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30 years later, federal sentences still vary widely
He said TRAC doggedly pursued the data because it's vital the public and the courts have evidence that could improve the justice system. "Criminal defense attorneys, for example, have long relied on anecdotal, sometimes gossipy information to advise
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:13P
VaTech parents seek answers in trial 5 years later
In a filing to dismiss the case, they said the lawsuit is misdirected. "The perpetrator of this crime and, thus, the person responsible was Cho," the state told the court in the filing. "This case is about what legal duties and exposure to liability
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:11P
VaTech parents seek answers in trial 5 years later
In a filing to dismiss the case, they said the lawsuit is misdirected. "The perpetrator of this crime and, thus, the person responsible was Cho," the state told the court in the filing. "This case is about what legal duties and exposure to liability
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:11P
5 years later, parents of 2 slain Virginia Tech students take state to court
The state is the lone defendant in the case. President Charles W. Steger (STEE'-gur) is among the witnesses scheduled to be called during the jury trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Among the other 50-plus witnesses expected to testify will be
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:04P
5 years later, parents of 2 slain Virginia Tech students take state to court
The state is the lone defendant in the case. President Charles W. Steger (STEE'-gur) is among the witnesses scheduled to be called during the jury trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Among the other 50-plus witnesses expected to testify will be
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:04P
Court of Appeals says cartoon evidence was OK in robbery conviction of Tigard man
The cartoon – which depicts a masked robber holding a gun to a woman and demanding "Gimme tha jewlery," followed by an expletive – was a key piece of evidence in a 2009 trial that netted with a nearly six-year prison sentence for Jasso.
Updated: 03/04/2012 01:02P
The Washington duo behind a Texas affirmative action case
When the case, Bush v. Vera , landed on the Supreme Court's docket, Blum knew he needed a law firm with a well-oiled appellate practice to argue on his behalf. That's when he found Dan Troy, then a partner at Wiley Rein, one of Washington's largest
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:54P
Arrogance of rush to prejudgment
The prosecution is in a hurry to rest its case against Chief Justice Renato Corona as swiftly as it pushed the impeachment complaint to the Senate after collecting 188 signatures of congressmen in a record time of three hours in a single day.
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:48P
About abandoned articles and plagiarism
The abandonment of five articles of impeachment will certainly shorten the period of the telenovela trial. But if the prosecution had pursued these articles, they would have involved the recurring and yet unresolved Senate vs. Supreme Court controversy
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:46P
Why judge should inhibit self from Abalos case
Why should Judge Jesus Mupas of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court inhibit himself from the electoral sabotage case filed against former Comelec Chair Benjamin Abalos? At a recent Kapihan sa Manila forum at the Diamond Hotel, Abalos' counsel,
Updated: 03/04/2012 12:44P
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