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Third Circuit panel discusses at length all the problems with SORNA
Original Article03/14/2013 The start of the Third Circuit panel's lengthy opinion today in US v. Reynolds, No. 08-4747 (3d Cir. Mar. 14, 2013) (PDF available here), explains the current mess that is...
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Park fee bill stumbles over sex offender amendment
3-15-2013 Minnesota: A bill allowing Minneapolis to charge developers a fee for parks stalled Wednesday in the Senate after a Republican senator tried to link it with sex offenders. An... [[This,an...
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Lawmaker wants new housing rules for sex offenders
3-15-2013 New York: An Oneida County lawmaker wants the state to bar homeless sex offenders from being able to use hotels and motels for temporary quarters. Legislator Emil Paparella, R-24,......
View ArticleUnderstanding Being an Accomplice to a Crime
This is a Guest Post from Shahin Zamir, a Criminal Lawyer in Houston. Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to help out a friend! The stark reality of this ancient wisdom becomes altogether clear when someone...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Exoneree to Reunite With Sister After 40 Years
Darryl Hunt, exonerated of murder after serving nearly 20 years behind bars, will see his younger sister, Doris, for the first time in 40 years. The siblings were nine and three-years-old when they...
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Divided Atlanta Federal Appeals Court Upholds Florida Mail Fraud and Bribery...
Here in Atlanta, the local federal Court of Appeals just affirmed a conviction in a mail fraud and bribery white collar case out of Jacksonville, Florida. The case is but the latest saga in the...
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Statute Of Limitations For Child Sex Abuse Poised For Change
Proposed legislation before the Missouri House could change the state's longstanding statutes of limitations with regard to civil and criminal claims against those suspected of committing child sexual...
View ArticleMaryland General Assembly Repeals Capital Punishment
"House votes to repeal death penalty," is by Michael Dresser and Erin Cox for the Baltimore Sun. The House of Delegates voted Friday to repeal Maryland's death penalty, sending the measure to the...
View Article¡Respetan los llamados "progresistas" ó "caviares" la...
Facebook Entrevista en lamula.pe al señor Guillermo Giacosa y dos invitados más para conversar sobre las relaciones del Papa Francisco I con la dictadura argentina. No entiendo bien como funciona la...
View ArticleMore Information on the Colorado Repeal Legislation
"Death penalty in Colorado to be debated by legislators," is Karen Augé report for the Denver Post. First they scored with guns, then civil unions. Now, Colorado's Democratic lawmakers are ready to go...
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Florida Law Enforcement Says Tax Return Fraud Cases Exploding
As tax season approaches at the beginning of each year, we normally see quite a few tax return fraud cases, both in the news and as new criminal defense cases in the Jacksonville, Florida area. Most of...
View ArticleTune In: Innocence Project Board of Directors' Director Emeritus Janet Reno...
Innocence Project Board of Directors' Director Emeritus and Former Attorney General of the United States, Janet Reno will make a guest-voice appearance on Sunday's episode of "The Simpsons" on FOX at 8...
View ArticleBench Warrant for Failure to Appear in Georgia
View More Criminal Defense Articles What it is: The Official Code of Georgia Section 17-7-90 defines a bench warrant as [...]
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Tempe Police Announce DUI Task Force for St. Patrick's Day Festivities
Tempe Police warn drivers to plan ahead. Tempe Police Department announced this week that it will be working in cooperation with Scottsdale Police, Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, and the AZ...
View ArticleScience News - March 15, 2013
At a Massachusetts crime lab, retesting samples impacts current drug cases, a new crime lab on an Ohio university campus could spur collaboration, and Sweden has finally joined an international DNA...
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MN - Committees Hear Testimony on Sex Offender Legislation
Original Article03/14/2013By Zach VavrickaSt. Paul (NNCNOW) - It's an expensive solution to a difficult problem that could be deemed unconstitutional. Since 1994, the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment...
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MN - Park fee bill stumbles over sex offender amendment
Sen. Dan HallOriginal Article03/15/2013By Eric Roper A bill allowing Minneapolis to charge developers a fee for parks stalled Wednesday in the Senate after a Republican senator tried to link it with...
View ArticleTo Tell The Truth
<font style="FONT-SIZE: 12px" face="Arial">While lawyers for the Aurora shooter, James Holmes, weren't prepared to commit to a plea on his behalf, following Judge William...
View ArticleDocumented Innocence: Two new films portray flawed convictions of innocent men
See coverage of two new documentary movies about actual innocence cases: At Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff interviewed documentarian Al Reinert on his new film about Micheal Morton, "An Unreal Dream."...
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Gov. Haslam Signs Guns in Parking Lot into Law
Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that would allow people with handgun carry permits to store firearms in their vehicles no matter where they are parked.The signing comes despite questions about...
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