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Google Worldwide Alerts: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Crime, Prisons - August 8, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

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Source: Google News Alert Service, August 8, 2009

NEWS:

Man Held for 23 Years Is Set Free by DNA Tests
New York Times
The man, Ernest Sonnier, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to life in prison largely on the strength of the victim's testimony, even though the ...
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Don't repeat the same mistakes we did
Jakarta Post
Evidently, the boys are accused of violating Article 303 of the Criminal Code, and if found guilty can face a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. ...
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BLOGS:

British Woman Could Face Laos Death Penalty by Firing Squad for ...
By Nye
"Rhona Friedman, Orobator's lawyer, met her in prison this morning following her return and described her as 'very tired?She is as well as can be expected. She has undergone a very long and drawn-out traumatic procedure and process which ..... I'm not a fan of death penalty by fire squad or any death penalty, just the thought gives me chills, but I do believe that when you do the crime, you pay the time. True that she is currently pregnant and the country's criminal law ...' "
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Sheridan: Con-Law: INCOMPETENT INVESTIGATION, FALSE CONVICTION
By Bob
"HOUSTON ? It was a scene replayed with alarming frequency in Texas: a 46-year-old man walked out of prison here Friday afternoon after spending 23 years behind bars for a sex crime that the evidence suggests he did not commit. ... Judge Michael McSpadden of Harris County District Court on Friday ordered Mr. Sonnier to be released pending further investigation, a first step toward exoneration, which under Texas law can be granted only by the state's highest criminal court. ..."
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Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).