Truth-in-sentencing: defendants must serve more than 50% of the sentence imposed
Defendants in felony cases are subject to special rules in sentencing. Compared to misdemeanor sentencing, felonies are complicated. The court is governed by obscure rules that can sometimes produce...
View ArticleDocumentary Spotlights Bad Lawyering
Eddie Joe Lloyd with Senior Staff Attorney Nina MorrisonThe New Media Advocacy Project and The Constitution Project have produced a short documentary "Defending Gideon," which focuses on a lack of...
View ArticleWhat kind of punishment am I looking at for DUI with injury?
Free legal answers from attorneys - Got into an accident. It was my fault. Got charged with DUI. The other driver and passenger were both injured. One head
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Al Qaeda Claims Repsonsibility for Iraq Anniversary Bombings
It's been ten years since we invaded Iraq. Al Qaeda is marking the anniversary with bombings. At least 60 people have been killed. Der Speigel has "10 Lessons From America's 'Dumb... [[ This is a...
View Articlelife sentence
If your poor and make a mistake its a mistake for life, but if your rich it never happen. I’m not the person on paper I was young and did studip things that shouldn’t follow all my life and make [...]
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it was sunday night sometime in nov. 2011 i was walking down the street to the bus stop by my fathers house 3 days before this my uncle was shoot in his head by idk who so since it was late [...]
View Article30-year-old loses control of Pick-up truck resulting in death
A 30-year-old driver, who lost control of his pick-up truck resulting in the death of his passenger, is being charged with Felony DUI by the SC Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on US 15 south of...
View Articletrying to get my life back
my name is Terrance i was 20 when when i saw the inside of a jail didnt know why i was there a day later a guy comes to me and says i am here cause of rape kidnapping and [...]
View ArticleWrongfully Treated by state
Back in the mid 90′s I took my childern to see their father. When I went to leave he asked me to stay so his parents could see the kids. I relucntly agreed after he promsed that they would give me [...]
View Articlefamily betrayal
My story is very depressing.. I needed 20 dollars to buy my son diapers and put gas in my car… I tried every one I knew but everyone claimed they were broke… My last resort was to ask my brother, [...]
View ArticleSlammed for No Reason
In 1997, my ex-wife falsely accused me of a crime against our daughter. It took me 1.5 years and a trial to get this over with. Now, 14 years later, it still haunts me whenever anyone does a background...
View ArticleNO FUTURE
In 2005, I was convicted of an E felony and misdemeanor charge for controlled substance and marijuana. I was at a club with friends and decided to be the first one out. I waited in my friends car for...
View Articleneed to get record cleared
long story short. As a juvenile(17) I associated with individuals whom made poor decisions, which in turned, I made some poor decisions as well. The crime that was commited was a 211pc-robbery. It was...
View ArticleExpunged record still opened to the publicl
Hello all, A Judge in DC Superior Court ordered my criminal record expunged in 2008. The record was not closed, and therefore its in the publics view. Also all private background investigative...
View ArticleMaking an example
Well to start off, i am now currently 24 years of age with a felony count of criminal conspiracy to commit armed robbery. My story starts back in 2008. I was hanging out with some of my friends and my...
View ArticleNew York Man Wrongfully Convicted of 1990 Crime Will Be Released
David Ranta, convicted of killing a beloved Brooklyn Rabbi in a foiled 1990 robbery, has been cleared of the crime with help from the Brooklyn District Attorney's Conviction Integrity Unit, and he will...
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41- District Court in Macomb County Provides Offenders with Probation Guidelines
The 41-A District Court serves the City of Sterling Heights, Shelby Township, Macomb Township and Utica and has two (2) locations: Shelby Division (Shelby Township, Macomb Township, Utica) 51660 Van...
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CTA Worker Faces DUI Charges in Crash with Ambulance
An off-duty Chicago Transit Authority employee faces DUI charges after allegedly crashing into an ambulance. Around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, a Chicago Fire Department ambulance was transporting a...
View ArticleUsing Your Medical Insurance After a Car Accident in Georgia
View More Accident & Injury Articles If You Have It, Use It: “Shouldn’t the at-fault driver pay for the [...]
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Florida 10/20/Life Statute Applies to Accidental Firearm Discharges As Well
In Florida, the 10/20/Life statute is a law that provides for minimum mandatory prison sentences for people convicted of certain crimes involving guns. In such cases, if a person possesses a firearm...
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