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Tag Archives: Criminal Law
Wednesday Legal News Round Up
Notable legal news and views from around the legal world: The AP reports that the U.S. government has agreed to remove over 50 decaying military ships from a California bay over concerns that the ships were leaking toxic materials into … Continue reading
Judge finds Bush Administration illegally wiretapped phone conversation between Islamic charity and lawyers
The Contra Costa Times reports: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers without a search warrant. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said the plaintiffs have … Continue reading
California Court of Appeal Affirms Greg Haidl Sexual Assault Conviction
The AP reports: A California appeals court has affirmed the sexual-assault conviction of the son of a former Orange County assistant sheriff and two friends in the videotaped sex assault of an unconscious teenage girl. The 4th District Court of … Continue reading
CA Supreme Court to Hear First Amendment Challenge to California’s Law Protecting Winesses from Threats of Retaliation
The Metropolitan News-Enterprise reports: The California Supreme Court unanimously agreed yesterday to hear a First Amendment overbreadth challenge to a statute making it a crime to threaten retaliation against a witness. The justices, at their weekly conference in San Francisco, … Continue reading
Chelsea’s Law
The A.P. reports: The parents of a 17-year-old girl who was killed after vanishing in a park began campaigning Tuesday for a law that aims to strengthen oversight of child sex predators. Brent and Kelly King said in an interview … Continue reading
United States v. Gonzalez
Via Ninth Circuit Blog comes a recent order from the Ninth Circuit denying rehearing in United States v. Gonzalez concerning the application of a new search and seizure decision by the United States Supreme Court. In one corner, we have … Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court rejects legal challenge to California prosecutors’ use of videotapes as victim impact evidence
The LA Times reports: Over the objection of three justices, the Supreme Court turned down appeals today from two Los Angeles murderers who said it was unfair that a videotape of the victim’s life was played for jurors before they … Continue reading
Tagged Criminal Law, Death Penalty
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O.J. Simpson’s Motion for New Trial Denied
The AP reports: O.J. Simpson was denied a new trial Friday by the Nevada judge who presided over his conviction in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. Clark County District Judge Jackie … Continue reading
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City of LA pledges funds to clear backlog of untested rape kits
The Daily Breeze reports: Pressured by the city auditor and women’s groups, Los Angeles city officials pledged Tuesday to spend $2.5 million a year to clear up a backlog of more than 7,000 rape cases by hiring more technicians and … Continue reading
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O.J. Simpson held in isolation
The AP reports: O.J. Simpson is being isolated from other prisoners for his own safety, and is focusing on a motion for new trial and a strong bid for appellate reversal of his conviction for kidnapping and robbery, his lawyer … Continue reading
