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Court: Defense lawyers must inform clients of plea bargians
Justice Antonin Scalia, in a rare move, dissented aloud from the bench, calling the decisions "absurd" and warning courts would be flooded with appeals from criminals now claiming their plea bargain rights were violated, despite the fact that there is
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:24P
Supreme Court: Defense lawyers must inform clients of plea bargains
"The court today embraces the sporting chance theory of criminal law, in which the state functions like a conscientious casino operator, giving each player a fair chance to beat the house, that is, serve less time than the law says he deserves.
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:24P
Debate Over "Stand Your Ground" Self-Defense Gun Laws
Our system of justice deliberately makes it hard to convict people, with the understanding that some guilty people will therefore go free. "Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer," Blackstone famously declared,
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:14P
Lentol: Expanded DNA Database Gives State Crime Fighting a Boost
It took five years, but Assemblyman Joe Lentol achieved a major legislative goal this week when a bill he sponsored to expand the State's use of DNA evidence was signed into law by Governor Cuomo. And while the new law doesn't go as far as Lentol might
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:07P
EU transparency proposal threatened by imaginary laws
Namely, the EC has included an exemption meaning companies would not have to disclose payments in countries where criminal law prohibits such disclosure. Effectively this poses the question “Should the law apply in places where it is most needed,
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:04P
Trayvon Martin and stop-and-frisk laws
By Joy Freeman-Coulbary The expression “Driving While Black” (DWB) was coined to reflect the criminalization of black drivers through racial profiling that has led in the past few decades to numerous Justice Department (DOJ) consent decrees in major
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:02P
Golden-Sponsored Gun Bills Pass Senate, Increasing Penalties For Gun Crimes
“As a former New York City police officer, I have seen first-hand the fear and devastation caused by criminals with guns,” Senator Golden said. “People who use force to terrorize and prey upon others must be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:02P
Missing teen father disclosed criminal past to police
My family is working closely as a team with law enforcement, and we will do so until we can conclude the investigation.” Police said LaMar is not a suspect in his daughter's disappearance. ”Sierra we love you and we can't wait for you to come home,”
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:02P
Missing teen father disclosed criminal past to police
My family is working closely as a team with law enforcement, and we will do so until we can conclude the investigation.” Police said LaMar is not a suspect in his daughter's disappearance. ”Sierra we love you and we can't wait for you to come home,”
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:02P
Justice for Trayvon
Too often, crimes with clear, undeniable racial motives were swept under the rug or overlooked while families and communities waited in vain for justice. So, when Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee, the person in charge of the investigation,
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:00P
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