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New York Woman Wearing Python Hits Car, Crashes Through Firehouse, and Damages Firetrucks

JonathanTurley

A New York woman, Sarah Espinosa, 22, has been arrested for a rather odd offense after crashing her car while under the influence. Reckless endangerment in the first degree is a class D felony. Notably, this is a misdemeanor as opposed to the second endangerment provision that can be a felony. Reckless driving.

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New York Jury Finds Time Square Killer “Not Responsible” for Killing or Injuring 23 People

JonathanTurley

Four states—Kansas, Utah, Idaho, and Montana—have eliminated the defense entirely and only an estimated one percent of all felony cases involve an insanity plea. It is fairly rare to win a case on the grounds of an insanity defense. Roughly a quarter are successful. However, the jury was only out for six hours before returning the verdict.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In some examples cited in the paper, a Virginia defendant in Virginia charged with transporting marijuana pleaded guilty to trafficking a different type of drug altogether; a New York defendant charged with animal cruelty pleaded guilty to trespassing even though no trespassing was involved.

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Murder He Wrote: Northwestern Journalism Professor Trashes Columnist For Waiting For The Facts On Police Shooting

JonathanTurley

Many of us who grew up in Chicago are familiar with the Latin Kings, which is a huge criminal organization that often uses children to hold guns since they are subject to lower possible criminal penalties. This incident occurred around 3 a.m., Almost on the one-year anniversary of its condemning its own publication of a column by Sen.

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Could the Road to an AKS Violation Be Paved with Good Intentions? Pfizer Asks SCOTUS

FDA Law Blog

Pfizer challenged the OIG’s interpretation as contrary to law in a lawsuit brought in the Southern District of New York (SDNY). To Pfizer, HHS’s interpretation is “out of step” with the Supreme Court’s “longstanding efforts to ensure that criminal laws do not sweep more broadly than Congress intended.”.

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New York bail reform law effective, not linked to rise in crime, data shows

JURIST

New York nonprofit The Legal Aid Society (LAS) Thursday reported that data from the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) shows the successes of New York’s 2019 bail reform law. For those released on their own recognizance, re-arrest rates decreased from 18 percent to 16 percent by 2021.

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Indianapolis Police Officer Sues NFL For Defamation in Anti-Racism Campaign

JonathanTurley

to prevent the commission of a forcible felony; ?or. The standard for defamation for public figures and officials in the United States is the product of a decision decades ago in New York Times v. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press.

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