The Consequences of Early Release

Leniency to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent far too often. CWB Chicago reports yet another example. Zebedee Thomas has been charged in Cook County with rape and other crimes committed last August. A DNA match confirms identity. Thomas previously pleaded guilty to a sexual assault on a 7-year-old …

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A SCOTUS Warning Shot on Small Juries

Historically, trial juries were twelve people. Is this number constitutionally required? The Supreme Court said no 54 years ago in Williams v. Florida. The decision was 7-1, with Justice Marshall dissenting alone on this point. However, the Supreme Court’s views on such matters have changed, and four years ago the …

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Unconnected Mitigation Evidence in Capital Cases

Today the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Ninth Circuit in a capital case, Thornell v. Jones. All but one of the Justices agreed that the panel decision was wrong. The Ninth Circuit itself refused to rehear this rogue decision over the dissents of ten of its judges. …

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Alabama to Execute Double Murderer

An Alabama criminal convicted of the brutal 2004 murder and robbery of an elderly couple is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on May 30.  Ivana Hrynkiw of Huntsville Real-Time News reports that last week Chief U.S. District Judge Emily Marks rejected Jamie Ray Mills’ petition for a stay …

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Memorial Day 2024

Let us take a moment today to remember those who gave the last full measure of devotion in the service of our country and the cause of liberty. The post Memorial Day 2024 appeared first on Crime & Consequences.

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Punjab Ehsaas Program Act

The Punjab Ehsaas Program 2022 has been established by the Punjab Social Protection Authority (PSPA). A variety of current and prospective projects under the Punjab Ehsaas Program 2022 aim to assist the underprivileged in the province by offering financial assistance in the form of a monthly stipend that varies from …

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