article thumbnail

US federal judge finds man guilty of four misdemeanor charges relating to Capitol breach

JURIST

A US District Court for the District of Columbia judge Friday found a man guilty of all four misdemeanor charges against him relating to the US Capitol breach on January 6 last year. The post US federal judge finds man guilty of four misdemeanor charges relating to Capitol breach appeared first on JURIST - News.

article thumbnail

Lawyer says community service isn’t ‘viable,’ chooses jail for spitting misdemeanor

ABA Journal

A Wisconsin lawyer chose jail over community service Tuesday for spitting on a Black teenager during a 2020 protest. Shorewood, Wisconsin, lawyer Stephanie Rapkin, 67,…

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

California utility charged with manslaughter following deadly wildfire

JURIST

California prosecutors on Friday charged Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) — one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the US — with involuntary manslaughter, finding a connection between the utility’s equipment and the deaths of four people in the 2020 Zogg Fire.

Felony 223
article thumbnail

New York high court upholds NYC ban on police chokeholds

JURIST

Section 10-181 of the New York City Administrative Code was passed by the New York City Council in 2020 as a response to the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner while being restrained in police custody. The unions scored a victory at the trial level which found the law to be overly vague before an appeals court overturned the decision.

Court 223
article thumbnail

Hunter Biden charged with failure to pay taxes and unlawful possession of a firearm

JURIST

Biden plans to plead guilty to both misdemeanor tax charges. Previously, Hunter Biden disclosed he was under investigation by the US Attorney’s Office in Delaware in 2020 regarding his taxes. Specifically, the DOJ document defines him as a “drug addict” under 21 § U.S.C.

article thumbnail

Proud Boys leader arrested for burning Black Lives Matter flag

JURIST

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested in Washington, DC, Monday on a misdemeanor count for burning a Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag last month. Right-wing protesters took to city streets last month to challenge the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

article thumbnail

New Mexico Pretrial Justice Practices Show Signs of Success

The Crime Report

Improvements to New Mexico’s pretrial practices are working to promote community safety and honor the constitutional principles of the American justice system, reports the Los Alamos Daily Post.

Felony 123