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Felon Defined
A person who has been convicted of a serious criminal offense punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year.Foreperson: At the beginning of deliberations, the jury votes to select one of its members to be the foreperson. The jury foreperson's duty is to see that discussion during deliberations is carried on in a free and orderly manner, that the case and issues are fully and freely discussed, and that every juror is given a chance to participate in the discussion. As the deliberations conclude, the foreperson counts the votes and completes and signs the verdict form.
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Ch. 2 Investigates Drug Felon Driving MARTA Bus
Published July 2, 2009, 2:58 pm, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta
Channel 2 Action News investigates how a woman with a drug record and a history of mental illness was allowed to drive a MARTA bus full of disabled passengers.
"MySpace mom" Lori Drew's conviction thrown out
Published July 2, 2009, 2:57 pm, Ars Technica
"MySpace mom" Lori Drew has had her misdemeanor guilty verdict overturned by the federal judge handling the case, the LA Times reports . Violating a website's terms of use is not, it seems, a federal crime after all. Horrible things aren't always crimes The guilty verdict against Lori Drew , prosecutors crowed, would send an "overwhelming message" to online bullies. Though she escaped conviction ...
Kevin Barton sentenced in fatal hit-and-run, released pending appeal
Published July 2, 2009, 12:27 am, The Star Press
Kevin Barton walked out of a Delaware County courtroom Wednesday -- pending an appeal -- after receiving a four-year prison term for his involvement in the 2006 hit-and-run accident that killed Jamie Beaty.
Neal Rubin: Emily Gail still saying nice things about Detroit
Published July 1, 2009, 10:20 pm, Detroit News
For more than two decades now, Emily Gail has been saying nice things about Kailua Kona, Hawaii. But the woman who believed in downtown when nobody else did is still saying nice things about Detroit, too. That was her slogan in the '70s and '80s: "Say Nice Things About Detroit."
Witnesses Tie Reputed Mobster to Pa. Judge
Published July 1, 2009, 8:32 pm, Law.com
A pair of witnesses testified at a court hearing Wednesday that reputed Pennsylvania mob boss William "Billy" D'Elia had envelopes delivered to disgraced former Luzerne County President Judge Conahan at the courthouse and that Conahan met repeatedly with D'Elia and another admitted felon to discuss fixing cases. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the hearing after a local paper argued that a ...
Bills that would expunge some criminal records debated
Published July 1, 2009, 2:52 pm, Burlington Times-News
RALEIGH - State lawmakers are looking at ways to allow people who have brushes with the law to clear their records. Some of the bills are geared toward teens and younger adults who may have been faced an underage possession of alcohol charge.
No plea offer in murder of Warren bar owner
Published July 1, 2009, 3:30 am, Macomb Daily
The man charged in the violent murder of a Warren sports bar owner will not be offered a plea bargain to resolve the case, a high-ranking Macomb County assistant prosecutor said Tuesday.
Wait continues for DNA results in Arthur case
Published July 1, 2009, 1:38 am, The Florence Times-Daily
By Tom Smith, Senior Staff Writer Sherrie Stone has been waiting since April 15 to hear if DNA testing would clear her father, Tommy Arthur, of murder. But according to an e-mail from her father's attorney, Andy Brinkman, of New York, the department of forensic sciences has requested more time to complete the tests.
09/30/2008 Rendell orders a halt to paroles
Published July 1, 2009, 1:00 am, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Responding to mounting criticism of the judicial system after a paroled felon killed a Philadelphia police officer, Gov. Rendell yesterday ordered a halt to the release of parolees until an independent expert can conduct "a top-to-bottom review" of how the state releases violent offenders.
Felon charged for drugs, weapons
Published June 30, 2009, 9:05 pm, Carteret County News-Times
BEAUFORT — County sheriff’s detectives arrested Tuesday Robert Lee Marbley, 59, of Pelican Point mobile home park in Morehead City on drug and weapons offenses.
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- Sotomayor, Obama, and the Felon Vote - Mark_I?s blog - RedState: Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is an advocate of allowing felons to vote. ?Advocate? is a loaded word when referring to a judge, and with good reason. Judges are not supposed to allow their personal preferences influence their interpretation of the law and the facts at issue in a given case. But their really is no other way to describe Sotomayor?s dissenting opinion in Hayden v. Pataki, a case brought by inmates in New York State under the federal Voting Rights Act.
Fri May 22
- Should Ex-Felons have the right to vote?: www.wiki.ideba te.org
- Legal Affairs Debate Club - Should Ex-Felons be Allowed to Vote?: LegalAffairs.o rg
- The Truly Disfranchised: Felon Voting Rights and American Politics: PDF 45 Pages
- A Felon's Right To Vote: PDF Factual
Mon May 18
- No Second Chance | Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw .org/en/report s/2004/11/17/n o-second-chanc e
- HRW Felon Laws Bar 39 Million Americans From Voting: http://www.hrw .org/en/news/1 998/10/21/felo n-laws-bar-39- million-americ ans-voting
- Felon Voting/HRW: http://felonvo ting.procon.or g/viewsource.a sp?ID=002559
- FELONY DISENFRANCHISE MENT LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES: http://www.ala .org/ala/about ala/offices/ol os/incarcerate d-exoffenders/ felonydisenfra nchisementlaws -US.pdf
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