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

JURIST

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. The post Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Botched robbery leads to latest test of what constitutes “crime of violence”

SCOTUSBlog

In 2003, Justin Eugene Taylor sold marijuana in Richmond, Virginia. The case involves the interaction of two federal criminal statutes. The first is the Hobbs Act , a 1946 law that makes it a federal crime to commit robbery (or attempt to do so) in a way that affects interstate commerce. law firm in 2019.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

Often it’s to ensure fairer and more responsive treatment at the hands of a justice system that otherwise offers them few other options, says a Rutgers University law professor. It depends on deception to “sidestep the law without changing the law.”. Lies about facts are used by parties to manipulate evidence in a case.

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Virginia Becomes Ground Zero in Battles Over Parental Rights

JonathanTurley

While it is unlikely to pass, new legislation criminalizing the refusal of parents to affirm their children’s LGBT identity would trigger a likely successful constitutional challenge. Democratic Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman proclaimed that it should be crime for parents to hold an opposing view on such changes for their children.

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“Stay in Your Lane”: Prosecutor Lashes Out After Being Removed from Case for Allegedly Misleading Court

JonathanTurley

.” At issue is the plea agreement given burglary suspect Kevin Enrique Valle, who was charged with three misdemeanors for destruction of property and false identification, and two felonies for burglary. Prosecutor Michele Burton offered a six-month plea deal that Plowman said downplayed his criminal record.

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What Europe Can Teach Us About Ending Mass Incarceration

The Crime Report

On April 13, 2018, in the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos staked her position on sentencing for a man convicted of a misdemeanor and a low-level felony. At least the first part of that equation can be found in the largely forgotten field of comparative criminal justice.

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Michigan Legislators Face Calls For Possible Criminal Charges After Meeting With President Trump On Certification

JonathanTurley

Now, the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. ” It is same weaponization of the criminal code for political purposes that we have seen in the last four years against Trump. .”

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