Questions Cloud Circumstances Surrounding Exoneree's 2012 Death
Questions cloud circumstances surrounding exoneree's 2012 death
In February 2012, after Woodard was arrested for assault and possession, Innocence Project of Texas President Gary Udashen and attorney Graham began handling his criminal cases. Why? Because a felony conviction of any sort — and, … “In fact, I …
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Cops-turned-drug-dealers to be sentenced today
Jonathan Treviño's arrest, along with a slew of other law enforcement officials, publicly confirmed a widespread federal investigation into a corrupt anti-drug unit whose members stole drugs and money from illicit dealers and resold confiscated drugs …
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Michael Grimm: Desperately seeking leadership meetings
Boehner and other top party leaders only briefly discussed the Grimm matter during a closed-door leadership meeting on Monday, and they are still wrestling with what position to take on the ex-FBI agent's serious legal problems. (DRIVING THE DAY: What …
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Barack Obama grants Billy Ray Wheetlock clemency after 21 years in prison
Yielding to changes in public perception, Congress and Obama in 2010 passed the Fair Sentencing Act that changed that formula to treat one gram of crack cocaine like 18 grams of powder. Congress is now considering the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014 …
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