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Beating + Gun + Broken Jaw + Videotape = Misdemeanor Case in NY Home Invade Attempt

Jumped and beaten at the front door of her family’s home in the Bronx, a young college student reportedly fought off her assailant as he tried to force his way inside. But before the unidentified suspect fled he broke her jaw by smashing a gun into her face. Even after…

Feb 12, 2010 5:14 PM CST

Prosecutor Suspended Over Plea Deal Allowing Victim to Slap Defendant

A West Virginia prosecutor has been suspended for one month without pay for OK’ing a plea deal that permitted the victim to slap the defendant in exchange for dropping the petit larceny case. Assistant Kanawha County prosecutor Stewart Altmeyer jokingly relayed the offer, only to have the one-slap deal accepted…

Feb 11, 2010 10:32 PM CST

Lawmakers to Push for DNA Testing in Rape Cases That Aren’t Prosecuted

When an individual says he or she has been sexually assaulted, it’s routine today for a hospital nurse to open a rape kit and collect the suspect’s semen and other fluids from the victim’s body for DNA testing. But in Illinois (and, reportedly, other states as well) thousands of these…

Feb 9, 2010 6:13 PM CST

ABA Adopts Host of Criminal Justice Measures

The ABA’s policy-making House of Delegates this morning passed a series of nine criminal justice resolutions. The measures had wide support from both prosecutors and the defense bar, according to speakers. The resolutions urge: • Employers and educational institutions to ignore juvenile convictions that have been expunged. • Legislatures to…

Feb 8, 2010 4:00 PM CST

Appeals Court: Ex-Prosecutor Can’t Be Sued Over His Work on Terror Case

A former federal prosecutor who was tried and acquitted of conspiring to hide evidence in a terrorism case cannot be sued civilly over his work on the case by one of the defendants, a federal appeals court has held. Reversing a Detroit federal judge’s ruling in favor of plaintiff Karim…

Feb 3, 2010 6:51 PM CST

Say You’re Sorry—in a Newspaper Ad, Prosecutors Demand in Enviro Cases

Caught storing hazardous waste illegally, a Massachusetts company had to pay $100,000 in fines. But perhaps even more painful was the public statement it had to make—“It would have been a lot cheaper to obey the law!’’—in two trade publication ads. Such public apologies have been pursued by federal prosecutors…

Feb 1, 2010 9:49 PM CST

Layoff Notices Spur Worries in Wisconsin DA Offices

Prosecutors’ offices in Wisconsin have received notices from the state that they will face layoffs, leading to public safety worries and contingency plans. It’s not known how many layoffs are planned or when they will occur, according to WQOW18 and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The state budget crunch is forcing…

Feb 1, 2010 3:17 PM CST

After News That Lawyer Wore Wire to Jail, Inmates Ask, What About My Counsel?

Recent news that a 52-year-old Nebraska attorney reportedly wore a wire to the Douglas County jail to help the FBI pursue an investigation against a suspect in a multimillion-dollar marijuana case stunned the local legal community. Douglas County Public Defender Tom Riley, for instance, says he “about fell out of…

Jan 26, 2010 10:15 PM CST

Pregnant Pro Se Mom Argued Treatment Case from Hospital Bed & Lost; Will Lawyer Win Appeal?

Already the mother of two daughters, Samantha Burton had obtained prenatal care for her third pregnancy and voluntarily went to the hospital when she experienced symptoms she’d been told to look out for, in the hope of saving her baby, according to her lawyer. When the 29-year-old questioned the medical…

Jan 26, 2010 9:22 PM CST

Ex-Prosecutor Accused in Alleged RICO Scheme to Bilk Corporate Client of $3M

A former federal prosecutor who has been working as outside counsel for the U.S. headquarters of Glock has been accused with two other defendants of attempting to bilk the Austrian-based gunmaker of $3 million. James Harper III, 55, who also was a candidate for state attorney general a decade ago,…

Jan 26, 2010 7:46 PM CST

John Yoo Defends Secret Class, Says Protesters Can Enroll if They Want to Attend

In an apparent effort to deter protesters potentially seeking to make a scene at a state constitutional law class taught by the controversial John Yoo, the University of California at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall kept its location on campus a secret. At least temporarily stymied, some 25 individuals gathered earlier this…

Jan 25, 2010 11:08 PM CST

DA Calls for Boycott of Judge

In a rare call by a prosecutor for a blanket boycott of a jurist, the Santa Clara, Calif., district attorney told her staff Friday not to bring any cases before Superior Court Judge Andrea Bryan. Dolores Carr even confirmed the move in a news release, saying that it was not…

Jan 25, 2010 10:41 PM CST

Madoff and His Confidants Take a Drubbing in Third Season of ‘Damages’

The television show Damages on FX has taken another case from the headlines, and this season it’s well-known: the massive Bernard Madoff fraud. Lawyer Patty Hewes, played by Glenn Close, is appointed to recover assets from a Ponzi schemer, Louis Tobin, whose fraud resembles Madoff’s, according to stories in the…

Jan 25, 2010 7:32 PM CST

WaPo: SEC Ignores Whistle-blowers, Lacks—and Violates—Tip Procedures

Even though the Securities and Exchange Commission often can’t offer a reward, whistle-blowers still come to the agency with tips about claimed wrongdoing. The problem is, the SEC may not follow up on them, reports the Washington Post. Lacking a uniform system for addressing tips, the agency apparently all-too-frequently lets…

Jan 21, 2010 7:58 PM CST

IG Urges More ‘Corrective Action’ By DOJ re ‘Troubling’ FBI Pursuit of Phone Records

In a report released today (PDF) with some portions redacted, an inspector general for the U.S. Department of Justice calls for “additional corrective action” concerning a long-standing and “troubling” federal law enforcement program of obtaining telephone records without appropriate legal authorization. Citing emergencies that often didn’t exist and sometimes using…

Jan 21, 2010 1:40 AM CST

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Beating + Gun + Broken Jaw + Videotape = Misdemeanor Case in NY Home Invade Attempt

Prosecutor Suspended Over Plea Deal Allowing Victim to Slap Defendant

Lawmakers to Push for DNA Testing in Rape Cases That Aren’t Prosecuted

ABA Adopts Host of Criminal Justice Measures

Appeals Court: Ex-Prosecutor Can’t Be Sued Over His Work on Terror Case

Say You’re Sorry—in a Newspaper Ad, Prosecutors Demand in Enviro Cases

Layoff Notices Spur Worries in Wisconsin DA Offices

After News That Lawyer Wore Wire to Jail, Inmates Ask, What About My Counsel?

Pregnant Pro Se Mom Argued Treatment Case from Hospital Bed & Lost; Will Lawyer Win Appeal?

Ex-Prosecutor Accused in Alleged RICO Scheme to Bilk Corporate Client of $3M

John Yoo Defends Secret Class, Says Protesters Can Enroll if They Want to Attend

DA Calls for Boycott of Judge

Madoff and His Confidants Take a Drubbing in Third Season of ‘Damages’

WaPo: SEC Ignores Whistle-blowers, Lacks—and Violates—Tip Procedures

IG Urges More ‘Corrective Action’ By DOJ re ‘Troubling’ FBI Pursuit of Phone Records

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