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Michigan Man Convicted After Using Tickle Me Elmo in an Indecent Fashion

JonathanTurley

There is a bizarre case out of the Michigan where Kevin VanLuven, 60, was convicted of aggravated indecent exposure. Both charges are misdemeanors. We often discuss bizarre cases that push the limits of definitions under the criminal code. However, the court ultimately rejected the defense challenge.

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The ‘Assembly-Line’ Justice of Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In 1916, at a single Ford plant in Highland Park, Michigan, workers also reported almost 200 severed fingers and 75,000 other injuries. Around the same time, coincidentally, the American criminal justice system began leaning into a till-then rarely invoked practice called “plea bargaining.”. They welcome comments from readers.

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