Remove Connecticut Remove Court Remove Felony Remove Misdemeanor
article thumbnail

Five Connecticut Officers Charged for Paralyzing a Man in a Police Van

The Crime Report

The officers were charged with felony cruelty to persons and a misdemeanor charge of second-degree reckless endangerment, according to state police. District Court against the city of New Haven and the five officers involved in transporting him in September. Cox’s lawyers filed a $100 million lawsuit in U.S.

article thumbnail

States Increase Efforts to End ‘Internal Exile’ of Former Incarcerees: Report

The Crime Report

The report focused on legislative achievements in Arizona and Connecticut , two states that issued what it called the most noteworthy laws relating to criminal record expungement. In a report released Monday, CCRC said legislatures around the country were slowly reducing the barriers faced by people with criminal records.

Felony 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops

The Crime Report

The new law allows those accused of a crime to ask for an extra court hearing if they believe they acted in self-defense. Individuals charged with a felony or class A misdemeanor can ask for this hearing, unless they are accused of attacking a police officer. In Washington, D.C.,

Laws 124
article thumbnail

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Federal Court Denied Oakland and San Francisco Motions to Return Climate Change Nuisance Cases to State Court; Found Federal Common Law of Nuisance Could Apply, Despite AEP v. Connecticut ; Requested “Tutorial” on Climate Change. The court dispensed with the cities’ three primary arguments for remanding the cases.

Court 40