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By Charles Toutant | February 2, 2024
"Whether it should be or shouldn't be done differently is not up to the court," said Senate President Nicholas Scutari, a chief sponsor of the bill.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 2, 2024
"Our goal is to use community-based services to decrease the time needed to restore defendants to competency, thus minimizing delays in moving these cases forward while also reducing recidivism for those who are dealing with substance use and/or behavioral health challenges," said Judge Russell Klein, who will preside over the docket.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 2, 2024
At a Feb. 2 telephonic hearing, Girardi's Illinois lawyer, Seema Ahmad, asked U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland, of the Northern District of Illinois, to allow her to determine whether her client is mentally competent to stand trial.
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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | February 2, 2024
Friday's filing came in response to a motion filed last month by a defense attorney who alleged that the district attorney and the special prosecutor were in an inappropriate romantic relationship that created a conflict of interest.
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By The Law Journal Editorial Board | February 2, 2024
Why would an impermissibly suggestive identification procedure on the eve of trial be less pernicious than one occurring earlier in the case?
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By Jeff Amy | The Associated Press | February 1, 2024
Georgia, once a self-proclaimed leader in criminal justice reform, is sliding a little further toward its old lock-'em-up ways. State senators voted…
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By Brian Lee | February 1, 2024
Experts said there was no way to know if Wilson's policy statement, tucked away in a concurring opinion, influenced the Hochul administration.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 1, 2024
"I know he is exactly the right person to build consensus for reforms that will make our sentencing laws fairer and more equitable, and I want to thank Senate President Scutari and Speaker Coughlin for agreeing to designate Chris as the chair," Gov. Phil Murphy said.
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By Lisa Willis | February 1, 2024
"It is critical for a law enforcement officer to identify quickly and accurately the status of any person identifying themselves as part of a diplomatic attachment," said the teens Miami attorney.
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By Michael Mears | February 1, 2024
Since the early days of capital punishment, our nation has moved from the hangman's noose to the gas chamber to the electric chair to lethal injection. Now we are facing a new machine—and a new dissenter on the Supreme Court.
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