#criminal-justice

#criminal-justice

U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley ordered that Farwell, 40, remain in custody ahead of his trial. His trial is set to begin Oct. 5. In March, Farwell's lawyers filed a motion arguing for his release. Prosecutors filed three supplemental memorandums in support of detention both before and after his April 28 hearing. Kelley cited the evidence against Farwell in her order, describing it as "very strong, if not overwhelming." She also considered the seriousness of the murder charge, which, "in and of itself, weighs in favor of a finding of dangerousness."

Texas is headed into a heated run-off on Tuesday to choose which GOP candidate gets to face Dem. James Talarico for the Senate race in the midterms. They can choose either John Cornyn, the incumbent candidate, or Attorney General Ken Paxton-the fascist gremlin who's used his office to eradicate civil liberties left and right, who's sued people for doing their jobs, and... who apparently struck a sweetheart deal last month that allowed an alleged pedophile to walk free on Monday.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are set to launch a website next year that will name high-risk offenders. The province has tabled legislation that will allow the OPP commissioner to publish information on offenders whenever a police chief in the province issues a community notification. The changes come in an omnibus justice bill tabled Monday by Solicitor General Michael Kerzner.

Vaught was sentenced to three years of probation for administering the wrong medication and accidentally killing a patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2017. She also lost her nursing license. So Vaught became a full-time farmer. She and her husband live on a small sheep farm in Bethpage, Tennessee, tucked in the rolling hills north of Nashville. They sell eggs at farmers markets on Saturdays and supply meat to local butchers and restaurants.

Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee criticized Blanche and the DOJ directly in his ruling, saying that the criminal charges against Abrego Garcia had been brought with "vindictive taint" that rendered them unlawful. Quoting former Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, Crenshaw wrote the following: "Then-Attorney General Robert H. Jackson warned his fellow prosecutors long ago of the danger of picking the person first and the crime second. 'Therein is the most dangerous power of the prosecutor: that he will pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than pick cases that need to be prosecuted.' That is the situation here."

New York police say Thompson and a 27-year-old man were both riding the A train on Dec. 29, 2023, before exiting at a station in West Harlem near 125th Street and Eighth Avenue. Officials said Thompson then punched the victim several times, bruising the left side of his face. Prosecutors say Thompson shouted anti-gay slurs before the attack and continued doing so while assaulting the man, according to Bragg's office.

The parents of babies abused by a nursery worker in west London say the decision to deport her after serving less than 15% of her prison sentence is "horrendous". Polish national Roksana Lecka abused 21 babies at two London nurseries between October 2023 and June 2024 and offences included punching, kicking and smacking the children. She may face no further consequences in Poland. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said she "is banned for life from returning to the UK". The Polish government has been asked to comment.

A 74-year-old Michigan man who was wrongfully convicted of the deaths of two hunters in 2022 reached a settlement this week with the accompanying dollar figure: $5.25 million. That's what Jeff Titus will be given to support him in his remaining years, but if you asked the man, I have a feeling he'd still tell you he would have preferred to not be railroaded into a murder conviction by cold case detectives and prosecutors who failed to allow him a fair defense, withholding key evidence that would have flipped his trial on its head.

Prosecutors said Castillo, while working as a guard at the Elmwood Correctional Facility, approved the beating at the jail beforehand and even provided rubber gloves to one attacker. He then opened the victim's cell, watched as the beating took place, and then covered it up, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. On the next shift, another correctional officer discovered the inmate was injured and launched an investigation.

Per a new report by South Dakota Searchlight, it was during Noem's run as governor that she granted an early release to 19 prison inmates in the state-12 of whom have since been re-charged with new crimes, including charges of domestic violence and driving under the influence. Eight of these individuals have been charged with felonies.

A woman was left "traumatized and humiliated" after being forced to give birth while handcuffed to a bench inside a New York courtroom after being held in custody for over 24 hours, a legal aid group has said. Samantha Randazzo, 33, went into labor and was forced to deliver her child on a courtroom bench in Brooklyn on Friday "without adequate medical care, privacy, or dignity," according to a statement from a group of public defenders and legal advocates.

I oppose the death penalty. There are several reasons for this. First, I consider it barbaric. Second, I am uneasy with the idea of the state wielding such irreversible power (especially given that most states are less competent than we, and they, would like to believe). Third, the line separating those eligible for execution from those not eligible is forever elastic; its scope is always subject to expansion and reinterpretation. Finally, and this is less a philosophical objection than an experiential one, I have stood inside an execution chamber, at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, Texas. It is not a place I ever wish to see again.

The man accused of attempting to murder two Jewish people in Golders Green and a friend of his from the Somali community in south London will stand trial in March next year. Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of stabbing Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, during an attack in north London on 29 April. Suleiman is also accused of attempting to murder a friend Ishmail Hussein at his flat in Southwark, hours before the Golders Green incident.

Alameda County supervisors approved a $36 million settlement for surviving family members, but primarily for the Trans' teenage son, Brandon Tran, who witnessed the killings and who is now 18 years old. When the crime occurred, Brandon Tran was 14 years old and his mother, Maria Tran, reportedly died in his arms. Maria Tran's mother and brother were also staying in the house at the time of the killings.