News Inspector general raises questions about 2,300 new cases
03-06-2014
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An investigation by the state inspector general found that convicted former state chemist Annie Dookhan was the “sole bad actor” at the state drug lab where she mishandled evidence. But the probe also found that the lab had major management problems,
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News Court Dismisses Challenge Of Conviction Based On Discredited Pathologist's Testimony
03-06-2014
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The government effectively argued that its witness was so notorious that the defense should have raised his incompetency at trial. It succeeded.
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News Charges dismissed against Utah arson suspect
03-06-2014
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"Originally, a K9 unit indicated there was accelerant," defense attorney Jay Winward said Tuesday. "The state crime lab reports there was no accelerant found. There was nothing that indicated that there was accelerant used."
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News When Prosecutors Admit to Cheating
03-05-2014
The story of Laura Duffy, the prosecutor, and the wrongfully convicted man, is inspirational. Not because Duffy acted professionally throughout this case—she and her colleagues surely did not. Not because prosecutors promptly acknowledged their
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News Judge Orders DNR to Leave Farmer Alone ~ After 2-Year Court Battle Baker’s Pigs Now Legal
03-05-2014
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DNR counter-sued Baker, and until recently, was seeking fines of $10,000 for each of the 70 “illegal” pigs the department claimed the farmer had. DNR also sought a court order to destroy the pigs. On February 26, 2014 DNR reversed its position and su
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News Troubles at Women’s Prison Test Alabama
03-04-2014
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New York Times
Corrections officers have raped, beaten and harassed women inside the prison for at least 18 years. More than a third of the employees have had sex with prisoners, which is sometimes the only currency for basics like toilet paper and tampons.
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News What if they gave a prosecution and the prosecution took its ball and went home?
03-04-2014
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“[The Prosecutor]: Your Honor, respectfully, the State is not participating in this case.
[The Prosecutor]: Respectfully, your Honor, the State is not participating in this matter.
[The Prosecutor]: No, your Honor. Respectfully, the State is
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News U.S. Drug Cases Getting Rehabbed After Supreme Court Decision
03-03-2014
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A week before actor Philip Seymour Hoffman overdosed on a mix of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the Supreme Court restrained what one top prosecutor called "the strongest tool" federal authorities have to go after dealers
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News Marissa Alexander's sentence could triple in 'warning-shot' case
03-03-2014
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A Jacksonville woman whose case generated outrage when she was sentenced to 20 years in prison may end up behind bars for 60 years for the same crime. The State Attorney Angela Corey will seek to put Marissa Alexander in prison for 60 years,
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News Evidence of Concealed Jailhouse Deal Raises Questions About a Texas Execution
03-03-2014
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Newly discovered evidence the prosecutor in the case concealed a deal with a jailhouse informant whose testimony was a key part of the execution decision. The battle to clear Mr. Willingham’s name offers evidence an innocent man was executed
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News Mt. Gox Investigated, Subpoenaed
02-28-2014
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Japanese authorities Wednesday launched an investigation into the alleged theft of bitcoins from the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.
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News Eric Holder Hospitalized After "Feeling Faint, Short Of Breath"
02-28-2014
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Is the groundwork for the "transitioning out" of the US Attorney General being laid? From Reuters:
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News Utah judge cites ‘she said, he said’ when giving probation to jailer who admitted sex abuse
02-26-2014
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David Epperson admitted he touched the bare breasts of 2 female inmates and touched the genital area of one of them. However, US District Judge David Sam repeatedly questioned the victim’s credibility before sentencing Epperson to probation
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News Drug scandal hits Medical Examiner's Office
02-25-2014
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In a growing scandal, investigators have discovered drugs sent to the Delaware Medical Examiner's Office for testing have gone missing – sometimes replaced with fakes – imperiling more than a dozen drug prosecutions and possibly many more.
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News Tennessee Supreme Court Says Cops Can Ignore Sobriety Test
02-25-2014
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The Tennessee Supreme Court decided the only use for roadside sobriety tests is to collect evidence AGAINST motorists, using them to convict individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol. Overturned a decision that a driver who passed tests
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Headlines: Tennessee Supreme Court Says Cops Can Ignore Sobriety Test -- Drug scandal hits Medical Examiner's Office -- Utah judge cites ‘she said, he said’ when giving probation to jailer who admitted sex abuse -- Eric Holder Hospitalized After "Feeling Faint, Short Of Breath" -- Mt. Gox Investigated, Subpoenaed -- Evidence of Concealed Jailhouse Deal Raises Questions About a Texas Execution -- Marissa Alexander's sentence could triple in 'warning-shot' case -- U.S. Drug Cases Getting Rehabbed After Supreme Court Decision -- What if they gave a prosecution and the prosecution took its ball and went home? -- Troubles at Women’s Prison Test Alabama -- Judge Orders DNR to Leave Farmer Alone ~ After 2-Year Court Battle Baker’s Pigs Now Legal -- When Prosecutors Admit to Cheating -- Charges dismissed against Utah arson suspect -- Court Dismisses Challenge Of Conviction Based On Discredited Pathologist's Testimony -- Inspector general raises questions about 2,300 new cases --
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