports given to them by a toxicologist. In cases such as this, it is so important…

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Drug Facilitated Crimes Series – Data Collection

In the field of drug testing, a variety of factors regarding drug testing has been explored that influence how data is, and can be, processed for use in criminal cases. As a final entry, we look at the area of data collection. This has as much of an influence on…

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Lack of Correlation Between Urine Drug Levels, Blood Drug Levels, and Impairment

Lack of Correlation Between Urine Drug Levels, Blood Drug Levels, and Impairment Introduction In objectively quantifying drug-induced impairment, there is critical distinction between mere presence of a substance and its psychoactive effect on an individual’s functional capacity (Compton et al., 2009). Specifically, while drug concentrations in biological samples can confirm…

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Misconduct of Judge Robert S. Draper (Part two)-“You better be able to f*** better than you can type.” Yes, he actually said it!

This is a discussion that Judge Draper attempted to force upon a female African-American attorney with 40 years of experience: Judge Draper: And I use the term that my wife says is not politically acceptable. I think they are politically acceptable because I use terms like “coal black” and “light…

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