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Washington State Faces Defense Attorney Shortages

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Franklin County in Washington state is facing a lawyer shortage as newly booked inmates are not being assigned defense attorneys for the last two months, Cameron Probert reports for Tri-City Herald. Judges also have the power to assign private law firm attorneys, with the counties having to foot the bill.

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NY Deputy Mayor Faces Gun, Fraud Charges

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they found a stash of weapons along with more than 10 fake federal badges and credentials, some of which had Downey’s name and photos, according to the Washington Post. A felony conviction would force Downey out of office. After authorities executed a search warrant on Brian Downey, a deputy mayor in Rockland, N.Y.,

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The trial followed an FBI investigation and prosecution by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colombia.

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Mother Awarded $2 Million for Police Killing of Son Uses Cash to Buy Guns for Gangs

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over the death of her teenage son who was fatally shot by police in 2017, Christina Lopez spent thousands on guns, law enforcement said, and gave them to another son, 14, who was selling them to fellow gang members, reports the Washington Post. After reaching a $4.9 million settlement with the city of Fresno, Calif.,

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Report Calls for Overhaul of Firearms, Fingerprint Units in Troubled DC Crime Lab

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A new report from forensic consulting firm SNA International recommends that Washington D.C. Both the attorney general’s office, which prosecutes juvenile cases in the District, and the U.S.

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Illinois Scores Top Rank in Reintegrating Ex-Incarcerees, Alaska is Lowest

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Pardon Attorney, in the introduction to the report. Take Alaska , for example, which the report ranks as the lowest-performing state in terms of nearly every law category analyzed — receiving “F” grades for pardoning, felony relief, misdemeanor relief, certificates of relief, employment, and occupational licensing laws. Washington D.C.

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As Virginia Changes Direction, Debate Over State Funding of Prosecutors Grows

The Crime Report

The county Commonwealth’s Attorney, Steve T. Descano, says his office lacks the resources to hire attorneys to properly handle all of his office’s cases and, as a result, stopped prosecuting cases involving allegations of non-felony assault, larceny and other low-level crimes.

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