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EVERETT v. STATE
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Everett appeals, arguing: (1) a proper reading of relevant case law and rules of criminal procedure reveals that a court's failure to require a defendant's ...
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U.S. v. JOHNSON
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Under Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, a new trial is proper when a defendant shows the following: 1) the new evidence was discovered ...
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PEOPLE v. AROCHA
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Blakeley (2000) 23 Cal.4th 82, 89, the court stated that the "defendant's three reported fistfights in prison, together with his extensive criminal history, ...
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PEOPLE v. SANDOVAL
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On December 27, 2004, a five-count criminal complaint was filed in the circuit court of Du Page County, under case No. 04-CF-3607, charging defendant with ...
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PEOPLE v. STRYKER
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With respect to defendant's Romero motion, we conclude that defendant's chronic criminal history, even if overwhelmingly comprised of misdemeanors, ...
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Scottish Affairs Select Committee hears from Kenny MacAskill and Robert Gordon ...
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Q66 Mr Carmichael: The concept of homologation in criminal procedure would be a fairly novel one, I think. Mr MacAskill: Certainly our understanding is it ...
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STATE v. CARRANZA
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The former criminalizes an agreement to engage in a criminal act and some further action in aid of the plan. Samuels, supra, 189 NJ at 245-46. ...
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Condemned killer's appeal continues
Leader Vindicator
On June 20, 2002, a jury convicted Rega of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, criminal conspiracy, burglary, theft by unlawful taking, ...
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Bob Hurt: The Cure for Bad Marketing in Jail 4 Judges
By Bob Hurt
"You might even show how the wild growth of prison industries, and investment by governments of trust fund (mostly retirement system) money in them, encourages cops and sheriffs to arrest and incarcerate innocent people, and judges to ..... (s) Criminal Procedures. In addition to any other provisions of this Amendment, a complaint for criminal conduct of a judge may be brought directly to the Special Grand Jury upon all the following prerequisites: (1) an affidavit of ..."
Bob Hurt - http://bobhurt.blogspot.com/

With God: The Death Penalty versus Euthanasia:
By Gods First Angel
"Harshly punishing criminals with retribution so severe that they never want to commit crime again prevents prisons from being filled t'o overflowing and society from being inundated in violent crime. Why is this so? Because the criminal ..."
With God - http://cumdei.blogspot.com/

Drlazin's Blog
By drlazin
"This did not stop Paulina from moving forward however, the doctors at the hospital conscientiously objected to performing the procedure. Paulina and Maria Elena appealed to the Attorney General to enforce the law and instead, he took them to ... Epikeia and GIRE (Information Group on Reproductive Choice) filed criminal and civil charges. These groups also took the case to the State Human Rights Director who forwarded the case to the National Human Rights Commission for a ..."
Drlazin's Blog - http://drlazin.wordpress.com/

Paralegal SLO: Conan Walks Away With $32.5 Million, but There& ...
By Paralegal SLO
"Superior Court (1982) 31 Cal.3d 503 does not prohibit the jury considering or discussing lesser offense before returning a verdict on greater offense, but jury must first unanimously agree defendant is not guilty of greater crime before returning a verdict on lesser offense. ... Defendant may be entitled to a dismissal of criminal charges upon a showing of selective prosecution for improper purposes, amounting to a violation of right to equal protection of law. ..."
Paralegal SLO - http://paralegalslo.blogspot.com/

Macon criminal lawyer argues that rape charges should be dismissed ...
... since DNA evidence which linked him to the crime was destroyed by police in 2006. ... John Paul Battle, 25, was originally sent to prison in 2008 after being ... Page was recently the Chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the ... and is a frequent commentator on Georgia and federal criminal procedure for the ...

Legal History Blog: Welcome to the Prison Law Blog
Her new blog will focus principally on jail and prison reform efforts, but she plans to ... Green on Alexander, Ferzan, & Morse on Criminal Law Theory ... Crime and Criminal Law (71); Criminal Procedure (21); Customary law (2) ...