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District Attorney Krasner Files Charges against Officer for Attack on Protesters

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|Date: July 23, 2020
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District Attorney Krasner Files Charges against Officer for Attack on Protesters

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Tuesday announced criminal p ...

By Ayanna Gandhi PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Tuesday announced criminal proceedings against Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Paul Nicoletti for his actions during a ...

July 23, 2020
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Over 60 Elected Prosecutors Sign Letter in Support of Kim Gardner and Prosecutorial Discretion

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|Date: July 22, 2020
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Over 60 Elected Prosecutors Sign Letter in Support of Kim Gardner and Prosecutorial Discretion

Statement calls out personal attacks and attempts by federal and Missouri state officials to inappropriat ...

Statement calls out personal attacks and attempts by federal and Missouri state officials to inappropriately influence decisions in local criminal case St. Louis – St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim ...

July 22, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Miguel Foster’ (2007)

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|Date: July 22, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Miguel Foster’ (2007)

‘Obviously Fake’ Confession Among Other Errors Exonerates Brooklyn Man of Murder By Nicholas Gardner BROO ...

‘Obviously Fake’ Confession Among Other Errors Exonerates Brooklyn Man of Murder By Nicholas Gardner BROOKLYN – Kings County District Attorney’s Office along with The Innocence Project and WilmerHale ...

July 22, 2020
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COVID-19 Uncertainty Keeps Defendant in Infested State Prison

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|Date: July 22, 2020
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COVID-19 Uncertainty Keeps Defendant in Infested State Prison

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider CONTRA COSTA – For defendant Nah Duc Hoang, the uncertainty of COVID-19 cases i ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider CONTRA COSTA – For defendant Nah Duc Hoang, the uncertainty of COVID-19 cases in state prisons, not the merits of his case, kept him imprisoned for the time being. In a heari ...

July 22, 2020
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Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland

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|Date: July 21, 2020
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Trump Threatens to Send Federal Officers to Other Cities in Wake of Portland

After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate t ...

After receiving serious pushback for federal actions in Portland, President Trump continued to escalate the tension—threatening to expand his actions to other cities. "We're not going to let New York ...

July 21, 2020
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Files Charges against Viral Couple Who Brandished Firearms at Protestors

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|Date: July 21, 2020
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Files Charges against Viral Couple Who Brandished Firearms at Protestors

By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who brandished their firearms from their mans ...

By Linh Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who brandished their firearms from their mansion's lawn at passing peaceful protesters almost a month ago, in a video that then went viral, ...

July 21, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Nelson Lewis’ (1997)

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|Date: July 21, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Nelson Lewis’ (1997)

Implausible Witness Testimony Lead to Wrongful Conviction By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – In 1997, an individ ...

Implausible Witness Testimony Lead to Wrongful Conviction By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – In 1997, an individual fired his gun into an apartment, killing one and leaving four others unharmed. After receiv ...

July 21, 2020
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Vallejo Mayoral Candidate Critical of Discarding Evidence in Police Killing

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|Date: July 20, 2020
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Vallejo Mayoral Candidate Critical of Discarding Evidence in Police Killing

Revelations are flying in Vallejo that police have lost or discarded key evidence. As a result, on Frida ...

Revelations are flying in Vallejo that police have lost or discarded key evidence. As a result, on Friday Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the FBI to investigate the shooting of Sean Monterrosa. After ...

July 20, 2020
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New Jersey Legislation Would Open Up Police Officer Files, Expose Misconduct

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|Date: July 20, 2020
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New Jersey Legislation Would Open Up Police Officer Files, Expose Misconduct

By Zhuoshan Liu NEW JERSEY – New Jersey recently announced controversial legislation that would dramatica ...

By Zhuoshan Liu NEW JERSEY – New Jersey recently announced controversial legislation that would dramatically increase the transparency of police officers in the state, and is designed to protect innoc ...

July 20, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: Spencer Mitchell (2005)

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|Date: July 20, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: Spencer Mitchell (2005)

Spencer Mitchell Received Life Sentence Without Evidence Implicating Him By Nicholas Gardner BROOKLYN – E ...

Spencer Mitchell Received Life Sentence Without Evidence Implicating Him By Nicholas Gardner BROOKLYN – Earlier in July, the Kings County District Attorney’s Office along with The Innocence Project an ...

July 20, 2020
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Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail – 101 Active Cases in 2 Days – Weekly Highlights -Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

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|Date: July 19, 2020
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Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail – 101 Active Cases in 2 Days – Weekly Highlights -Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails

(Page 2: Alameda County) By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of July 18, there a ...

