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Concerns Rise on Low Felony Conviction Rates in New Orleans

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Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams in New Orleans accompanied by business owners, faith leaders, and city officials, held a gathering to give respect to a 2022 double homicide that killed Kane Sanders and Christopher Cornelius, Andres Fuentes reports for Fox 8.

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Minnesota Attorney General Launches Clinic to Clear Criminal Records

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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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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.

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California utility charged with manslaughter following deadly wildfire

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. “We have sufficient evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that [PG&E] is criminally liable for their reckless ignition of the Zogg Fire and the deaths and destruction that it caused,” said Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett at a televised press conference.

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US federal judge blocks request to reinstate abortion ban in Guam

JURIST

The Attorney General of Guam Douglas Moylan filed the motion to reinstate the ban. 20-134 categorizes “employing means to cause an abortion” as a third-degree felony. Additionally, the statute makes women who undergo abortion treatment guilty of misdemeanors. 20-134 , should remain in effect. Public Law No.

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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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L.A. County DA Dismisses 60,000 Past Marijuana Convictions

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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office will dismiss roughly 60,000 marijuana convictions, the latest step to undo what some reform advocates consider the damage caused by narcotics enforcement carried out before Californians voted to legalize marijuana, reports the Los Angeles Times.