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Court setbacks put damper on NJ corruption busts
Since the 2009 arrests, of 40 defendants whose cases have been resolved, about three-quarters have pleaded guilty, including 12 of 15 people connected to the money laundering sting. Six have had charges dropped or been acquitted, and two more could
Updated: 04/01/2012 12:24P
Trial date set for Capitol protesters
Judge David E. Cheek, at a hearing Friday morning in Richmond's Manchester General District Court, scheduled June 19 to try the 30. Each defendant faces one count apiece of misdemeanor trespassing and one of misdemeanor unlawful assembly.
Updated: 04/01/2012 12:11P
RI man faces trial in 2007 sex assault case
Court records show 31-year-old Jason Nickerson was linked to the assault shortly after entering the robbery plea in 2010. Prosecutors believe the DNA evidence in the sexual assault case is the first of its kind to go before a jury.
Updated: 04/01/2012 12:11P
RI man faces trial in 2007 sex assault case
Court records show 31-year-old Jason Nickerson was linked to the assault shortly after entering the robbery plea in 2010. Prosecutors believe the DNA evidence in the sexual assault case is the first of its kind to go before a jury.
Updated: 04/01/2012 12:02P
The Hutaree Case: Next Time, They'll Just Send In The Drones
Thanks to the legal environment created by the NDAA, the Feds won't have to run the risk involved in submitting the next “domestic terrorism” case to the scrutiny of a court. Now that Attorney General Eric Hoder has helpfully clarified that “due
Updated: 04/01/2012 11:10A
The Hutaree Case: Next Time, They'll Just Send In The Drones
Thanks to the legal environment created by the NDAA, the Feds won't have to run the risk involved in submitting the next “domestic terrorism” case to the scrutiny of a court. Now that Attorney General Eric Hoder has helpfully clarified that “due
Updated: 04/01/2012 11:10A
Early get out of jail card in sight for prisoners with chance of appeal
A criminal barrister and head of the Bar Association's criminal law committee, Stephen Odgers, SC, who recommended the review, said research had shown the length of sentences had no impact on the crime rate. Hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners who
Updated: 04/01/2012 10:15A
How far can police go when invited into a home?
Those were among the questions debated last week before the state Supreme Court in the case of Derek J. Kaltner, a Monmouth University student charged with drug possession. Police said they found two Ecstasy tablets, a prescription pill bottle,
Updated: 04/01/2012 10:04A
Georgia Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of “holder claim”
The case is important because by actually dismissing the claims it goes a step further than the Georgia Supreme Court did in Holmes v. Grubman, which addressed holder claims but was an advisory opinion. Plaintiffs make “holder claims” when they allege
Updated: 04/01/2012 09:37A
Georgia Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of “holder claim”
The case is important because by actually dismissing the claims it goes a step further than the Georgia Supreme Court did in Holmes v. Grubman, which addressed holder claims but was an advisory opinion. Plaintiffs make “holder claims” when they allege
Updated: 04/01/2012 09:37A
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