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Experts Say It Could Take 15 Years To Fix Maine’s Trial Backlog

The Crime Report

Defense attorneys and prosecutors in Maine are skeptical that a so-called “trial blitz” planned for the fall will be enough to get Maine’s stalled criminal justice system moving again and accelerate the resolution of enough cases, reports the Bangor Daily News.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

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According to court documents , Robertson, 49, and co-defendent Jacob Fracker were both officers with the Rocky Mount, Virginia, Police Department and were off duty when they headed for Washington, D.C. Attorney Matthew M. The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.

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As Virginia Changes Direction, Debate Over State Funding of Prosecutors Grows

The Crime Report

The thousands of misdemeanor cases that some local prosecutors also handle every year — something they are not required by the state to do — are also not calculated into the state formula. The county Commonwealth’s Attorney, Steve T.

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The Krasner Effect: DAs Can Lead the Way Towards Ending Mass Supervision

The Crime Report

Few district attorneys in recent history have had a first term as consequential as Larry Krasner’s. Supervision lengths for felonies fell from an average of 48 months to 36 months, and from 12 months to 9 months for misdemeanors. Racial disparities significantly narrowed. Finally, there was no measurable change in recidivism.

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Illinois Scores Top Rank in Reintegrating Ex-Incarcerees, Alaska is Lowest

The Crime Report

Pardon Attorney, in the introduction to the report. Take Alaska , for example, which the report ranks as the lowest-performing state in terms of nearly every law category analyzed — receiving “F” grades for pardoning, felony relief, misdemeanor relief, certificates of relief, employment, and occupational licensing laws. Washington D.C.

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Utah Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problem Cops

The Crime Report

While the legislation passed earlier this year didn’t address police directly, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gills says it will add a “new hurdle” for any prosecutor attempting to charge an officer, reports PBS. In Washington, D.C., The yearly toll reached a new high of 1,021 fatal shootings in 2020.

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Rittenhouse Trial: Why Was a 17-Year-Old Carrying a Firearm in Public?

The Crime Report

They had planned to engage in a lawful transfer of gun ownership when Rittenhouse turned 18, according to the Washington Post. However, Rittenhouse’s defense attorney is arguing that his client was protected under a different “vague state law” that allows younger children to carry rifles for hunting. Legal Claim to Self Defense? .

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