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Lavender and Gaines murder ruling reversed, new trial on the horizon
Staff WriterLocal prosecutors do not yet know when cousins Floyd Lavender III and Michael Gaines will get their retrial in a 2003 cold case that resulted in the death of teenager Courtney Bowser, but that day is coming. “A young girl was murdered and someone...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Punishment, Crimes, Murder
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Judge says 86-year-old murder suspect must remain in custody
A judge refused to dismiss the case against an 86-year-old murder defendant Wednesday morning and ordered county officials to devise a plan to care for the suspect while protecting public safety. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norman Shapiro...
Tags: Justice System, Alzheimer's Disease, Murder, Health, Trials
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Loophole may cause release of 86-year-old murder suspect
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge is expected Wednesday morning to decide whether an 86-year-old murder defendant should be released from custody and into the care of his son. Nattie Kennebrew, who is legally blind, in a wheelchair and suffers from...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Alzheimer's Disease, Shootings
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Privatization fears, finger-pointing marked troubled home-confinement program
The criminal allegations against Nolan Bernard could put him in prison for life. But on Monday, it was his tenuous link to Orange County's home-confinement program — through its most damning failure, the case of Bessman Okafor — that he was...
Tags: Company Privatization, Kenya, Justice System, Witnesses, Murder
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Orange corrections chief steps aside after home-confinement failure
The head of Orange County's corrections department and one of his chief deputies are out following two scathing internal reports released Thursday that found little oversight within the agency's embattled home-confinement program. Orange County Mayor...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Standards, Justice System, Apopka, Judges
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Accused witness killer Bessman Okafor moved to Seminole jail
The suspect in the killing of a home-invasion witness — whose case sparked scandal in the Orange County Corrections Department — was recently transferred to the Seminole County jail. Orange County spokesman Steve Triggs said "no incident...
Tags: Witnesses, Teresa Jacobs, The Seminole Tribe, Prisons, Prosecution
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Co-defendant testifies in Tabor player's beating death
A judge has ruled against a request for a retrial after a juror was dismissed in a case against a man accused of beating a Tabor College football player to death. Alton Franklin is charged with second-degree murder in Brandon Brown's death. The 26-...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Football, Murder
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Former W.Va. trooper accused of soliciting minor pleads no contest
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe case against a former West Virginia State Police trooper who had been accused of soliciting two teenage girls for sexual relations and nude photos in 2011 has been resolved, Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games-Neely’s office...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Misdemeanors, Crimes, Fines
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A federal judge takes on 'copyright trolls'
There are trolls who live under bridges in fantasy novels. Then there are "copyright trolls." The latter have always occupied one of the most squalid corners of the legal system. They're people or firms that acquire copyrights to movies, music or...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, U.S. Congress, Justice System, Litigation, Organized Crime
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W.Va. woman who pleaded no contest to child neglect in son's death gets 3 to 15 years
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA woman who pleaded no contest in September 2012 to child neglect resulting in the death of her 2-month-old son was sentenced Tuesday in Berkeley County Circuit Court to between three and 15 years in prison. Jessica Skupnick, 24, and her now-former...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Punishment, Child Abuse
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Waynesboro official sentenced to community service, probation in connection with bar fight
matthewu@herald-mail.comA Waynesboro (Pa.) Borough Council member who was charged in a 2011 bar fight in Martinsburg that left a man with severe injuries was ordered to serve 200 hours of community service Monday and placed on probation for five years. Craig L. Newcomer, 48,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Punishment, Judges, Crimes
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Tavon White, alleged jailhouse gang leader, pleads not guilty
Tavon White, the accused Baltimore jailhouse leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang, pleaded not guilty Monday to allegations that he oversaw a corruption scheme that employed corrections officers to smuggle drugs, cellphones and other contraband...
Tags: Justice System, Organized Crime, Washington, DC, Black Guerrilla Family, Murder
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