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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of mandatory life imprisonment for felony murder

JURIST

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear an appeal from Derek Lee, a man convicted of second-degree murder who is challenging the state’s law requiring mandatory life prison sentences for those found guilty of the offense who did not intend to kill.

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Kansas Criminal Justice Bill Makes ‘Sextortion’ a Felony

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Another provision prohibits the court from requiring a crime victim undergo a psychological examination during the prosecution, which stems from a 1979 Kansas Supreme Court case that Todd Thompson of the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association said was outdated and contributed to false understandings of sexual abuse.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

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According to court documents , Robertson, 49, and co-defendent Jacob Fracker were both officers with the Rocky Mount, Virginia, Police Department and were off duty when they headed for Washington, D.C. Attorney Matthew M. in Robertson’s car on the morning of January 6, 2021. The men were sentenced in the District of Columbia.

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Injustice With Impunity: A Texas Tale

The Crime Report

By night he drafted court documents for judges to sign. As a subsequent ruling by the Texas Court of Appeals finally made clear, the arrangement was not a momentary lapse in judgment or a one-time offense induced under pressure. They complained to an immigration and employment attorney about long hours and poor living conditions.

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IT'S THE WORST THING THEY'VE EVER DONE

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Carol Menaker's New Book Looks at Jury's Error Back in the summer of 1976, when Carol Menaker reported to a Pennsylvania courthouse for her first jury-duty assignment, she never anticipated that the next three weeks would leave a decades-long impression on her. ” After the trial, Carol’s normal routine resumed.

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Supreme Court takes three cases and depublishes three opinions; dissenting votes in four review denials

At the Lectern

Actions of note at yesterday’s Supreme Court conference included: Supreme Court OK’s commutation of three-strikes sentence. The court granted review in Pulliam v. The appellate court concluded the Rule doesn’t limit attorney fees, disagreeing with Lafferty v. The court denied depublication.].

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Supreme Court grants review in one bail denial case, orders an OSC in another

At the Lectern

At the Supreme Court’s Wednesday conference — a double one, and with only six justices participating because of Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar’s retirement at the end of October — actions of note included: Bail denial. ” The Court of Appeal had summarily denied the defendant’s habeas corpus petition.

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