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Original Technorati articles tagged “conviction”

• in Business
  Florida Ponzi Schemer Rats Out Friends
  Convicted for building a financial house of cards, Scott Rothstein is telling all he knows.
  by stephengfm / on Dec 12, 2011
• in Baseball
  Barry Bonds Gets No "Get Out of Prison Free" Card
  Prosecutors want him to serve 15 months in prison.
  by stephengfm / on Dec 9, 2011
• in Politics
  Does Rod Blagojevich Believe in his Innocence?
  Blago was stunned...does he really believe in his innocence?
  by EyesforLies / on Jun 27, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “conviction”

 

• Four years since Drew Peterson’s arrest for murder. What has changed?

  
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  Last Tuesday marked four years since Drew Peterson was arrested and charged with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. So, what has transpired since then? Trial Status Today: Jury selection for Drew Peterson’s trial began on July 23, … Continue reading →
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• OJ Simpson to return to Las Vegas court for hearing

  
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  05/10/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Las Vegas – Former football star OJ Simpson is set to appear at a Las Vegas court hearing next week to seek a new trial. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), Simpson is expected to testify at the ...
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• Jordan Smith on the Case of Jeffrey Williams

  
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  "New Appeal Argues Ineffective Defense," is by Jordan Smith at the Austin Chronicle. It was 9:07pm on May 19, 1990 when undercover Houston Police Officer Troy Blando ran a check through the mobile data terminal in his unmarked Jeep Cherokee,...
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• From Florida

  
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  WCTV-TV posts, "Speeding Up Execution Bill Gets Calls for Veto," by Mike Vasilinda. Florida has averaged three point two executions a year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1979. Three people have already died by lethal injection this year...
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• Unhappy with child-custody award, woman and parents plotted to murder her ex-husband and his mom

  
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  A former elementary school teacher and her father pleaded guilty Thursday to their admitted roles in a plot to murder her former husband because they were unhappy with a child-custody award in the couples divorce case. Then, after onetime third-grade teacher Kathleen Dorsett was arrested in the 2010 slaying of…
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• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Series

  
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  The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal has published a series of articles under the heading, "Ultimate Punishment: The Death Penalty in Lubbock and the South Plains." The series is written by Walt Nett. There are infographics at the link. "Four local inmates, linked...
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• North Carolina Legislation on Mental Illness

  
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  WRAL-TV reports, "House to vote on execution ban for mentally disabled," by Laura Leslie. State House lawmakers are expected to vote next week on a bill that would let judges take the death penalty off the table for capital defendants...
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• Nathan Dunlap Case Developments

  
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  The Clemency Petition and all supporting documents are available through the Office of the Federal Public Defender. The Denver Post reports, "Nathan Dunlap lawyers challenge Colorado execution procedures, secrecy," by Karen Augé. Attorneys for condemned killer Nathan Dunlap filed a...
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• Lawyer with little experience can’t withdraw at 11th hour from death-penalty defense, judge says

  
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  Gerald Bettman runs a two-attorney law office in Jacksonville, Fla. In addition to criminal defense, the lawyers also focus on divorce and personal injury matters. He has never represented a defendant sentenced to the death penalty during the flurry of appeals that precedes a scheduled execution once the death ...
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• 9th Circuit Revives Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit

  
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  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling in Goldstein v. County of Los Angeles is available in Adobe .pdf format. "Appeals panel revives former inmates suit against L.A. County," is Maura Dolans Los Angeles Times report. A...
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• Why Are You Defending a Murderer?

  
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  Thats the title of Andrew Cohens latest post at the Atlantic. Its subtitled, "The Willie Manning case raises some profound questions about capital punishment in America -- how its perceived, and how its covered." Its another Cohen must-read: Before the...
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• Arkansas seeks return of ailing and aging convict who fled in 1970

  
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  The state of Arkansas wants the return of Lester Stiggers, convicted of murder at the age of 15. The 63-year-old Stiggers, who fled to Michigan while on a furlough in 1970, was surprised when an Associated Press reporter informed him of the extradition request. Stiggers no longer…
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• 10th Circuit Upholds District Court on Oklahoma Brady Violation

  
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  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruling in Browning v. Trammell is available in Adobe .pdf format. It overturns the conviction and death sentnence. The Tulsa World reports, "Death penalty overturned: Man will get new trial in...
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• Verdict Reached in Jodi Arias Trial

  
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  Jurors reached a verdict today in the trial of Jodi Arias, who is accused of murdering her one-time boyfriend in Arizona, Travis Alexander, in his Phoenix home. Alexander suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, was shot in the head and had his throat slit before Arias dragged his body into the shower. He was found five days ...
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• [to no end]

  
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  I have loved you from the beginning and I will love you to no end ~ Renée Dupree , April 30, 2013 ~
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• Conviction

  
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  Many will complain with conviction, but few will act upon the conviction of their complaint. M.R.M.
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• New Background Check-Focused Relationship Site Lumidate Announces Membership Drive and iPad Mini Giveaway

  
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  ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Lumidate seeks to build an online dating community where the guiding principles are member peace of mind and assurance that the individuals that they meet on the site are who they say they are. As part of the site’s initial membership drive, Lumidate is giving away ...
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• Mississippi Supreme Court Stays Willie Manning Execution

  
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  The state Supreme Court order in Manning v. Mississippi is available in Adobe .pdf format. The Jackson Clarion-Ledger posts, "Mississippi death row inmate Manning gets reprieve." It contains reporting from the Associated Press. The Mississippi Supreme Court has issued a...
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• A Stunning Error in Mississippi

  
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  Thats the title of Lincoln Caplans post at the New York Times Taking Note blog on the case of Willie Manning. Mississippi is scheduled to execute Willie Manning on Tuesday for his 1994 conviction for two murders. Mr. Manning is...
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• ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Creator Convicted Of Assault And False Imprisonment

  
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  Famous smut-peddler Joe Francis , the creator of the popular  Girls Gone Wild series of films, has been convicted of assault, false imprisonment, and dissuading a witness. Despite the gravity of the charges against him, Francis still maintains he is innocent. The longer rap-sheet reads like this : Francis was ...
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