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Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
to significantly reduce the risk of an erroneous deprivation of liberty. Such safeguards include “(1) notice to the defendant that his ‘ability to pay’ is a critical issue in the contempt proceeding; (2) the use ...
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
which are described as “Best Seller 1,” “Best Seller 2,” etc. Books related to criminal justice, self-help, and civil and criminal legal topics, such as those offered by PLN, are excluded from ...
of Appeals affirmed, holding that: "(1) the court properly ordered a new trial on the grounds of juror misconduct; (2) the defendants have not established as a matter of law that Ovando's legal malpractice ...
, the criminal enforcement provision of SORNA. “On November 21, 2007, Fuller moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing inter alia, that (1) he was not subject to SORNA because his relevant interstate travel ...
Article • April 15, 2013
parole grants. The Governor's use of the power to reverse parole grants has varied dramatically: (1) while Pete Wilson reversed "only" 27% of proposed grants, under his watch (1991-1999), the parole board ...
Article • April 15, 2013
a total of 20% from 2001 to 2008. During that period, the mortality rate in prisons increased 3%, from 242 per 100,000 to 260 per 100,000, before declining 1% to 257 per 100,000 in 2009. Males constituted ...
Article • April 15, 2013
and the Rehabilitation Act. Deffenbaugh was returned to jail after another arrest, however, and Schraeder classified him as a level 1 "High Risk Offender" (HRO), resulting in the denial of his wheelchair for a large ...
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
of ICDC. See: In re: Municipal Corrections LLC, U.S.B.C. (N.D. Georgia), Case No. 1:13-bk-50786-PWB. Additional sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, www.bloomberg.com, Associated Press, Las Vegas Sun ...
Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013
, fatal or not. That is a decision the legislature has made.’” See: Richards v. Mitcheff, U.S.D.C. (S.D. Ind.), Case No. 1:10-cv-01583-SEB-MJD. ...
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
. “Jailing people for their symptoms is a travesty,” she said. “Not caring enough to do anything about it, which is what we are seeing year after year, is inhumane.” On July 1, 2013, a state law went ...
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Defenses
counterpoint to the numerous cases suggesting that ‘just cause or excuse’ is an affirmative defense.” Further, the appellate court held, a “more recent Supreme Court case, Dixon v. United States, 548 U.S. 1 ...
. Stewart, U.S.D.C. (W.D. Texas), Case No. 1:12-cv-01027-SS. Jail guards Scoggins and Stewart were indicted by the Llano grand jury for felony injury to a disabled person by omission, and pleaded no contest ...
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
that operates in secrecy.” The state Senate subsequently voted to pass the bill, which was signed into law on May 1, 2015. Both the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Prosecuting ...
by stipulation in February 2014. See: Troy D. and O’Neill S. v. Mickens, U.S.D.C. (D. NJ), Case No. 1:10-cv-02902-JEI-AMD. In June 2015, the New Jersey legislature voted to approve a bill (S2003) that, among ...
costs of $13,661.60 as the prevailing party. See: Prieto v. Clarke, U.S.D.C. (E.D. Vir.), Case No. 1:12-cv-01199-LMB-IDD; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161783. The state appealed and the Fourth Circuit reversed ...
), Case No. 1:12-cr-00661-JG-LB. Additional sources: Washington Post, www.thebureauinvestigates.com   ...
Article • January 12, 2016
prisoners. The progress report said the prison system has saved between $10 and $13 million since Proposition 36 took effect, and it will save almost $1 billion over the next 10 years. There are more than ...
disenfranchisement law results in discrimination ... on account of race.” The plaintiffs again appealed. In a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit panel reversed and remanded with instructions to enter summary judgment ...
. PLN has previously reported extensive problems at forensics crime labs across the nation that have resulted in wrongful convictions. [See: PLN, Oct. 2010, p.1]. Additional source: Oklahoma Gazette ...
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
director of Amnesty International USA. The legislation ending capital punishment in Illinois took effect on July 1, 2011; the last execution in the state occurred in 1999. Illinois joins 15 other states ...
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