(Page 2: Alameda County) By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of July 18, there are 101 active confirmed COVID-19 cases in Santa Rita Jail (SRJ), more than double the total num ...

July 19, 2020
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Buffin Judgment Helps Reduce SF County Jail Populations – Breaking Down COVID-19 in SF County Jails

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|Date: July 19, 2020
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Buffin Judgment Helps Reduce SF County Jail Populations – Breaking Down COVID-19 in SF County Jails

By Anna Judson and Ariella Seidman-Parra SAN FRANCISCO - Since the San Francisco County jail began tes ...

By Anna Judson and Ariella Seidman-Parra SAN FRANCISCO - Since the San Francisco County jail began testing arrestees at Jail #1, also known as the Intake & Release Center, 23 people have tested ...

July 19, 2020
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Former Public Defender Handily Defeats Incumbent in Austin DA Primary Run-off

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|Date: July 19, 2020
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Former Public Defender Handily Defeats Incumbent in Austin DA Primary Run-off

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider AUSTIN—After a contentious primary run-off election in the Austin District Atto ...

By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider AUSTIN—After a contentious primary run-off election in the Austin District Attorney race, José Garza, a former public defender, defeated incumbent District Attorney Margaret ...

July 19, 2020
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Looking Back: The Role Of Prosecutors and Judges in Perpetuating Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: July 19, 2020
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Looking Back: The Role Of Prosecutors and Judges in Perpetuating Wrongful Convictions

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The West ...

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as well as across the c ...

July 19, 2020
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Paperwork Snafu in Merced Court – Mother Brings Extensive Errors to Attention of Judge

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|Date: July 19, 2020
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Paperwork Snafu in Merced Court – Mother Brings Extensive Errors to Attention of Judge

By Anna Judson MERCED – “I do not know a Carlos Chavez,” said a mother here last week in Merced County Su ...

By Anna Judson MERCED – “I do not know a Carlos Chavez,” said a mother here last week in Merced County Superior Court, challenging official paperwork that apparently misidentified the father of her ch ...

July 19, 2020
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Pelosi Calls for FBI Investigation into Vallejo Shooting; AG Investigating Destruction of Evidence (Updated)

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|Date: July 18, 2020
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Pelosi Calls for FBI Investigation into Vallejo Shooting; AG Investigating Destruction of Evidence (Updated)

(Saturday Morning Update) On Friday evening, Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a statement announcin ...

(Saturday Morning Update) On Friday evening, Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a statement announcing that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping in to investigate the alleged des ...

July 18, 2020
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Members of Congress Demand Removal of Federal Agents from Oregon

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|Date: July 18, 2020
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Members of Congress Demand Removal of Federal Agents from Oregon

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou Portland, OR – Across the nation officials are demanding that federal authorities, who ...

By Yuanqi Ivy Zhou Portland, OR – Across the nation officials are demanding that federal authorities, who claim they are acting to bring order to Portland, leave—with local leaders believing that the ...

July 18, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Zander Wright’ (1995)

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|Date: July 18, 2020
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BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Zander Wright’ (1995)

Prosecutor’s “Hearsay” Evidence Causes Wrongful Conviction By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – A robbery-gone-wro ...

Prosecutor’s “Hearsay” Evidence Causes Wrongful Conviction By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – A robbery-gone-wrong resulted in four injured victims, one burned victim, and one homicide—and Zander Wright, a p ...

July 18, 2020
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COVID-19 Strikes Again: Quarantine Keeps Fresno Attorney Uninformed about Client Status

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|Date: July 18, 2020
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COVID-19 Strikes Again: Quarantine Keeps Fresno Attorney Uninformed about Client Status

By Anna Okada FRESNO – COVID-19 has disrupted the nation’s normal activities, including the that of the c ...

By Anna Okada FRESNO – COVID-19 has disrupted the nation’s normal activities, including the that of the courts. That included this week here in Fresno County Superior Court when Deputy Public Defender ...

July 18, 2020
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Humboldt Judge Reluctantly Releases Defendant following Positive COVID-19 Case in Jail

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|Date: July 18, 2020
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Humboldt Judge Reluctantly Releases Defendant following Positive COVID-19 Case in Jail

By Julietta Bisharyan EUREKA - After much consideration today in Humboldt County Superior Court, Judge Ke ...

By Julietta Bisharyan EUREKA - After much consideration today in Humboldt County Superior Court, Judge Kelly L. Neel decided to release a defendant on his own recognizance after learning about a posit ...

July 18, 2020
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