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Air Force Criminal Cases Could Be Grounded

Air Force criminal cases could be grounded
WASHINGTON — The questionable appointment of a civilian judge to a struggling military appeals court has already cast into doubt dozens of Air Force criminal cases. Now, it's embarrassed the government attorneys who are trying to defend the appointment.
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Crime Watch: Brazen bike thief makes off with K Bianchi
All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday, Jan. … Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person on the 2000 block of Kansas Avenue. The person in … The suspect was placed under arrest for possession of drugs …
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Former Computer Shop Operator Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges – Glens Falls Post-Star

Former computer shop operator pleads guilty to drug charges – Glens Falls Post-Star

Former computer shop operator pleads guilty to drug charges
Glens Falls Post-Star
A computer in the business was logged on to The Silk Road website at the time of the raid. The Silk Road has since been shut down by federal law enforcement. Moffitt pleaded guilty to counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

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Lawmakers discuss justice, minority issues – Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

Lawmakers discuss justice, minority issues
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Local activist David Goodson suggested that racism played a part in how certain laws were crafted so that young black men were more likely to end up in prison. He pointed to the disparity between the punishments for possessing crack cocaine and powder 

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Drug Charges Against Marijuana Grower Dropped

Drug charges against marijuana grower dropped
Silvaggio faced two felony charges, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and possession of a controlled substance after Las Vegas firefighters responded to a blaze Oct. 5, 2012 at his home and discovered a marijuana grow. Las Vegas …
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More Air Force members implicated in nuclear cheating probe
15 that while it was investigating possible criminal drug use by some airmen, it discovered that one missile officer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., had shared test questions with 16 other officers. … official, told a Pentagon news conference …
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Nye Co. sheriff's sergeant accused of stealing medication
In addition, the sheriff's office accused Horn of confiscating prescription drugs when he responded to an elderly woman's report of noise outside her home Saturday morning. … Horn was booked into the sheriff's office jail in Beatty on six counts of …
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The Pulse: A Rethinking on Pot Cases – Philly.com

The Pulse: A rethinking on pot cases – Philly.com


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The Pulse: A rethinking on pot cases
Philly.com
In many counties, if someone gets arrested for possessing a small amount as a first offense, chances are he will not go to jail and will eventually escape the legal system without a record. But how such cases are handled depends on where the person is

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Police: Felon tossed drugs from car – Capecodonline

Police: Felon tossed drugs from car
Capecodonline
Anthony Russ, who was free on a combined $ 12,500 bail, was arrested about 8:15 p.m. and charged with possession of drugs with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate narcotics laws, said Barnstable police Lt. John Murphy. The other passenger

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Newton County jail log – Covington News

Sentenced to Life in Prison for a Nonviolent Crime

Sentenced To Life In Prison For A Nonviolent Crime
The crimes that led to Walker's punishment began in 1992 when he was 20, after he moved with his parents from Illinois to Arizona and began shuttling marijuana back up north, where he could sell it at a premium. Soon he had expanded his … But the …
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Law & Disorder: Feb. 2, 2014 – Kingston Daily Freeman

Law & Disorder: Feb. 2, 2014 – Kingston Daily Freeman

Law & Disorder: Feb. 2, 2014
Kingston Daily Freeman
Drugs: Albert Hughes, 27, of 5 Cedar Lane, Poughkeepsie, was arrested by Ulster County Sheriff's deputies and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Police said Hughes drove his vehicle in the path of a marked 

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Unanswered questions surround deaths in detention in Milwaukee County – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Unanswered questions surround deaths in detention in Milwaukee County
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
His criminal record included a felony theft conviction as a 19-year-old in 1986 and two misdemeanor charges from the 1990s, for disorderly conduct and drug possession. …. "We train law enforcement to recognize this as a medical emergency. The plan is

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