Birdsong's Law Blog

Yes sir!  Birdsong is still bringing you those weird criminal law stories.  Dig this:

 Malaysia: There is nothing like a good sex scandal to relaunch a political career.  Former Malaysian Deputy Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was brought down in 1998 on sodomy charges says he’s now ready to be top dog again, even as he faces a second sodomy rap.  Ibrahim is putting together a coalition majority that could be in place by October of 2008.

Sucker!

Paris, France: It was a dog day in a French court.  A mutt named Scooby is believed to be the first animal to appear as a witness in a murder inquiry when he “barked furiously”

So, here we go again. Birdsong provides more weird criminal law stories for you reading enjoyment.

Long Island, NY: A Long Island woman with a drinking problem killed her husband by running him over with the family SUV as she pulled out of a parking space near their apartment.  Maureen Hines, 45, who fled New York after the incident was arrested two days later when police in New Jersey pulled her over for drunk driving. Police say they are investigating whether Hines’ conduct was intentional.  The facts show that Hines rolled over her husband’s chest as she backed out of a space near their apartment.

 Birdsong provides more weird criminal law stories.  Unfortunately they are all true.

Birdsong often trolls the wire services for weird, but true, criminal law stories in the news.  Here are a few more – enjoy:

St. Petersburg, FL: Police Detective William Burris was recently suspended from the force for 45 days.  Why? He was suspended after often filing for overtime after his regular shift.  During the overtime he sat around the office viewing porn on a city owned computer.

He probably couldn’t get his viewing done during his regular eight hours, huh?

Mississippi: Death by idiocy.

A Mississippi man, Robert Davis, was fatally burned after breaking into a bar.