Day: July 6, 2021

A brief history of the American felony homicide rule

THE PENNSYLVANIA MURDER RATING STATUS After our American independence, several of the new states initiated legislative reforms to codify the crime of murder. One of the first states to do so was Pennsylvania. In 1794, that state enacted a homicide degree statute that divided murder into capital murder in the first degree and murder in […]

Is a Bavarian Mountain Hound the dog for you?

I had never heard of a Bavarian Mountain Hound before my partner Anton broached the subject of getting one. We already had two black Labradors, a terrier and two cats. As for me, our family of animals was complete. All of our animals worked. The two Labradors worked with Anton during bird season to retrieve […]

December years

Shirley had just taken a shower when she heard the phone ring off the hook. He quickly wrapped the towel around his body and ran to answer. “Hi. I’m Shirley? I’m Laura Giancarlo, the property manager at Raintree Senior Living Center in Fairfield.” “Oh hi, nice to hear from you,” Shirley replied. “Looks like I’ll […]

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