2005-2006 Archived Criminal Law News

Dec 28, 2006
Mother Sues Police for Alleged Harassment

Dec 21, 2006
Florida Executions Suspended

Dec 19, 2006
Violent Crime on Rise in U.S., FBI Data Finds

Dec 14, 2006
Two States Propose to Tighten Sex Offender Oversight

Dec 12, 2006
Mom Gets Son Arrested For Playing With Christmas Present Early

Dec 7, 2006
Man Wrongfully Convicted of Rape is Released After DNA Testing

Dec 5, 2006
Statistics Show 7 Million Americans in Jail, on Parole, or Probation

Nov 30, 2006
Video Cameras to be Installed in L.A. Police Cars

Nov 28, 2006
New CA Ruling on Transport of Medicinal Marijuana

Nov 22, 2006
Elderly Man to Receive Sentencing in Car Crash Deaths

Nov 16, 2006
Mile High Man Charged With ‘Overt Sexual Activity’ On Plane

Nov 14, 2006
Judge Stays Firm About His Decision in Sex Offender Case

Nov 9, 2006
New Sex Offender Rules in Calif. Blocked by Judge

Nov 7, 2006
Death Row Inmates Often Get Sedatives to Ease Anxiety

Oct 30, 2006
Court Rules Defendants Must Prove Retardation to Avoid Death Penalty

Oct 24, 2006
Justifying Use of Deadly Force Difficult for Shooter

Oct 19, 2006
Judge Upholds Ruling: Lethal Injection Procedure Unconstitutional

Oct 17, 2006
Mom Charged With Recklessness After Daughter’s Belly Piercing Infection

Oct 13, 2006
Ga. Sex Offender Law Challenged

Oct 11, 2006
Woman Charged With Riding Horse Drunk

Oct 10, 2006
Police Beating Victim Gets $450,000 Settlement

Oct 6, 2006
Boy Seeks New Trial in Antidepressant Murder Case

Oct 3, 2006
Judge Denies Gag Order in Dragging-Death Case

Sept 27, 2006
Hearing to Determine if CA Lethal Injection Method Painful

Sept 25, 2006
Former Black Panther Seeks New Trial After 30 Years

Sept 22, 2006
Murdered Inmate’s Family Awarded $47.5 M for Wrongful Death

Sept 19, 2006
FBI Releases Safety Statistics of Big U.S. Cities

Sept 15, 2006
Judge Rules Teen Unfit For Rape Trial

Sept 13, 2006
Prison Health Care Chief Recommends Doctor, Nurse Salary Increases

Sept 11, 2006
Murder Verdict Upheld Despite Noncitizen Juror

Sept 8, 2006
Flashlight Search Violated Man’s Rights, Court Rules

Sept 7, 2006
Study Reveals Number of Mentally Ill Prisoners Quadrupled

Sept 5, 2006
New Lethal Injection Procedure Used to Execute U.S. Inmate

Aug 30, 2006
Mother’s Conviction Overturned in Son’s Suicide

Aug 28, 2006
Ankle Device to Monitor Alcohol Intake in DUI Offenders

Aug 24, 2006
NJ High Court Rules Hypnotically Recalled Memories Unreliable

Aug 18, 2006
Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Drunk Drivers

Aug 15, 2006
Panel Recommends Inmates for Drug Trials

Aug 10, 2006
State Seeks More Compensation For Wrongful Imprisonment

Aug 9, 2006
Execution Practice Not Humane, According to Judge

Aug 3, 2006
Mother Acquitted in Retrial For Murdering Son

July 31, 2006
Muslim Inmate Can Sue Prison Staff, Court Rules

July 27, 2006
Colo. Judge Rules: Inmate Shackling Not Reasonable

July 25, 2006
Drug Program Urged for Jailed Addicts

July 24, 2006
Prosecutors Seek to Limit Gay Panic Defenses

July 18, 2006
Judge Halts Murder Trial Due to Problems With Jury Selection

July 13, 2006
Family Sues for $40M Over Son’s Boot Camp Death

July 12, 2006
New Arrests Expand DNA Profile Database

July 10, 2006
‘Robotic’ Sentencing Upsets Appellate Court

July 7, 2006
Man Cleared of Wrongful Rape Conviction After Two Decades in Prison

July 6, 2006
NY State Criminal Defense System In Need of Overhaul

July 5, 2006
Ohio Innocence Project Fights for Wrongly Convicted Inmates

June 28, 2006
Supreme Court Upholds Kansas Death Penalty Law

June 27, 2006
Judge Orders New Trial for Convicted Child Molester

June 26, 2006
U.S. Appeals Court Rules Agaisnt Arousal Test for Convicted Sex Offender

June 21, 2006
Wrongful Conviction Suit Settled by Freed Ex-Lifer

June 20, 2006
Supreme Court Rules Police Don’t Have to Knock

June 14, 2006
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of New Evidence in Death Case

