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Criminal Law

9/11 Plotters to Face Death Penalty in New York Federal Court

November 14, 2009

     Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to try five prisoners in the war on terror, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, on criminal charges in New York for the attacks of September 11.  They will face the death penalty.

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Blue Collar Jury Sympathizes with Bear Stearns Execs

November 12, 2009

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the pending criminal trial of former Bear Stearns executives Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin on charges they defrauded investors in connection with the failure of their hedge funds.  While I did not agree with those who characterized the case as one of "spin versus fraud", I did [...]

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Thousands of cases thrown out

October 30, 2009

But this time it's not because of a technicality. A Pennsylvania judge has been sending children to jail on first-time misdemeanor offenses in order to provide financial support to the for-profit prison company that paid him millions under the table. Can you imagine losing two years of your childhood at the age of twelve for [...]

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The ABA Ohio Death Penalty Report: Innocence and E-Discovery

September 22, 2009

On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 The Akron Bar Association and The University of Akron School of Law presents The ABA Ohio Death Penalty Report:  Innocence and E-Discovery.  Seventeen years after Robert McClendon was sentenced to life in prison for alleged rape, a joint investigation by the Ohio Innocence Project and the Columbus Dispatch led to [...]

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Ohio Attorney General Provides Assistance to Crime Victims

September 4, 2009

Sometimes I am amazed at what I find when helping patrons.  Here is one of those “gems of information.”
Innocent victims of violent crime can apply online on the Attorney General’s web site for compensation of up to $50,000 in expenses.  There are strict guidelines of course.

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The Anatomy of a Trial

August 7, 2009

Sometimes when I am helping library users, they ask for a “simple” description of what happens in a trial.  Cases can get complicated very quickly and  if you are litigating your own case, you need to know what the next step is to prepare your case properly.  Today I am providing links to websites that [...]

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Are You Ready for the New Federal Litigation Time Computation Rules?

June 2, 2009

     Get ready for new methods of computing time periods in federal court litigation.  On March 26, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court  approved proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Bankruptcy Procedure, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Procedure that will change many time periods set out in these rules and will also change the [...]

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Cruel and unusual?

May 6, 2009

Criminal law is not my area, but the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases. In one, "a minor was given a life prison sentence for a crime in which the victim was not killed.  The Court became aware last October that a case on that issue was on its way — the case [...]

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Castle Doctrine: self-defense in the home

April 3, 2009

The Castle Doctrine is a hot topic this week due to a recent story in the Beacon Journal and library patrons are calling our Reference Desk asking about Ohio's version of this law. 
The new version of the Castle Doctrine was signed into law last June as Senate Bill 184 and went into effect on September 9, [...]

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Prosecutions delayed

February 5, 2009

On Wednesday, the military’s highest court on war crimes prosecutions gave the Obama Administration a requested 120-day delay of a pending case to allow a new study of the fate of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

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Ohio Innocence Project Director to Discuss DNA Exonerations

February 2, 2009

Mark A. Godsey, professor of law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and director of the Ohio Innocence Project will visit Akron Law on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. in Room W206. Professor Godsey will deliver a presentation on DNA Exonerations. Joining him will be recent DNA exoneree Robert McClendon, who was [...]

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Visiting Law Professor to Re-examine "Lake Pleasant Bodies Case"

November 7, 2008

Professor Lisa Lerman from Catholic Law School will present “Re-examining the Lake Pleasant Bodies Case: A Case Study in Ethical Decision-making” on Monday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. in Room 151 at Akron Law. Coffee and cookies will be served along with this presentation.

More than 30 years ago, two American lawyers named Frank Armani and Francis [...]

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