Sentencing phase begins for white ex-cop who shot black man

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former police officer who shot an unarmed black man to death in the back as he fled a traffic stop never had any “racial animus” toward minorities in the community, his attorney said Monday. The sentencing hearing for ex-officer Michael Slager opened up with his attorneys playing cellphone and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Law Enforcement, Police, Slager

December 4, 2017

Man sues police, says officer kicked him in face

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A black man suing a Cleveland suburb claims he was kicked in the face and seriously hurt by a white police officer recently fired for using excessive force against a black man in another case. Erimius Spencer sued Euclid (YOO’-klihd) and two officers last week. One was Michael Amiott, who was... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Police Brutality

December 4, 2017

Bond kept at $1M for man charged with hiding death of girl

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The man accused of withholding information from North Carolina law enforcement about a missing girl’s death said nothing about the case in court. Watch the first appearance hearing below. A judge maintained 32-year-old Earl Kimrey’s bond at $1 million as Kimrey made his first appearance Monday at a hearing in Jacksonville.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Earl Kimrey, Mariah Woods

December 4, 2017

Judge to keep Meek Mill in prison despite outcry

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge says Meek Mill will stay in prison because he’s a “danger to the community.” Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley on Friday denied a request to allow the 30-year-old rapper to be bailed out of a Pennsylvania prison. Mill’s attorney says they plan to appeal her ruling, saying it continues... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Entertainment, Meek Mill, Music

December 4, 2017

Chicago man accused of disemboweling brother-in-law after stabbing him at least 25 times on city bus

Darnell Scott, 37, was denied bail after stabbing the 50-year-old with a small pocket knife, leaving him with abdomen, neck, leg and arm wounds, the Chicago Tribunereported. A Chicago man stabbed his brother-in-law at least 25 times, partially disemboweling him in front of horrified riders on a city bus Thursday, prosecutors said. The brother-in-law, who wasn’t... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Chicago, Murder

December 4, 2017

Lawyer frustrated by no grand jury yet in Weinstein case

NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for an actress who accused Harvey Weinstein of rape said Friday that she is frustrated prosecutors have not yet brought criminal charges. “Boardwalk Empire” actress Paz de la Huerta publicly accused the movie producer of raping her twice in 2010. She began speaking with police about the accusation in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Hollywood, Sexual Abuse, Weinstein

December 4, 2017

US wants ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli to forfeit $2M Wu-Tang album

NEW YORK (AP) — The government wants to seize Martin Shkreli’s one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album. The recording that Shkreli has boasted he bought for $2 million is on a list of assets that prosecutors argue the jailed former pharmaceutical CEO should forfeit after his conviction earlier this year in a securities fraud scheme involving two... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Drugs, Pharma Bro, Shkreli

December 4, 2017

Timeline: The saga of Meek Mill and how he ended up in jail

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Meek Mill’s imprisonment on a probation violation has set off a flurry of legal appeals, criticism of the criminal justice system, newspaper opinion pieces, rallies, billboards and bus ads. A look at how the 30-year-old Philadelphia rapper, whose “Dreams Worth More Than Money” won a Billboard award for top rap album last... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Entertainment, Meek Mill, Music

December 4, 2017

Should opioids be banned in court over fears of exposure?

BOSTON (AP) — The potency of certain opioid painkillers has Massachusetts’ judiciary considering whether to ban the substances from being brought into courtrooms as evidence — a move some experts say is driven by a misunderstanding of the real dangers. The chief justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court recently told prosecutors that she fears allowing... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Drugs, Opiods

December 4, 2017

Lawyers walk fine line to navigate state, federal pot laws

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just as entrepreneurs getting into the retail pot industry need a good lawyer, some of those lawyers might be wise to consult an attorney of their own. Lawyers in the burgeoning business are entering a legal gray zone where the drug is permitted for some purpose in most states but illegal... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Drugs, Marijuana, Pot

December 4, 2017

Fight over Trump travel restrictions back to appeals courts

SEATTLE (AP) — For most of the time Syrian refugee Mohammad Al Zayed has been in the United States, judges have been wrestling with the Trump administration’s efforts to impose travel restrictions that he says would keep him from seeing relatives who remain overseas. It’s taken an emotional toll — one that continues this week... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, National Security, News

Immigration, National Security, Travel Ban, Trump

December 4, 2017

Into 4th week of FIFA trial, prosecutors near end of case

As the trial detailing widespread corruption in world soccer enters a fourth week, prosecutors are close to concluding their case in a Brooklyn federal courthouse. One sleepy juror was dismissed last week, one defendant was admonished by the judge, and the FIFA president thanked American authorities. “They do whatever they can to help us fight... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

FIFA, Soccer, Sports

December 4, 2017

Sentencing starts for officer who shot, killed unarmed man

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina police officer is returning to court to learn how long he’ll spend in federal prison for the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist following a traffic stop. Sentencing starts Monday for Michael Slager. The former North Charleston police officer has been in jail since pleading guilty... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

December 4, 2017

Ex-US Rep Brown to be sentenced for fraud

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is expected to sentence former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown on Monday for fraud and other charges related to a purported charity for poor students that she used as a personal slush fund. The 71-year-old Brown is due in court at 10 a.m. in Jacksonville, a city in the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Fraud, Politics

Sentencing phase begins for white ex-cop who shot black man

Man sues police, says officer kicked him in face

Bond kept at $1M for man charged with hiding death of girl

Judge to keep Meek Mill in prison despite outcry

Chicago man accused of disemboweling brother-in-law after stabbing him at least 25 times on city bus

Lawyer frustrated by no grand jury yet in Weinstein case

US wants ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli to forfeit $2M Wu-Tang album

Timeline: The saga of Meek Mill and how he ended up in jail

Should opioids be banned in court over fears of exposure?

Lawyers walk fine line to navigate state, federal pot laws

Fight over Trump travel restrictions back to appeals courts

Into 4th week of FIFA trial, prosecutors near end of case

Sentencing starts for officer who shot, killed unarmed man

Ex-US Rep Brown to be sentenced for fraud

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