June 13, 2006
Supreme Court Okays Lethal Injection Claims

June 12, 2006
Increase in Violent Crimes, FBI Reports

June 8, 2006
Convicted Serial Killer Appeals Death Penalty

June 5, 2006
Sanity of Death Row Inmate Debated

May 30, 2006
Judge Rules Sex Offender Too Short for Prison

May 25, 2006
Court Overturns Inmate’s Conviction

May 24, 2006
Number of Inmates in Jails and Prisons Rises

May 18, 2006
Sex Offender Ordered to Alert Date’s Parents

May 17, 2006
Inmate Acquitted After 10 Years by DNA

May 16, 2006
Inmate Seeks Reprieve From Execution for More DNA Tests

May 11, 2006
North Carolina Execution Stopped for Additional DNA Testing

May 9, 2006
Questions Raised About Possible Errors in Arson Convictions

May 8, 2006
Family Awarded $4 M Settlement in Mich. Wrongful Conviction

May 5, 2006
Senate Cracks Down on Sex Offenders

May 2, 2006
Man Freed After 18 Years Due to DNA Testing

May 1, 2006
Florida Shuts Down Boot Camps After Death of Teenager

April 27, 2006
Supreme Court Justices Debate Method of Execution

April 25, 2006
Sex Offender Registry Laws May Cause More Harm Than Good

April 21, 2006
Man Convicted of Young Girl’s Murder

April 20, 2006
Supreme Court to Consider Insanity Plea

April 7, 2006
Authorities Seek to Restrict Prisoner’s Communication Rights

March 27, 2006
Senate to Protect Groups that Help Immigrants

March 23, 2006
Indiana Expands Right to Use Deadly Force

March 22, 2006
Supreme Court Rules on Searches

March 21, 2006
Expanding DNA Collections

March 20, 2006
Judiciary Debate over Sentencing Guidelines

March 15, 2006
Feds Investigate Teen Death at Boot Camp

March14, 2006
DUI Defense Challenges Breathalyzer

March 9, 2006
DNA Tests May Exonerate Convicted Man

March 8, 2006
Two Arrests Made For Arson

March 6, 2006
Man Drives Car Into Students

March 2, 2006
Assault Charges Puts Probation In Jeopardy

March 1, 2006
Teen Pleads Guilty in Robbery

February 28, 2006
Harmful Techniques Still Used in Boot Camps

February 27, 2006
Arrest For Drunk Driving and Child Neglect

February 24, 2006
Connecticut Police Officer Charged With Drunk Driving

February 23, 2006
Lethal Injection Sparks Controversy

February 23, 2006
Sex Assault Lands Man in Prison

February 21, 2006
Prison Sentence For Road Rage

February 17, 2006
Unlicensed Doctor Charged with Practicing Medicine

February 16, 2006
Air Marshals Arrested for Drug Smuggling

February 16, 2006
Man Sentenced 30 Years for Attempted Murder

February 10, 2006
Ignition Interlock Devices Proposed in Nebraska

February 9, 2006
Death Penalty Sentenced in Case of Murdered Officer

February 3, 2006
Hate Crime: Man Attacks Gay Bar Patrons

January 31, 2006
Seven Killed in California Postal Shootings

January 30, 2006
Student Group Sues to Expose Impact of Drug Law

January 25, 2006
Proposed Laws: Tough on Sex Offenders and Juveniles

January 24, 2006
States Push for Tougher DUI breath tests

January 18, 2006
New DUI Law Makes Spectacle of Offenders

January 17, 2006
Another Teen Charged in Homeless Beatings

January 16, 2006
Video Catches Beating of Homeless: Suspects Caught

January 13, 2006
Child's Death is Latest in String of Child

January 12, 2006
Concealed Weapons Laws Change in Nevada

January 11, 2006
Disabled Prisoner May Sue State for Abuses

January 10, 2006
Hit-and-Run Case May Get Thrown Out of Court

January 9, 2006
Criminal Accusations at Wal-Mart Provoke Rage and Possible Lawsuit

January 6, 2006
Rhode Island Votes for Medical Marijuana

January 4, 2006
Arizona DUI Limits Likely to Change

January 2, 2006
DUI Checkpoints Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

January 2, 2006
Lawsuit Filed in False Arrest

December 22, 2005
DUI Breath Tests May be Unconstitutional

December 21, 2005
New Arizona Child Abuse Law

December 20, 2005
Ohio Priest Child Abuse Laws to Change

December 19, 2005
PA Domestic Abuse Laws to Change in 2006

December 16, 2005
Colorado DWI Arrests on the Rise

December 15, 2005
New Jersey DUI Test May be Faulty, Investigation Begins

December 14, 2005
Illegal Immigrants Become Felons Under a New Bill

December 7, 2005
US Supreme Court Considers Death Penalty

November 22, 2005
Doctors Don’t Document Domestic Abuse

November 18, 2005
OB-GYN Found Guilty of Sex Crimes

November 10, 2005
Indicted Brooklyn judge teaches criminal justice at community college

November 10, 2005
HI Criminal Records Available on Web

November 3, 2005
Virginia Judge Calls DUI Law Unconstitutional

November 1, 2005
Washington D.C. Mayor to Sign Emergency DUI Law

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