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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

JURIST

The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. The indictments against Robertson matched those against Guy Revitt , sentenced just days earlier on August 1.

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Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure)

SCOTUSBlog

Muslim prisoner argues that Georgia corrections’ limit on beard lengths violates his religious exercise. Muslim prisoner argues that Georgia corrections’ limit on beard lengths violates his religious exercise. After Holt , Georgia corrections allowed all inmates to grow half-inch beards. In Smith v.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

The Crime Report

Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee are among states where “reckless provision” of a firearm to a minor can lead to criminal charges. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge?

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In a forthcoming paper in the Georgia State University Law Review, Thea Johnson argues that lying is at the heart of a plea bargaining process that “allows defendants the opportunity to negotiate fair resolutions to their cases in the face of a deeply unfair system.”. Lies about facts are used by parties to manipulate evidence in a case.

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A Criminal Case Fifty Years In The Making

The Crime Report

Yet at the press conference and Q & A following the arraignment District Attorney Alvin Bragg told the world that the 34 felony charges brought against defendant Trump were nothing more than the Manhattan office engaging in its everyday prosecution of “bread and butter” white-collar crimes.

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Lawyers Under Investigation For Alleged Fraudulent Voting Schemes In Georgia

JonathanTurley

We recently discussed how figures like New York Times columnist Tom Friedman calling on people to move to Georgia to rig the vote in favor of a Democratic takeover of the Senate. It did not seem to matter to either the newspaper or Friedman that he was encouraging the commission of a felony. Yet, Friedman is not a lawyer.

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It’s Moving, It’s Alive! Alvin Bragg Prepares the Ultimate Frankenstein Indictment

JonathanTurley

He is reportedly going to convert a misdemeanor for falsifying financial records into a prosecution of a federal crime. The limit is two years for a misdemeanor and, even if he can convert this into a felony, it is not clear if he can meet the longer five-year limitation.