Death Row Inmate May Duck a Murder Rap Courthouse News Service After the Louisiana Court of Appeal and Louisiana Supreme Court denied postconviction relief, the US Supreme Court accepted Smith's petition for review. In June, the justices said they would look for the possibility of violations of Brady v. … and more »

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Death Row Inmate May Duck One of Several Murder Raps Courthouse News Service After the Louisiana Court of Appeal and Louisiana Supreme Court denied postconviction relief, the US Supreme Court accepted Smith's petition for review. In June, the justices said they would look for the possibility of violations of Brady v. … and more »

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DOC inmate from Linton seeks to receive educational credit Greene County Daily World May notes in his petition that he believes permission is needed from the trial court to file a successive petition for post-conviction relief in the high courts. May currently has a projected maximum release date of Sept. 17, 2015. …

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Texas inmate cleared by DNA evidence freed after 25 years USA Today Morton could get as much as $2 million from the state in payment for wrongful conviction. The American-Statesman quotes Houston lawyer John Raley, who represented Morton, as saying his client is "thrilled." "He's eager to be released, … Michael Morton prison release ahead, Wilco murder investigation continuesExaminer.com Texas Man Imprisoned For Wife's Death To Be FreedHuffington Post Texas and RegionLubbockOnline.com all 506 news articles »

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Inmate accused of plotting escape at Geiger The Spokesman Review … a retired military barracks that was never intended to be a jail,” Reagan said. “It has been modified over the years to function as an overflow housing facility for the main jail and to house post-conviction re-entry programs such as work release. … and more »

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HARTFORD, CT — While Connecticut has been closing jails and seeing a decline in the number of inmates, the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division reports that unsentenced inmates who stand accused of a crime have been on the rise. Unsentenced inmates have increased by 8% since May 2011, and … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Community sentence bid by inmate turned down Southland Times However, Judge Moore did not enter a conviction at the request of the youth's lawyer Bill Dawkins who indicated he was likely to apply for a discharge without conviction. Mr Dawkins said there were significant portions of the summary of facts under …

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Jail inmate seeks release to get abortion KATU Her bail was set at $65000, requiring a $6500 payment for release. Burkholder's lawyer said his client doesn't have the money to post bail. Instead, he said Burkholder requested a medical furlough to get the procedure. Attorney Abraham Hanson said … and more »

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Inmate denied furlough for abortion McMinnville News-Register Bail has been set at $65000, so she would have to post $6500 to secure her release. But she doesn't have that kind of money, according to her court-appointed attorney, Abraham Hanson. She wants to have the procedure performed in Salem, …

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Inmate Says Soldier Lied About Holmes' Role in War Crimes Boise Weekly At a pretrial hearing in May, Morlock testified that he and Holmes repeatedly reviewed a plot to murder an Afghan man before carrying out the crime in January 2010. But now, according to the Seattle Times, Spc. Ronald Washington said in a sworn … Soldier: Key 'kill team' witness admitted lyingCBS News Soldier: Key 'kill team' witness admitted lyingKansas City Star all 226 news articles »

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