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Missouri Court: Mark McCloskey Pardoned But Still Guilty

JonathanTurley

Mark McCloskey later pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors to end the case, but was then granted a pardon. As such, the state law on the seizure of the weapons stands. The law recognizes the difference between a conviction and guilt. He then sough the return of two firearms. Dep’t of Liquor Control (Mo. Stephenson (Mo.

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“The Whole Enchilada”: Pundits Wrongly Claim the Mar-a-Lago Raid Could Disqualify Trump from Future Office

JonathanTurley

It was a flagrant and premeditated violation of federal law and put national security secrets at risk. Yet, Berger was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and did not have to serve any jail time. However, critics were not particularly interested in whether Trump might have some suspended misdemeanor sentence.

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The Land that Law Forgot: The Supreme Court and the New York Legal Wasteland

JonathanTurley

Through various contortions, Bragg converted a dead misdemeanor case into 34 felonies in an unprecedented prosecution. New Yorkers and the media insisted that such selective prosecution was in defense of the “rule of law.” On the New Yorker map circa 2024, once you cross the Hudson River eastward, you enter a legal wilderness.

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The Trump Trial in Manhattan is an Indictment of the New York Legal System

JonathanTurley

I have long been critical of the case as a clear example of the weaponization of the criminal justice system. No one seriously believes that Alvin Bragg would have spent this time and money to prosecute what is ordinarily a state misdemeanor if the defendant was anyone other than Trump. However, two prosecutors, Carey R.

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Alvin Bragg has his Trump trial, All he Needs Now is a Crime

JonathanTurley

This law states “Any two or more persons who conspire to promote or prevent the election of any person to a public office by unlawful means and which conspiracy is acted upon by one or more of the parties thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.”

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It’s Moving, It’s Alive! Alvin Bragg Prepares the Ultimate Frankenstein Indictment

JonathanTurley

He is reportedly going to convert a misdemeanor for falsifying financial records into a prosecution of a federal crime. There are serious challenges to this prosecution, including an argument that time has expired under the statute of limitations. Bragg is combining parts from both state and federal codes.