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A Man May Serve Life in Prison for Cops Killing Another Cop

The Crime Report

Jagger Freeman has been convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison because of New York’s felony murder law, a legal concept that broadens the crime of murder to include those who set into motion a series of events that lead to a person’s death, regardless of their intent, The Gothamist reports.

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NYPD Sued For Releasing Info On Sealed Arrests

The Crime Report

Public defenders in New York City have accused Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD of improperly using sealed criminal court records to manipulate public perception of bail reform’s impact on repeat crime, Matt Katz reports for the Gothamist. At the center of the controversy?

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New York bail reform law effective, not linked to rise in crime, data shows

JURIST

New York nonprofit The Legal Aid Society (LAS) Thursday reported that data from the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) shows the successes of New York’s 2019 bail reform law. The post New York bail reform law effective, not linked to rise in crime, data shows appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Injustice With Impunity: A Texas Tale

The Crime Report

Defense attorneys would have protested if they knew what was going on, but county and court officials kept the arrangement quiet among themselves. A recent New York ruling shows just how far immunity has metastasized. They complained to an immigration and employment attorney about long hours and poor living conditions.

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‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System

The Crime Report

The remaining 97 percent have been decided by plea bargain: an arrangement made between a prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and the defendant under which an individual enters a guilty or no contest plea in exchange for a reduction in the level of a charge, a reduced number of charges, or the recommendation of a lighter sentence.

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America’s Public Defense Scandal

The Crime Report

Unlike the majority of criminal defendants who are mostly poor people of color, Chauvin was represented by over a dozen highly trained attorneys that carried a bill well over a million dollars. The attorney, Robert Michael Thomas, wrote me back and said that he would try to help me. Jury trial? That was almost 23 years ago.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The majority responded to this latter point by saying that “[t]he dissent’s view is akin to saying that incurring a debt has legal consequences, but forgiving one does not. Allco is an owner, operator, and developer of solar energy projects throughout the country, including in Georgia and New York. Allco Finance Ltd. Klee , Nos.

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