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‘Three-Strikes’ Law Counts Juvenile Crime
California’s Supreme Court upheld a provision that allows crimes committed while a minor to affect sentencing under the state’s controversial Three-Strikes law, according to the San Francisco Gate. Under the three-strikes law, any second ...
Criminal Defendants Have Right to Question Lab Results
Criminal defendants can now question the validity of lab results in court, thanks to a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court. In a 5-4 ruling, the court said that allowing prosecutors to submit forensic evidence without questioning by the defense is ...
Can Sex Offenders be Imprisoned Indefinitely?
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could keep sex offenders in prison for longer periods of time — even after they’ve finished their sentence. The issue of federal “civil commitment” allows the government to avoid releas...
Utah: Victims Cannot Appeal Plea Bargains
Utah’s highest court ruled that crime victims cannot appeal a plea bargain reached in a criminal case, upholding the constitutional rights of defendants throughout the state. According to an article by the Salt Lake Tribune, the state Supreme C...
Georgia Left-Turn Law Unconstitutional
A Georgia law prohibiting left turns into the far lane of a multi-lane road has been ruled unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court due to poor wording, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The state legislature, in writing the law, wa...
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Georgia Execution
The U.S. Supreme Court, after postponing the execution of a Georgia inmate, has denied to hear a full-blown appeal in the case. This has cleared the way for the execution of Troy Davis for a murder many feel that he did not commit....
