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'Barefoot Bandit' gets more than 7 years in crime spree
USA Today
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 …
Colton Harris-Moore, Barefoot Bandit, Gets Six-Year Sentence for 'Crimes of …Seattle Weekly (blog)
"Barefoot Bandit" pleads guilty to crime spree chargesReuters
7-year sentence, and words of compassion, for Colton Harris-MooreThe Seattle Times
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Report: Craigslist suspect was previously released from jail
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A Texas parolee tied to a Craigslist robbery scheme was in an Ohio jail but released when Texas officials said they only wanted him extradited if he was convicted on a drug charge, The Huffington Post is reporting. …

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Seattle 'superhero' avoids charges in crime-fighting fracas
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Phoenix Jones, a self-proclaimed superhero who roams Seattle streets to fight crime will not be charged for pepper-spraying a group he thought was fighting, The Seattle Times reports. Jones, who calls himself the leader …
'Superhero' Phoenix Jones won't be charged with assaultSeattle Post Intelligencer
Can Seattle Superhero get his day job back?HULIQ
Ben Fodor: Seattle's real-life superhero Phoenix Jones escapes pepper-spray …Daily Mail
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Conrad Murray guilty in death of Michael Jackson
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Under recent changes in California law to relieve prison overcrowding, Murray's conviction for involuntary manslaughter means he would serve his time in a county jail and would be eligible for release after two years. He is also eligible for house …

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New Jersey Appeals Court Limits Sex Offender Monitoring
U.S. Politics Today
At issue was whether satellite-based monitoring under New Jersey's Sex Offender Monitoring Act could be applied to a parolee who was convicted more than 20 years before the law's passage but was released two years after it went into effect. …

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Millions of Federal Dollars Flow into Washington to Fight Prostitution
U.S. Politics Today
Even an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor can have disastrous consequences; unfortunately, an accusation of a sex crime has become the modern equivalent of a witch hunt. The recent federal grants mean Seattle enforcement agencies will be …

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Woman's Sentence Reduced to Eight Years for Selling $31 of Pot
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He will file an application for post-conviction release in Kingfisher County, which will attack her conviction based on different legal grounds. He expects the application to be denied within the next 30 days, and then he will file an appeal in the …

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Texas inmate cleared by DNA evidence freed after 25 years
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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
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OnLive On-Demand Cloud Gaming Launches in UK Today
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New-release games can be purchased individually at competitive prices starting at £1.99, or members can sign up for OnLive's 100+ game (and growing) PlayPack Bundle program for just £6.99 a month, featuring recent multiplayer games like FEAR 3, …

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ISA repeal: Our Mandela moment and thereafter
Free Malaysia Today
By Helen Ang The release of Nelson Mandela after a 27-year detention ushered in South Africa's post-apartheid era where the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established during his presidency. It is hoped that Thursday's watershed announcement on …

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