Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Courts and Justice 2013

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"Man allegedly follows GPS directions to wrong house; shot dead"
CNET Jan 29, 2013
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57566488-71/man-allegedly-follows-gps-directions-to-wrong-house-shot-dead/

"25-year-old tape’s revelation prompts prosecutors to offer mid-trial plea deal"
ABAJ Feb 19, 2013

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/escobar/

"US judge receives 28-year jail term for his role in kids-for-cash kickbacks"
Independent April 2013
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-judge-receives-28year-jail-term-for-his-role-in--kidsforcash-kickbacks-8598147.html

"Many killers who go free with Florida 'stand your ground' law have history of violence"
TB Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/many-killers-who-go-free-with-florida-stand-your-ground-law-have-history/1241378


"Victims of forced sterilization awarded $10 million compensation from North Carolina as state tries to put 'darkest chapter' behind it"
Daily Mail Jul 26
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2379059/Victims-forced-sterilization-receive-10-million-compensation-North-Carolina-state-looks-darkest-chapters-history.html

"Mass. chemist pleads guilty in drug lab scandal"
" . . . who admitted faking test results in criminal cases pleaded guilty . . . "
BH
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/11/mass_chemist_pleads_guilty_in_drug_lab_scandal

"College student forgotten in DEA cell for nearly 5 days gets $4M settlement"
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/college_student_forgotten_in_dea_cell_for_nearly_5_days_gets_4m_settlement/

"Free at last: Five headline-making exonerations"
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/justice/five-convicted-prisoners-exonerated/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 


"Yemeni president pardons reporter Obama wanted kept in jail"
McClatchy 2013
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/07/24/197554/yemeni-president-pardons-reporter.html 

"Marissa Alexander Update: Fla. woman serving 20 years in prison for firing "warning shot" gets new trial"
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57604794-504083/marissa-alexander-update-fla-woman-serving-20-years-in-prison-for-firing-warning-shot-gets-new-trial/

"US government report reveals sexual abuse in immigration detentions"
Jurist Nov 21
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/11/us-government-report-reveals-sexual-abuse-in-immigration-detention.php

"Drug dealer used 'stand your ground' to avoid charges in two killings"
TBT Jun 2012
 
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/drug-dealer-used-stand-your-ground-to-avoid-charges-in-two-killings/1235650 

"Woman dies on courthouse floor without medical aid after arrest over unpaid ticket, suit says"  
ABAJ May 20
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/woman_arrested_over_unpaid_traffic_ticket_died_on_courthouse_floor_from_unt/

"Louis Taylor Served 42 Years for Arson Murders that Fire Investigators Now Believe Was Not Arson"
Innoc Proj April 2
http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Innocence_Project_Deeply_Troubled_By_Plea_of_Wrongly_Convicted_Arizona_Man.php

"Michael Morton Prosecutor Will Face Criminal Charges for Withholding Evidence"
Innoc Proj April 19
http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Michael_Morton_Prosecutor_Will_Face_Criminal_Charges_for_Withholding_Evidence.php

"Study: One-fifth of designated drivers impaired behind wheel" 
CBS 2013
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-one-fifth-of-designated-drivers-impaired-behind-wheel/

"Death Row Inmate Who Killed Self Days Before Execution Didn’t Know Of Appeal To Delay" 

CBS Cleveland
http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2013/08/06/death-row-inmate-who-killed-self-days-before-execution-didnt-know-of-appeal-to-delay/

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