Settlement Reached in Wrongful Arrest Case
A settlement was recently reached in the suit filed by anti-war activists who claim they were wrongly arrested in New York. The plaintiffs were supposedly arrested by the NYPD in 2003 during an...
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Our great nation was founded upon our forefathers refusing to be abused by an oppressive British government any longer. They were prepared to lay down their very lives and many did during the war that...
View ArticleFreed Inmate Hopes to Help Others
A man in Kansas City, Missouri, was recently released from prison and hopes that his case will help others who may be falsely imprisoned in the future. The man was convicted in 1984 for a murder that...
View ArticleBefore The Occupy Wall Street Protests There Was Ocularpation.
Under Article 245.01 of the New York Penal Code, a person can be found guilty of the crime of indecent exposure if they appear in a public place and expose private or intimate body parts, including...
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Mandatory Life Sentences Forbidden for Juvenile Offenders by The Supreme Court
Juvenile Law Mandatory Sentences Barred Murder is a horrible, heinous crime. All agree to that. Prior to this week, 28 states had laws on their books that mandated to sentencing juvenile offenders...
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California Prop. 36 Allows Reduced Sentencing
California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 on the November 6th ballot, which revises the controversial California “Three Strikes” law, passed in 1994. The new law allows persons convicted...
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Supreme Court Decides Burglary Case
Supreme Court to Decide Whether ACCA Applies in California Burglary Case Descamps v. United States On Monday, January 7, 2013, the United State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Descamps v....
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding BAC Warrantless Search
United States Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding BAC Warrantless Search in Missouri v. McNeely The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on January 9, 2013 in the Missouri v....
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The Sequester May Affect Your Right to Legal Representation
The Sequester May Affect Your Right to Legal Representation This year marks the 50th anniversary of two historic 1960’s Supreme Court cases which guaranteed certain constitutional rights to...
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A Look at the Prosecutorial Decision Making Process
A Look at the Prosecutorial Decision Making Process The Vera Institute of Justice’s study entitled The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making, with the support of the...
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