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Grosskreutz v. Grosskreutz? Surviver from 2020 Kenosha Shooting Sues Kyle Rittenhouse

JonathanTurley

Gaige Grosskreutz who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during the Kenosha riots in 2020 is now suing him as well as Wisconsin police and officials. In 2012, Grosskreutz was charged with a felony burglary charge in New Berlin when he was caught trying to sell three stolen PlayStation consoles. it is back.

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Can the ‘War’ on Gun Violence Learn From the Mistakes of the War on Drugs?

The Crime Report

In a paper first published in the Fordham Law Review and posted online last month, Levin argued that the “widespread recognition” of the failure of aggressive drug enforcement “has ushered in a moment of great possibility for criminal justice reformers.”. My aim is not to suggest an apples-to-apples comparison between guns and drugs.

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The Secret Success of Federal Probationers

The Crime Report

Unfortunately, the Commission’s July 2020 report on Federal Probation and Supervised Release Violations contains a major mistake that greatly overstates the dangerousness of federal probationers. percent serious felony violations (grade A), 31.5 percent other felony violations (grade B), and 54.9 percent, 28.07

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The Supreme Court doesn’t decide all important issues

At the Lectern

That 2018 legislation, which scales back the felony-murder rule and the “natural and probable consequences” doctrine, has been attacked by various district attorney’s around the state as an invalid amendment of several voter initiatives and as a violation of the separation of powers. Marquez (2020) 56 Cal.App.5th

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“Kill Two Birds With One Stone”: Well-Known Colorado Lawyer and Animal Rights Advocate Pleads Guilty to Murder-For-Hire Plot

JonathanTurley

The 35-page affidavit filed in January stated that a ranch hand came to the sheriff’s office on November 2, 2020 with a tale right out of a film noir script. She also pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of child abuse, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and evidence tampering.

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Miami-Dade Police Officer Will Not Be Charged Over Slapping Woman at Airport

JonathanTurley

The June 2020 confrontation was captured on video. She was charged with felony battery of a law-enforcement officer. Under Florida law , this would seem an open-and-shut case of battery: 784.03? Battery; felony battery. —. (1)(a)? Police say that Anderson was mad about a flight and intoxicated.

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President Biden Announces New “Red Flag” Rule Fit For Hunter Biden

JonathanTurley

What is notable however is the inclusion of a provision that relates directly to the allegations raised against Hunter Biden — allegations of a possible federal felony that have been virtually blacked out in recent media coverage and interviews. Although prosecutions are rare, this should be a major story or at warrant media scrutiny.

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