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Manhattan district attorney dismisses 188 convictions following officer misconduct investigation

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. Thursday moved to vacate 188 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight New York City Police Department officers. The post Manhattan district attorney dismisses 188 convictions following officer misconduct investigation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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County attorney takes responsibility for 180 botched cases after first blaming her staff

ABA Journal

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel in Arizona has said she takes full responsibility for 180 misdemeanor cases that were dropped because prosecutors failed to file…

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Alabama legislature advances bill that restricts books ‘harmful to minors’ in public libraries

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.” Generally, a public nuisance refers to any conduct that interferes with the rights of the public and is usually enforced by a state attorney general. Under HB 385, the state attorney general or district attorney can sue for violations. However, the bill keeps the exemption for college and university libraries.

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Minnesota Attorney General Launches Clinic to Clear Criminal Records

The Crime Report

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will be hosting a clinic in north Minneapolis this week to help eligible people get their criminal records wiped clean, Nafi Soumare reports for the Minnesota Reformer. Expungement is available for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor charges, such as theft, forgery or drug possession or sale.

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The McCloskey Plead Guilty To Minor Misdemeanors in Conclusion of St. Louis Protest Case

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I was highly skeptical of the charges brought by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who was later removed from the case due to ethical concerns. Now, the couple has been allowed to plead to two minor misdemeanors in the conclusion of a highly politicized case.

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Racial Disparities Found in Virginia Speeding Convictions: RAND

The Crime Report

Virginia law states that any motorist pulled over for driving 20 miles per hour or more about the limit (to an excess of 80 mph in any speed limit) the driver is eligible to be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor violation. At the court stage, the courts amended or dismissed misdemeanor speeding charges 42 percent of the time.

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Lack of Oregon Public Defenders Leaves Hundreds of Defendants on Their Own

The Crime Report

Oregon has the equivalent of 600 full-time court-appointed attorneys, who have historically shouldered about 75,000 adult criminal cases a year. In Multnomah County, the court system delayed more than 700 unrepresented misdemeanor cases and 800 unrepresented felony cases from February through mid-August.