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Article • March 15, 2011
Michigan Cop’s Mug Shot Releasable Under FOIA by The Michigan Court of Appeals held that a Detroit police officer’s mug shot may be released to the media under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Detroit Free Press made an FOIA request for the release of the booking photograph of …
New York City Pays $9.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Conviction Suit by The City of New York will pay $9.9 million to a man who was wrongfully accused, arrested, convicted and imprisoned as the result of actions by disgraced former New York City police detective Louis J. Eppolito, who is …
California Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Settled for $7.95 Million by A long-running lawsuit against the City of Long Beach, California for Thomas Goldstein’s wrongful murder conviction was settled in June 2010 for $7.95 million. After serving 24 years in prison following his 1980 conviction, Goldstein was finally released based on new …
Caputo v. Kluntz, CT, Ruling on Plaintiff's Motion, Attorney Fees, 2011 Case 3:09-cv-00002-DJS Document 70 Filed 02/15/11 Page 1 of 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CORY CAPUTO, Plaintiff v. TIMOTHY KLUNTZ, ET AL., Defendants : : : : : : : : : No. 3:09CV00002(DJS) RULING ON …
Brief • February 1, 2011
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Jochimsen v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Application to File Amici, 2011 2ND CIVIL NO. B223518 I ....., 1~ = IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA -o -· -,;:. ...,, ,..,, GO I r '.{.,,. SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT ,,, ;;t ,-0 '" "' ?< -0 ::n: …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
$16 Million Award Upheld in Wrongful Conviction Resulting from Undisclosed Evidence and Relationship by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a $16 million jury verdict in a civil rights action that alleged a police detective had violated the due process rights of a defendant convicted of child molestation …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Probation Officers Working in Los Angeles Juvenile Facilities Engage in Misconduct, Avoid Disciplinary Action by Michael Brodheim According to a report released in June 2010 by the Los Angeles County Office of Independent Review (OIR), a civilian oversight agency, lax internal investigations in the county’s Probation Department have allowed sworn …
Publication • October 29, 2010
New York State Police, Trooper Jason J. Lewis Notice of Suspension, 2010 LEWIS , JASON J TROOPER TYPE: Personnel CASE# 20100232 FINDING: Founded Complainant: STEPHEN NEVINS Complaint ofPersonnel Investigation 20100232 Type: Sub Type P.ersonnel 4/22/20 10 Incident Date/ Time Report Due 4:00 PM Level Inv. 6/7/2010 Troop: T Commissioned Officer …
Brief • October 27, 2010
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-01168 Document #: 105 Filed: 10/27/10 Page 1 of 37 PageID #:646 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NATHSON E. FIELDS, Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF CHICAGO; ) COUNTY OF …
Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions by Matthew Clarke To millions of people whose knowledge of crime labs comes from television shows such as CSI, Bones, Crossing Jordan and the venerable Quincy M.E., the forensic experts who work at such labs seem to be infallible scientists …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Former President of Florida Sheriff’s Association Enters Plea in Kickback Scheme by David Reutter In February 2010, former Okaloosa County, Florida Sheriff Charlie Morris pleaded no contest to state racketeering and money laundering charges related to an employee bonus kickback scheme that netted him thousands of dollars. To enter the …
$10 Million Settlement for Former Colorado Prisoner Cleared by DNA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 16, 2010, Colorado’s Larimer County Commission approved a $4.1 million settlement with a former prisoner who served 10 years of a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit. The settlement …
Brief • August 2, 2010
Rauda v. City of Los Angeles, CA, Motion for Judgement, Wrongful Death Police Negligence, 2010 Benjamin Schonbrun SBN 118323 schonbrun.ben0lgmail.com 2 Michael D. Seplow, SBN 150183 mseplow0lgmail.com 3 SCHONB'RDN DESIMONE SEPLOW HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP 4 723 Ocean Front Walk Venice, California 90291 5 Telephone: (310) 396-0731 Fax: (310) 399-1040 …
San Francisco Settles Wrongful Incarceration Cases for $7.5 Million by Michael Brodheim Nearly six years after his release from prison, Antoine Goff received a measure of belated justice – a $2.9 million settlement for almost 13 years of wrongful incarceration. Goff and his co-plaintiff, John “J.J.” Tennison, had filed complaints …
City of Flint Settles Mass Arrest and Strip Search Suit for $900,000.00 by On December 14, 2009, the City of Flint agreed to pay $900,000 to more than 100 young men and women who were detained, charged with a crime, strip searched, and, in some cases, body cavity searched for …
Secret Justice: Criminal Informants and America’s Underground Legal System by Alexandra Natapoff I. Introduction Although it is almost invisible to the public, the use of criminal informants is everywhere in the U.S. justice system. From street corners to jails to courthouses to prisons, every year the government negotiates thousands of …
Virginia Sheriff Sentenced to 19 Months on Corruption Charges by In December 2009, the former sheriff of Page County, Virginia was sentenced to 19 months in federal prison on corruption charges. The sentence was imposed following a guilty plea to an indictment that originally included 22 counts. The story behind …
Florida Prisoner Exonerated by DNA After Serving 35 Years by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After 35 years of proclaiming his innocence for the kidnapping and rape of a 9-year-old boy, James Bain, 54, was finally proven innocent and released from a Florida prison on December 17, 2009. Of …
Brief • June 8, 2010
Thomas v. Minnesota, MN, Motion to Vacate Sentence, False Arrest, 2010 CASE 0:10-cv-02303-MJD-JJG Document 1 Filed 06/09/10 Page 1 of 7 AD 241 PETITION UNDER 28 USC § 2254 FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS BY A PERSON IN STATE CUSTODY (Rev. 5/85) District ~nit.e.o ~tat.e13 JBistrid ([OUr! Prisoner No. Name …
Bashimam v. City of Tallahassee, FL, Amended Complaint for Damages, Police Violation of 4th Amendment Rights, 2010 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION ESTATE of NABEL BASHIMAM by CASE NO. 4:10-CV-343-RH/WCS DENISE BASHIMAM, Personal Representative, and ISAM BASHIMAM and DENISE BASHIMAM, SURVIVORS; …
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