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Maury Hernandez, Former Miami, Florida Police Officer, Arrested for Domestic...
Maury Hernandez, a former Miami, Florida police officer, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly strangled his wife, 2.4.13 Hernandez Battery.pdf report. The victim, 32-year-old Yvonne Linen, sustained...
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Heath Miller, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Teacher, At Root of Palm Beach...
Heath Miller, a Palm Beach Gardens, Florida teacher, is at the root of two lawsuits against the Palm Beach County, Florida School Board, 2.5.13 Miller Sexual Assault.pdf say. The two separate suits are...
View ArticleKirk Bloodsworth in Maryland
Today's New York Times reports, "A Death Penalty Fight Comes Home." It' written by Scott Shane. Kirk Noble Bloodsworth, a beefy, crew-cut man whose blue T-shirt read “Witness to Innocence,” took the...
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Derek Codd of Lake Worth, Florida Arrested for Assault and Burglary
Derek Codd of Lake Worth, Florida was arrested Monday after he allegedly harassed his neighbors and entered their home without permission, 12.4.13 Codd Assault.pdf report. Codd, 18, has not commented...
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MISSOURI DWI/DUI Expungement
Residents of Missouri who had an unfortunate run-in with the law might wonder whether the stain on their driving record has to follow them around for the rest of their lives. Thankfully, Missouri law...
View ArticleFlorida Editorials Call for Capital Review, Changes
"Review of Florida’s death penalty system sorely needed," is the editorial published in today's Miami Herald. Florida’s death penalty system is terribly flawed. Lawmakers have known that since at least...
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How Not to Act in front of a Judge in a Criminal Case
Attention Mississippi citizens, if you find yourself in front of a judge facing criminal charges do NOT act like this Florida lady. As you can see in the video, the young lady was arrested for...
View ArticleLouisiana Lethal Injection Changes at Issue as Execution Nears
"State tells judge of change in lethal injection formula," is Bill Lodge's report in the Baton Rouge Advocate. State corrections officials announced through their attorneys in Baton Rouge federal court...
View ArticleAn Update From Nebraska
"Attorneys challenge state death penalty," is the Lincoln Journal Star report written by Nicholas Bergin. The attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a Brazilian missionary family have asked an...
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Jacksonville Criminal Attorneys for man accused of slashing football fan's...
Duval County Criminal Lawyers for the man accused of slashing another man's throat with a pocketknife outside a downtown Jacksonville bar are asking for records in his case to be sealed until trial....
View ArticleTape of Encounter with Undercover Officer Sufficient for Sex Crime Conviction
The Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals has held that a man caught in a sting operation at a park could be convicted of a sex offense when there is sufficient corroborating evidence to sustain the...
View ArticleNYTimes: "Police Stops Are Down; So Is Murder"
NYTimes: Police Stops Are Down; So Is Murder by Jim Dwyer: Last June, speaking at a church in Brooklyn, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that the police had been cutting back on the number of people...
View ArticleFBI Bust $200+ Million Credit Card Fraud Ring: Charging Identity Theft and...
Credit Card Fraud is a common crime in federal courts here in Dallas and Texas (and across the country), and most of these federal fraud charges come with sizable amounts in controversy. Texas fraud...
View ArticleBond Hearings: No Laughing Matter
The court appearance where a defendant is advised of the charges and the question of bail is addressed is often the arraignment or bond hearing. This often occurs the morning after an evening arrest,...
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Wednesday Open Thread
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) has introduced a bill to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and allow states to decide whether to legalize it. The DEA would no longer have control of... [[...
View ArticleNation's First Death Row DNA Exoneree Fights Capital Punishment in Maryland
Nearly twenty years after Kirk Bloodsworth became the nation's first death row inmate to be exonerated by DNA evidence, he joined activists against the death penalty last week in Annapolis, Maryland....
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Drinking and Driving in New Jersey
Driving while intoxicated can have serious consequences. Every year thousands of people are pulled over and arrested for operating their vehicle after consuming alcohol. In New Jersey you are guilty of...
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New Jersey Bill Could Change Domestic Abuse Cases
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow victims of domestic violence to testify in court without facing their alleged assailants. Under the proposed law, an alleged victim or...
View ArticleArkansas Senate Committee to Vote on LI Legislation
"State Senate panel to vote on death-penalty bill," is the AP report, via Arkansas Online. An Arkansas Senate committee is considering legislation to rewrite the state’s lethal injection law after it...
View ArticleA Unique Perspective on North Carolina's Racial Justice Act
The Winston-Salem Journal publishes an OpEd, "Darryl Hunt on the threatened Racial Justice Act." Christmas Eve marked the ninth anniversary of my release from prison after being wrongfully incarcerated...
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