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Correcting the terrible injustice of sending innocent people to prison: An
But the criminal justice system is far from perfect: mistakes, poor legal representation or prosecutorial zealotry have at times wrongly sent people to prison. The group has helped exonerate 19 people who were wrongly convicted of crimes in Louisiana
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:13A
Leviste now in solitary cell
Leviste went to Makati without any pass from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Department of Justice (DoJ), or the court. The DoJ filed a case of evasion of service of sentence against Leviste before the Makati City Metropolitan Trial Court last
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:12A
Privacy law shake up
Yesterday, a section of senior judges had the opportunity to curb the idea of the 'rich man's' privacy injunction and change the judge made law so that it takes into consideration the principle of open justice and freedom of
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:12A
Emails renew concerns that police targeted rap concert
Tickets for the show ranged from $100-150, and Fesi said between 80 and 100 people showed up at the 300-capacity club. “They wonder why this place doesn't expand its horizons,” Fesi said. “It's this old-school mindset that holds it back.
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:12A
Yorkshire contract killers lose appeal
But at the Court of Appeal in London three senior judges rejected their appeal arguments and upheld the guilty verdicts. Mrs Justice Rafferty, sitting with Lord Justice Richards and Judge David Paget QC, dismissed the appeal in less than 90 minutes.
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:12A
Visalia man faces charges in deaths of family of 3 in crash
Head was on parole at the time of the March 31 crash. On Friday afternoon, a judge read the charges, which, if he is convicted, could put Head behind bars for the rest of his life. He was charged with three counts of first-degree murder,
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:11A
Crimeline: Visalia man charged with murder of family of 3
Head was on parole at the time of the March 31 crash. On Friday afternoon, a judge read him his charges, which, if convicted, could put Head behind bars for the rest of his life. The man was charged with three counts of first-degree murder,
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:11A
Tulare County settles lawsuit for $1.5 million
Tulare County officials have settled for $1.5 million a lawsuit filed by the parents of a man fatally shot in the back in 2008 by a Tulare County sheriff's detective during a traffic stop in Porterville. Zachary Allen Atkinson, 21, a part-time welder
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:11A
Tulare County settles lawsuit for $1.5 million
Tulare County officials have settled for $1.5 million a lawsuit filed by the parents of a man fatally shot in the back in 2008 by a Tulare County sheriff's detective during a traffic stop in Porterville. Zachary Allen Atkinson, 21, a part-time welder
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:11A
Another Twist In Celeb Herpes Case (Recap)
Here is the recap: (TMZ) Sources connected with the mystery celebrity herpes lawsuit tell TMZ ... the lawyer for the person who allegedly contracted herpes during a Las Vegas romp has been negotiating a financial settlement with the celeb.
Updated: 05/21/2011 07:11A
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