In Murphy v. Florida, Thurgood Marshall wrote: “If the general atmosphere in the community or courtroom is sufficiently inflammatory, the community can be so influenced against the defendant as to impeach the indifference of jurors who displayed no animus (prejudice) of their own.”
The Santa Barbara Public Health Department announced on 10/20 that a four-year-old boy died over the weekend as a result of H1N1 flu, marking the second swine flu-related death in the county.
When the Nobel Committee announced the awarding of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama they indicated that they “attached special importance to Obama’s vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.”
Cash and Confrontation Reign in City of S.B.’s First Mail-In-Only Election
One in eight women
Ventura has cameras set up in every intersection at the Esplanade and Target shopping areas.
Intern Nick Tonkin likes pirates.
Harrington West Financial Group, the parent company of Solvang-based Los Padres Bank, announced on 10/16 that it consented to a cease-and-desist order issued by the federal Office of Thrift Supervision.
Letters in support of, or opposition to, candidates for City Council and mayor.
Thanks so much for featuring the “Outsiders” in News last week.
