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Chicago attorney who represented Cicero mayor taking up Blagojevich appeal
Len Goodman, a Chicago criminal defense attorney, will lead the effort in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. He was assigned by US District Judge James Zagel, who handed down the sentence. Mr. Goodman, who has tried criminal cases in state and federal
Updated: 12/22/2011 11:24A
Telltale Games' Law & Order: Legacies Available Now!
Based on NBCUniversal's Emmy-winning Law & Order TV series, Law & Order: Legacies brings together an all-star cast of investigators and prosecutors from multiple Law & Order franchises. Law & Order is TV's top-rated and longest-running crime series
Updated: 12/22/2011 09:06A
PEOPLE v. LEON
On December 21, 2009, appellant, Jose Morales Leon, was charged in a criminal complaint with one felony count of possession of weapon while confined in a penal institution (Pen. Code, § 4502, subd. (a), count one). 1 The information further alleged two
Updated: 12/22/2011 07:37A
Justice of the peace race: Deputy sheriff seeks new direction
Cummins, 51, is a graduate of Abilene Christian High School and Hardin-Simmons University with a degree in communications and criminal justice. He previously worked for Hendrick Medical Center in public relations before joining the hospital's security
Updated: 12/22/2011 12:01A
Early releases may unleash flood of claims
ANOTHER week, another crisis in the criminal justice system, this time the commuting of 12-year prison sentences for two of the Waterkloof Four to correctional supervision and house arrest. Ironically the two never even applied for their sentences to
Updated: 12/21/2011 11:53P
Juvenile Arrests for Violent Crime Down Ten Percent From 2008, Reaching Lowest
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention developed this bulletin in partnership with the National Center for Juvenile Justice and the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division and with the support of the Bureau of Justice
Updated: 12/21/2011 10:16A
7 suspects in Jacksonville gang crime charged with racketeering
By Dana Treen Seven men tied to ongoing violence in a Northwest Jacksonville community have been arrested under a state racketeering law that allows prosecutions of gang members as part of a criminal enterprise. They are suspected members of the “Grand
Updated: 12/21/2011 05:37A
State lawmakers to deal with Racial Justice Act
Shaffer was one of 44 members of the crime commission, which influences criminal justice grant funding in the state. It includes the heads of statewide criminal justice and human services agencies, and representatives of law enforcement, the courts,
Updated: 12/21/2011 05:11A
Woman sent forward for trial for Salthill murder
Maura Thornton, with a former rental address at Apartment 1, 183 Upper Salthill, Galway, is charged with the murder of Mayo native, Kevin Joyce (59), at the above apartment on 31 July last, contrary to Common Law and Section 4 of the Criminal Justice
Updated: 12/21/2011 03:04A
Justice official: Auto supply price-fixing probe is biggest in US history
These are criminal investigations, so there's no public report of what they're looking for." He said the Detroit conference for its members in late January or early February is meant to discuss the case and review antitrust laws and procedures.
Updated: 12/21/2011 03:03A
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