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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
