City Attorney's Office to go after johns The Seattle Times (blog) Seattle Community Court allows non-violent offenders to avoid criminal sentencing if they agree to participate in programs aimed at addressing the root causes of their crime, including chemical dependency, education, unemployment and homelessness. …

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KXLY Spokane

Spokane officer's attorneys ask to question jurors The Seattle Times The post-conviction saga of Spokane police officer Karl F. Thompson continued Tuesday, with his attorneys telling a judge they want to ask jurors if they improperly watched news accounts of the trial. The Associated Press No comments have been posted … Spokane officer's attorneys ask to question jurorsSeattle Post Intelligencer all 43 news articles »

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Brown's attorneys to cross-appeal Deseret News In light of that fact, Brown's attorneys want to appeal a dismissal of their post-conviction relief petition, which took place before the factual innocence proceedings began in January. "We can only get recovery on one claim," Debra Brown's attorney, …

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Phoenix New Times (blog)

New Trial Ordered for Man in 1998 Shaken Baby Case; Attorneys Claim New … Phoenix New Times (blog) Last April, project attorneys Stephen Leshner and Larry Hammond filed a petition for post-conviction relief requesting an evidentiary hearing for a new …

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Seattle Times

Former US attorneys join call for federal civil-rights probe of Seattle police Seattle Times … Evan Sargent, of West Seattle, charged with a crime, at one point asking county prosecutors to charge him with aggravated assault on a police officer, … Claim there is evidence of “full blown cover up” by Seattle PoliceSky Valley Chronicle all 2 news articles »

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AUSTIN, TX – Attorneys owe almost $2 million in forfeited bonds in Travis County. In that county, defense attorneys can free clients from jail by signing bonds, but it appears as though at least 40 attorneys owe the county money after their clients failed to appear in court. According to … View full post on Collateral Magazine

INNOCENCE PROJECT HONORS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S POST CONVICTION REVIEW SECTION The Cypress Times The Post Conviction Review honorees are Section Chief Baldwin Chin, Assistant District Attorney Alicia O'Neill, and District Attorney's Investigators JJ …

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Dallas district attorney's office says man was wrongly convicted in '90 case Dallas Morning News The county also has 20 DNA exonerations – more than any other county in the nation since 2001 when Texas began allowing post-conviction DNA testing. … and more »

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Austin American-Statesman

Former Governor Ryan's Attorneys Push For His Release MyStateline.com Attorneys representing former Illinois Governor George Ryan have asked the judge who handled his trial to toss out parts of Ryan's conviction. … Ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan wants part of conviction tossedSan Luis Obispo Tribune all 431 news articles »

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