Oklahoma Appeals Court Overturns Man’s Murder Conviction
Sep 24, 2011
An Oklahoma appeals court overturned the conviction of a man who was accused of second-degree murderin the death of his grandson in 2009. The appeals court ruling said jurors were not informed that the...
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Wisdom Of “Three Strikes” Sentencing Law Continues To Be Questioned
Sep 24, 2011
An 85-year-old woman drove her 2001 Cadillac Deville through the plate glass window of a Mission Viejo bicycle shop, causing three minor injuries, according to a news report.
Authorities said that the ...
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FBI Report Indicates Mortgage Fraud Growing In Distressed Economy
Aug 21, 2011
According to the FBIs 2010 Mortgage Fraud Report, mortgage fraud schemes grew in 2010 and could possibly continue to increase if
the economy worsens. The report further indicated that pending fraud
i...
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Lawmakers Seek To Prevent Government From Illegally Tracking Cell Phones
Aug 21, 2011
In recent months state and federal courts have had to deal with
numerous cases involving the tension between Fourth Amendment rights and
the warrantless use of GPS and other tracking technology by po...
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Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer Retires
Jul 12, 2011
On Friday June 30, Jerry Dyer officially retired after serving ten years as Fresnos chief of police,
though he will not vacate the office for a number of months. He will
remain as interim chief unt...
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Attorney Files Facebook Bullying Suit On Behalf Of Young Daughter
Jul 12, 2011
Jason M. Medley, an attorney in Houston, Texas, has filed a libel suit against three middle-school students alleging that they posted a video
on Facebook which contained several statements alleging u...
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Fresno: Law Enforcement Raids Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Jun 19, 2011
On June 1 a team of about 200 local, state and federal agents raided several marijuana dispensaries in Fresno County.
According to Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims, whose office
coordinated the ...
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9th Circuit Reverses Murder Conviction, Says Holdout Juror Should Not Have Been Dismissed
Jun 09, 2011
On Monday May 23, 2011 the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a murder conviction after finding that a sole juror who had been holding out against
conviction had been improperly dismissed and...
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San Francisco Police May Start Carrying Cameras During Arrests
Jun 09, 2011
In two prior articles (here and here)
we highlighted a set of scandals that recently took place in San
Francisco where surveillance videotapes revealed alleged police
misconduct. As a result, San...
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Federal Law Enforcement Mining Facebook For Personal Information
May 15, 2011
Federal investigators in Detroit have obtained search warrants to
give them access to the Facebook accounts of suspected criminals.
According to the article in SLToday.com,
the warrants let inves...
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