In a memo dated September 24, 2014 - Guidance Regarding § 851 Enhancements in Plea Negotiations – Attorney General Eric Holder directed all federal prosecutors that such enhancements “should not be used in plea negotiations for the sole or predominant purpose of inducing a defendant to...
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The Supreme Court issued a unanimous, consolidated opinion in Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie (Nos. 13-132, 13-212), declining to extend the search incident to arrest exception in United States v. Robinson, 414 U.S. 218 (1973) “to searches of data on cell phones, and...
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A former Connecticut state trooper was sentenced to one year in prison after stealing cash and gold crucifix from the body of a deceased person who died in a motorcycle...
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A North Carolina police department was called when a neighbor reported a black male entering the side door of a nearby residence. In actuality, the black male was the foster child of the people residing in the house. Accordingly, there was no evidence of forced entry. Despite this, the...
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An Alabama couple has been charged with raping a 17-year-old relative multiple times in an attempt to force her into being a surrogate. Jeremy and Amanda Swann, both 29-year-old residents of Jones, about 40 miles northwest of Montgomery, were arrested on Thursday and have been charged with...
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Three teens admitted to beating at least fifty homeless people for sport, prior to killing...
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Police in Washington State said the teenager was found at a mall in Oregon. When she went missing she left a note letting her parents know that if they were reading this that she was dead or all used up. It is currently an open human trafficking investigation. Many traffickers lure victims...
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