WHAT CRIMES FALL UNDER THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM One can only hope to never be charged with a crime. But if you are arrested, let’s hope that the crime does not fall under the Federal Court’s jurisdiction, which can be a very daunting place to be when your freedoms and liberties are being restricted. Federal […]
Federal Court Overturns Conviction Of Teen Convicted Of Mass Murder In 1993 Due To Inadequate Miranda Warnings And A Coerced Confession Johnathan Doody was a 17-year-old high-school student when he confessed to participating in the 1991 murders at the Wat Promkunaram Buddhist Temple near Phoenix, Arizona. The nine victims, including six Buddhist monks, two nuns […]
Lance Armstrong Being Investigated by Federal Authorities Tour De France Champion Lance Armstrong is currently being investigated by federal authorities for possible fraud and doping charges. The investigators are probing whether Armstrong misappropriated money given by team sponsor United States Postal Service from 2002-2004 to establish a doping program. The investigation started when Armstrong’s former […]
San Francisco Crime Lab’s Mishandling of Evidence May Lead to New Trial for Federal Defendant On June 15, 2010, defense attorneys for Dennis Cyrus, Jr., argued before a federal judge that forensic evidence handled by the San Francisco Police Department’s crime lab and leading to Cyrus’ conviction may have been tainted. His attorneys requested that […]
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