Garner to wait out appeal in prison
Huntington Herald Dispatch
They insisted in state Supreme Court filings that those issues, combined with the likelihood of a successful appeal, merited post-conviction release. The high court agreed and released Garner to home confinement, but the second of two violations …

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Convoluted path for convicted rapist leads back to prison
News Sentinel
Mast then filed a petition for post-conviction relief but withdrew it in 1994. He filed a second petition in 2001, which was amended in 2006. A hearing was held on Mast's petition in 2008 and the original conviction was actually set aside — which …

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'Barefoot Bandit' Gets Over Seven Years in Prison – FOX News
San Francisco Luxury News
He has already pleaded guilty to federal charges in Seattle and will be sentenced for those crimes early next year. He will serve his state and federal sentences at the same time. In a statement provided to Judge Vickie Churchill, he said his childhood …
'Barefoot Bandit' gets more than 7 years for spree The Associated Press

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Westseattleherald.com

Prolific burglar who hit West Seattle hard sentenced to 8 years in prison
Westseattleherald.com
… the place where he rented a storage unit to keep the proceeds of his crimes. Seattle Police Department Detectives S. St. John and J. Vanskike became aware of Novotny's storage unit when numerous reports from senior citizens at Arrowhead Gardens, …
'Prolific burglar' John Novotny gets 'exceptional' 8-year sentenceWest Seattle Blog (blog)

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Kansas City Star

Beach released from prison without bond, will live in Billings
KTVQ Billings News
The state maintains that Judge Phillips failed to corroborate testimony from the post-conviction hearing with evidence from the original trial, including Beach's detailed and remorseful confession to the murder. Beach's defense attorneys say the motion …
Beach released from prison without bond to await new trialBillings Gazette
Motion for stay in Beach case is deniedGreat Falls Tribune

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Vietnam veteran sentenced to 4 years in prison for 11th OWI conviction
Wausau Daily Herald
He told Grau that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, and many of his drunken driving convictions occurred in the early 1990s. Bowers said he was sober for years until he met up with some friends Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in Wausau. …
Green Bay man gets 11th drunken-driving convictionGreen Bay Press Gazette

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Blairsville man gets 41 months in prison for mortgage fraud
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A 65-year-old Blairsville man faces three years and five months in prison for wire fraud in relation to a string of mortgages obtained through lies. Wayne T. Fumea was convicted at trial in July, and US District …

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Seattle woman sent to prison for food stamp scam
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Pham worked this scam from 2009 to 2010. One of Pham's partners in the crime — Elsa Kwong of Seattle Chinese Herb and Grocery— pleaded guilty in 2010. Prosecutors say Kwong's store had taken in $1.6 million more in food stamp money than it sold in food.

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State Prison Shift Puts Skid Row at Risk
LA Downtown News Online
The measure that went into effect Oct. 1 sends certain non-violent felons to county jail, where early release guidelines dictate that they'll do less time behind bars than they would have in state prison. It also shifts post-release supervision duties …

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Willkie Farr Duo Helps Exonerate Louisiana Man After 30 Years in Prison
The American Lawyer
In November 2009, the Wilkie Farr lawyers and Potkin successfully petitioned a Louisiana state court to order a post-conviction DNA test for James. The victory appeared to be hollow, though, when the attorneys were told that the original crime scene …

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