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Law School's Exoneration Project helps free wrongly convicted man
In court, the State's Attorney's Office noted that it would be filing papers soon to vacate the convictions of Robert Lee Veal and Shainne Sharp, who also were wrongfully convicted of the crime. “This is one of the most tragic miscarriages of justice
Updated: 11/04/2011 04:14P
Mississippi Personhood Bill Could Criminalize Doctors Who Perform An Abortion
Physicians and medical associations are now speaking out against Mississippi's personhood amendment, warning that it is “a dangerous intrusion of criminal law into the provision of medical care.
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:54P
Police: No state charges for judge in beating video
the beating was criminal. when does it cross the line? when does discipline within a family become assault? >> frequently that's a difficult thing to determine because by state law a person has a right to discipline their children to a point,
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:48P
The provinces and the cost of the crime bill
Debatable as the proposed measures may be, however, it is the federal government's exclusive prerogative to legislate in matters of criminal law. And it's not as though the Conservatives suddenly sprang this legislation on an unsuspecting Canadian
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:47P
Drug use conviction for mom upheld in appeals court
Prosecutors have been using it to go after women who take illegal drugs while pregnant and then give birth to babies who test positive for drugs. Hicks admitted using cocaine before giving birth in November 2008. She was sentenced to a year on
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:42P
Proposed law favored locally
I'm not a criminal and I have nothing to hide. So if the cops had to come into my home once a month and search, so be it.” Under the proposed law, if a recipient tests positive, all dependents – including children – would lose the benefits.
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:38P
Eric Holder's Continuing Favors to Criminal New Black Panthers
Americans are familiar with the favors that Eric Holder's Justice Department extended to Jerry Jackson and the New Black Panther Party. The voter intimidation case against Jackson and two other defendants was dismissed and the
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:23P
Court affirms conviction of Ala. mom for drug use
Prosecutors have been using it to go after women who take illegal drugs while pregnant and then give birth to babies who test positive for drugs. Hicks admitted using cocaine before giving birth in November 2008. She was sentenced to a year on
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:23P
Police: Judge Not Charged Over Video Beating of Daughter
McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said. Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:19P
Court affirms conviction of Alabama mom for drug use
Prosecutors have been using it to go after women who take illegal drugs while pregnant and then give birth to babies who test positive for drugs. Hicks admitted using cocaine before giving birth in November 2008. She was sentenced to a year on
Updated: 11/04/2011 03:07P
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