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Prosecutors drop murder, rape charges against stepfather of Rowan Ford
ghartley@schurz.comWAYNESVILLE, Mo. -- Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped murder and rape charges against the stepfather of a 9-year-old girl who was killed in Barry County in November 2007. David Spears, who was married to the mother of Rowan Ford, instead pleaded guilty...Tags: Punishment, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Laws
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Attorneys and Senator: It is Time to Make the Punishment Fit the Crime, Criminal Code Changes Possible
Reporter, PhotographerLawmakers could soon make changes to Missouri's criminal laws that one senator says are outdated. Missouri legislators have not updated the state’s criminal code for more than 30 years. Mount Vernon Senator Jack Goodman is asking lawmakers to create...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Lawyers, Facebook, Crime, Law and Justice
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Inside the Courtroom: Day Two of Testimony in the Rolland Comstock Wrongful Death Civil Trial
Reporter, PhotographerScroll down to see the latest updates from inside the courtroom starting at 9:00 Wednesday morning. The second day of testimony is underway in a rare civil case filed before any criminal charges. Faith Stocker is suing her mother, Alberta Comstock,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Homes, Heart Attack, Trials
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Calif. killer still awaits local trial
The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.Two years after he was extradited from a maximum-security California prison, where he is serving double life sentences, Valentine Underwood remains in solitary confinement at Middleton Jail, awaiting trial for the aggravated rape and kidnapping of a woman...Tags: Punishment, Biotechnology Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Trials
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Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The...Tags: United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Civil Rights, Criminals
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Colorado sheriffs seek to overturn state's new gun laws
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)County sheriffs from across the state are trying to bring down two gun control measures signed into law in March with a constitutional challenge filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Denver. "Today represents a line in the sand," El Paso County...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Periodicals, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Jury that convicted Gosnell bonded over the experience
Philadelphia Daily NewsAFTER COMPLETING nearly two months of duty on the Kermit Gosnell murder trial, the 12 jurors did what people often do after bonding: They took pictures. Before going their separate ways Wednesday, the seven women and five men snapped photos with one...Tags: Punishment, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Criminals
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BRIEF: Bulger lawyers buck juror criminal checks
Boston HeraldJurors deciding the fate of accused serial killer James "Whitey" Bulger should not have to undergo criminal background checks since federal law doesn't call for them and jurors might consider it harassment, his lawyers argued in a defense motion filed...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Coffee break proves downfall for hatchet-carrying hitchhiker
NEW YORK -- The hatchet-wielding hitchhiker known to his legions of Internet fans as Kai craved freedom, but he also craved coffee. That helped police catch the one-time Internet sensation, Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, 24, who is suspected of murdering a...
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Ocoee hopes to set up citywide network of surveillance cameras
Ocoee hopes to set up a network of surveillance cameras to help police keep an eye on the city. The plan, as described to city commissioners by Lt. Mike Bryant, aims to link public and private surveillance devices on a high-speed, wireless network...
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Aldawsari lawyers argue investigators misused foreign intelligence surveillance rules
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasEvidence obtained in searches of would-be terrorist Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari's Lubbock apartment was improperly obtained, attorneys for the former Texas Tech student said in a pleading Thursday, May 16. Aldawsari's appellate attorneys, S. Cass Weiland,...Tags: Punishment, Mental Health, Manufacturing and Engineering, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Maine abortion measures bring out passions
Portland Press Herald, MaineRoberta Zuckerman and her husband wanted badly to have a second child. After miscarrying, she went through fertility treatments. She got pregnant and was ecstatic. Then she learned that the fetus had trisomy 13, a chromosomal abnormality that meant...Tags: Human Rights, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Iowa
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