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THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 4, 2012
by Al Menaster, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office SUPREMES DECLARE NICOLE SIMPSON BROWN HEARSAY EXCEPTION UNCONSTITUTIONAL EC 1370 (aka the Nicole Brown Simpson hearsay exception) creates an exception to the hearsay ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Claraweb-CpdaMembersWebsite/~5/As5Q5Ml3DoE/12-05-04_wc.mp3 View post: THE WEEK’S CASES: for the week ending May 4, 2012
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May
Washington Post Op-Ed by Gil Garcetti – The risks of the death penalty outweigh any justification
In his April 30 column, “Connecticut’s courage,” E.J. Dionne Jr. wrote that “American politics is still capable of springing surprises.” For some, the California vote in November to replace the death penalty with a life sentence ... Original post: Washington Post Op-Ed by Gil Garcetti – The risks of the death penalty outweigh any justification
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May
New NRA Women’s Online Network Unveiled
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Op-Ed: California corrections chief: Public safety realignment a prudent strategy to save money
The San Bernardino Desert Sun – by Matthew Cate, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – May 5, 2012 When the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to sharply reduce prison overcrowding, there were ... Follow this link: Op-Ed: California corrections chief: Public safety realignment a prudent strategy to save money
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May
PBS Frontline: Can Unconscious Bias Undermine Fingerprint Analysis?
In 2004, cognitive neoroscientist Itiel Dror set out to examine whether the process of fingerprint analysis, long considered one of the most reliable forms of forensic science, can be biased by the knowledge examiners have ... Read this article: PBS Frontline: Can Unconscious Bias Undermine Fingerprint Analysis?
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San Bernardino County DA opposes initiative to end death penalty
Mike Cruz, Staff Writer – 05/05/2012 San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael A. Ramos is speaking out against a November ballot initiative that aims to end the death penalty in California. In an interview, he said it’s ... See the original post: San Bernardino County DA opposes initiative to end death penalty
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Texas – Judge blasts Harris public defender over costs for juveniles’ cases
The Houston Chronicle – By Brian Rogers – Friday, May 4, 2012 For years supporters and critics argued about creating a public defender’s office in Harris County to deal with hundreds of indigent defendants who go ... See original here: Texas – Judge blasts Harris public defender over costs for juveniles’ cases
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May
Science, memory and the law: Research chipping away at the credence we give to witness accounts
BY HANNAH HOAG, FOR POSTMEDIA NEWS MAY 4, 2012 6:02 PM Almost 50 years after he was convicted of an armed robbery, Rejean Hinse was compensated a record $13.2 million in April 2011 by the federal ... More here: Science, memory and the law: Research chipping away at the credence we give to witness accounts
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California – Alameda County prosecutor put on leave for violating defendant’s attorney-client privilege
By Paul T. Rosynsky – Oakland Tribune – 05/04/2012 OAKLAND — A veteran Alameda County prosecutor has been placed on administrative leave for violating a defendant’s attorney-client privilege, a spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office said ... Here is the original post: California – Alameda County prosecutor put on leave for violating defendant’s attorney-client privilege
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Taser cases could electrify the U.S. Supreme Court
By Michael Doyle – McClatchy Newspapers – May 4, 2012 WASHINGTON — Malaika Brooks was seven months pregnant when a Seattle policeman stunned her with a Taser. Hawaii resident Jayzel Mattos was at home when she, ... Link: Taser cases could electrify the U.S. Supreme Court
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