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No Death Penalty For Triple Murders: A story from the KX Net reports that a a convicted drug dealer, charged with murdering three women at a Florence hair salon in Montana, is not eligible for the death penalty. In an order signed Monday, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy agreed with defense lawyers who said a grand jury indictment does not accuse Lincoln Benavides of personally and directly killing the victims. Benavides is accused of killing the three women, who were found with slit throats, on Nov. 6, 2001. His co-defendant remains eligible for the death penalty and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege the murders were related to a drug ring run by Benavides. Justice Department And The NYPD Feud Over Wiretap Requests: Evan Perez from the Wall Street Journal reports that NY City police and Justice Department officials have long been rivals over how to keep the nation's largest city safe from terrorist attack...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on November 20, 2008 (boomark / email).