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• Boston Murder Parolee Is Arrested For Robbery And Assault With A Gun

  
  Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog — Authority: 124
  As winter weather, and Christmas movies, re-enter our lives this year, we are revisited today by a ghost of winters’ past. Yesterday, a “Not Guilty” plea was entered in court on behalf of Gerald H., 47, of Roslindale (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) as his attorney stood beside him. The Defendant was recently ...
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• Florida Marine Makes Bogus "Gay Panic" Defense to Excuse His Brutal Beating of a Greek Priest

  
  DISSENTING JUSTICE — Authority: 495
  Jason Bruce, a Marine reservist in Tampa, Florida, attacked an innocent Greek Orthodox priest with a tire iron. Bruce has initiated a shameful legal defense: the priest grabbed his crotch. The actual story is quite different. Apparently, Father Alexios Marakis, who speaks little English, became lost after his ...
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• Knoxville Man Charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty

  
  Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog — Authority: 123
  Nothing says “I am mad at you” like dragging someone’s defenseless dog behind your truck like an amateur water-skier. At least that was apparently the mindset of a Knoxville man who was arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after onlookers spotted him doing just that last Tuesday afternoon. One ...
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• Introducing the Man Who Will Represent Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan

  
  WSJ.com: Law Blog — Authority: 742
  On Tuesday, thanks to reporting from the WSJ reporters Stephanie Simon, Miguel Bastillo and Ann Davis, we learned a little bit more about the lawyer who will plead Maj. Nidal Malik Hasans case. His name: John Galligan.
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• Students Charged With Disorderly Conduct Face Long-Ranging Problems

  
  Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog — Authority: 124
  Just a reminder for our more rambunctious readers from areas in which Boston students dwell. Too much partying can lead to the need for a criminal defense attorney. It is not an unusual story, but it happened again in the wee hours of October 31st. Mario B., 29 of Alpine Texas and John B., 22 of Fair Oaks Park, ...
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• Identity Theft New Criminal Code Offences

  
  Slaw — Authority: 594
  Bill S-4: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct) came into force on October 22, creating a number of new offences in relation to identity theft and impersonation. As ever, the best way to acquaint yourself with the new provisions is by reading the excellent legislative summary ...
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• U.S. Supreme Court to decide juvenile life sentences

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 143
  Legal news for criminal lawyers. The Supreme Court will decide if life in prison without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional. U.S. Supreme Court will decided if it is cruel and unusual punishment for juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for non-homicide crimes. Washington, D.C.—Monday, ...
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• Mans "Too Fat to Kill" Defense Fails

  
  Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog — Authority: 123
  In a somewhat novel but seemingly legitimate defense strategy, a Florida man accused of killing his stepson in New Jersey recently used his obesity as an alibi. The circumstances surrounding the murder indicated that the killer fired a shot into the victim’s leg, sprinted up a flight of steps and then fired four ...
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• At Bear Trial, A Question of Venue

  
  WSJ.com: Law Blog — Authority: 742
  The jury in the Bear Stearns trial began ts deliberations on Monday. But quickly, a question about venue arose.
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• Former SEC Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Connection With Dreier Case

  
  WSJ.com: Law Blog — Authority: 742
  According to a release issued Monday by the U.S. attorneys office in Manhattan, Robert Miller, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of securities fraud stemming from his participation with Dreier in the attempted sale of a $44.7 million fictitious promissory note to two hedge funds.
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• Boston-Area Assault In Studenr-Filled Area Is Murder

  
  Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog — Authority: 124
  Today’s Boston Globe tells us the tale of Corey P., 23of Dorchester (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) who now needs a good criminal defense attorney fast. He is charged in connection with a homicide in which a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death yesterday in Brighton, according to police. This was an area ...
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• What’s Likely to Happen to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan?

  
  WSJ.com: Law Blog — Authority: 742
  Whats likely to happen to Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan? The Houston Chronicle lays out the possibilities.
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• Canadian Judge Finds Catholic Bishop Thwarted Investigation of Abusive Priest

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 631
  A Canadian judge made a disturbing finding in the sentencing of Father Bernard Cloutier who was convicted of abusing young boys. The judge heard evidence that retired Bishop Gérard Dionne thwarted a 1983 police investigation into Cloutier’s sexual abuse. We have seen similar allegations against Church ...
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• Sex assault and consent

  
  Law is Cool — Authority: 537
  Rookie officer acquitted in sex assault A man meets a woman on a dating website. They get together for coffee. Later, they move on to her car and start making out and talking about sex. But she changes her mind and he gets charged with sexual assault. Did she consent to the making out? Peter Small writes for the ...
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• Rothstein ‘Doing Good,’ But Not Smoking Cigars

  
  WSJ.com: Law Blog — Authority: 742
  Embattled Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein chatted briefly with a Miami Herald reporter on Sunday, and put on a brave face.
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• Officer Assigned to Anti-Shoplifting Duty is Convicted of Shoplifting

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 631
  Peter Cokell, 34, was convicted recently for stealing two PlayStation 3 games in England. No surprise there. What is a bit odd is that he was the police officer assigned to prevent shoplifting at the store. Cokell was assigned to an HMV store when he was caught putting the games underneath his “stab vest.” ...
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• Pet Cemetery: Long Island Woman Accused of Being Serial Pet Killer

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 631
  Police in Suffolk County are investigating what they claim could be the Ted Bundy of pet serial killers. Sharon McDonough is accused of torturing, killing, and burying dozens of pets in her Long Island backyard. Police believe that as many as 20 pets may be buried in the yard in a case reminiscent of the movie ...
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• Big-Box Banishment: Wal-Mart Bans Gay Couple From Store for Life After They Prove Their Did NOT Shoplift

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 631
  Attorneys Joe Paolucci and Thomas Hitchcock were declared persona non grata recently by Wal-Mart – banished from the store for life. Their banishment came after they had proven that they had not shoplifted a package of bic lighters from the store. The gay couple alleges that before the banishment they were ...
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• I can already feel the crime rates falling

  
  Politics, Economics, Religion and People — Authority: 143
  Anticrime Law Fail A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. Picture by: dunno source Submitted by: zx532 via Fail Uploader
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• I can already feel the crime rates falling

  
  FAIL Blog: Epic Fail Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments — Authority: 742
  Anticrime Law Fail A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. Picture by: dunno source Submitted by: zx532 via Fail Uploader
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