Legal
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms conviction for witness intimidation and terroristic threats against police officers contained in a YouTube video
Get with the changing trends or risk having your eyewitness identification suppressed, or a conviction based on such identification reversed
District judge said, “We’re dealing with a sophisticated, mature individual”
The trial for the getaway driver started Wednesday in the shooting that left an officer and civilian injured
The slain cop’s 4 daughters bravely listened to the heartbreaking details of their dad’s final moments during prosecution
The military judge will decide whether to remove execution as a punishment option
An earlier assessment of the suspect has given ammunition to both prosecution and defense attorneys in an Oregon terrorism trial
A federal judge’s decision upholding the law was overturned, saying the state was justified in trying to protect children but that the “blanket ban” went too far by restricting free speech
He issued a statement Wednesday criticizing police and sheriff’s officials who have said they would not enforce gun-control laws they consider unconstitutional
Some critics are saying the film glorifies the victim, who was shot during a brawl in a BART station
The city had shown it would be expensive to immediately implement an order that could be reversed
The suspect appeared in court to face charges when he pulled out a gun and shot a lawyer and a physician who filed a case against him
The journalist and an officer were charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office
The lawsuit says police should have taken steps to avoid the confrontation that wounded 9 bystanders
Both lawmen seemed to want more debate on the new gun safety law and suggested it is far from a perfect solution
A NJ woman wearing only an unzipped jacket crashed into a retaining wall, then kept driving
He was formally charged Thursday with sexual battery, official misconduct, theft and battery
She claims he went to police multiple times to report people he believed were serious about cannibalism
Suspect was found guilty on charges of cruelty to a police dog and resisting arrest, receiving maximum sentence
Steps include requiring federal agencies to make more data available for background checks
The American Civil Liberties Union alleges that Philadelphia police have a pattern of wrongfully arresting people who videotape officers in public
Owners of an estimated 1 million previously legal semiautomatic rifles will be allowed to keep their weapons but will have a year to register them with police
Three statements admitting the suspect fired his gun were played to determine if they can be played for a jury
Two large legal settlements were approved including one that would be the biggest yet to stem from the city’s notorious police scandal
The judge hopes this case will deter others from repeating his actions with disregard for law enforcement
The ex-cop’s attorney said the officer merely engaged in the same sexual fantasies as 40,000 other people who go on Internet sites that cater to fetishes
The jury requested to hear the 911 tapes of a victim minutes before his death
Both the school and university police chief argued in court documents that they are immune from being sued under state law
Prosecutors say a D.C. police officer involved in a paternity dispute with his mistress shot the woman dead and left their infant child to die in a hot car
The outburst capped an emotional week of often gruesome testimony about the July 20 shootings and came as the nation debates gun control
The defense’s motion for more time to enter a plea suggests more more delays may come
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