Douglas Kennedy Acquitted of Child Endangerment Charges
Jan 17, 2013
Douglas Kennedy, the second-youngest son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, has been acquitted of child endangerment and physical harassment. Kennedy was accused of endangering his newborn son and ...
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Hate Crime in Phoenix, AZ Leads to Aggravated Assault Charges
Jan 17, 2013
Local Phoenix DJ, Austin Head, was taken to the hospital on Nov 9 after he was rendered unconscious during a random attack on Central and Osborne. Head explained that he was riding down Central on his ...
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Medical Parole Law Makes Some Prisoners Eligible for Early Release
Jan 17, 2013
The medical parole law was put into effect in CA on January 1, 2011 and was meant to reduce the amount of money spent on prisoners who required extensive medical care. According to data taken from Cali...
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Clown Charged with Disorderly Conduct & Resisting Arrest
Jan 17, 2013
A driver pulled up to a street light outside of Milwaukees City Hall and watched as a police officer walked up to a clown and reached out to grab him. The next thing the driver knew, the clown and the ...
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Domestic Violence Leads to Murder in Wisconsin Case
Jan 17, 2013
45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Azana Salon Spa in Brookfield, WI after he shot 7 women, killing three of them. Haughtons estranged wife, whom ...
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What Crimes Merit the Death Penalty in Arizona?
Jan 17, 2013
According to A.R.S. 13-751, a defendant who is at least eighteen years of age can be given the death penalty if they are convicted of first-degree murder accompanied by at least 1 of 14 aggravating fac...
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The History of the Death Penalty in Arizona
Jan 17, 2013
It was announced on October 30 that the Arizona Supreme Court granted a motion for a warrant to execute 60-year-old Richard Dale Stokley on December 5. Stokley was convicted of the kidnapping, rape, an...
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Criminal Misconduct and Manslaughter Charges for BP
Jan 16, 2013
In April 2010, an explosion occurred on BPs Deepwater Horizon rig, killing 11 workers and severely damaging the Mississippi and Louisiana coastlines, along with other areas across the Gulf of Mexico, a...
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First-Degree Murder Charges in Border Patrol Agent Killing
Jan 16, 2013
Border Patrol agent, Brian Terry was killed in a gunfight near the Arizona-Mexico border in 2010. While US authorities have two suspects in custody, three other men believed to be involved are still on...
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How Often Are Innocent People Convicted as Criminals?
Jan 16, 2013
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia revealed in 2009 that the Supreme Court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who had a full and fair trial but is lat...
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