The Crime Report
JULY 15, 2022
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.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
In California, Colorado and Massachusetts, a firearm owner can face liability after leaving a gun where a child merely has the potential to gain access. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge? Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman, defense attorneys for the parents, said in a Dec.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JULY 6, 2017
New York Trial Court Set Parameters for Exxon’s Compliance with Attorney General’s Climate Change Investigation. The court indicated that the attorney general had broad power to propound the interrogatories. Exxon Said Federal Court Should Not Dismiss Its Constitutional Claims Against Attorneys General. 47641-0-II (Wash.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 27, 2022
This guide, authored by County Attorney Reese Frederickson from Minnesota, IIP Deputy Director Alissa Marque Heydari, a nd IIP Legal Fellow Chloe Marmet , spotlights individuals who have implemented restorative justice programs to meet the needs of the victims, society, and the accused in their communities.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 9, 2021
The North Carolina and Massachusetts Experiments. In 442 of the 559 felony cases reviewed in the study, there was just one plea before the offer was accepted. Within those post-meeting assessments with defense attorneys, the most important aspect of plea agreements that came up in Berkshire were rehabilitation and treatment (23.5
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 28, 2021
Rollins challenges a Massachusetts law that makes it a felony to secretly record the speech of anyone other than a law enforcement officer, irrespective of motive. whose attorneys contribute to SCOTUSblog in various capacities, is counsel to the respondents in this case. Project Veritas Action Fund v. Pivotal Software, Inc.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 16, 2021
For some individuals in Massachusetts, getting old juvenile records expunged has been a lifelong process, in many cases preventing them getting an education, housing, or job opportunities. . For felony charges, the Salem News details that petitioners have to wait at least seven years, misdemeanors mean waiting three years.
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