“Consciousness of guilt,” at least in California, “refers to conduct that may show a defendant was aware of his or her guilt.” In criminal law, “prosecutors frequently use it to argue that a defendant’s own behavior points toward wrongdoing.”1 There … Continue reading →
Nev. Const. Art. 8, Sec. 8: As elsewhere discussed, we begin our analysis with the Nevada Constitution given it “is the ‘supreme law of the state which ‘control[s] over any conflicting statutory provisions.’” Nev. Const. Art. 8, Sec. 8 instructs that the Legislature shall provide … Continue reading →
Most Board members, as well as members of the public, don’t realize that whenever the Board approves a budget which calls for the expenditure of moneys financed in whole or in part by the District’s RFF/BFF, local parcel owners end … Continue reading →
Unlike budgets and audits, the NRS does not mandate local governments adopt strategic plans. Yet “when it comes to getting things done as a local government, (we are told that) two of the most critical variables are budgets and timeframes. … Continue reading →
As explained elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose forms of local government with very little means of generating revenue. So when they undertake functions beyond their limited purpose(s) such as building bloated infrastructure support which can be outsourced for less. Not … Continue reading →