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Court Decides Child Sex Abuse Case

A New York Criminal Lawyer said the plaintiffs filed an appeal with the New York Appellate Court for the dismissal of their complaint against the defendants, who are police officers and government officials, on the grounds of absolute and qualified immunity. he appellants sued the respondents because of their wrongful…

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Court Rules on Elements of Petit Larceny

By information the appellant was charged in one count with breaking and entering a dwelling with intent to commit a felony, aggravated assault, in violation of § 810.01 Fla.Stat., F.S.A., and in a second count with aggravated assault, in violation of § 784.04 Fla.Stat., F.S.A. a Miami Petit Larceny Lawyer…

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Court Discusses Constitutionality of Prison Reforms Law

The case refers to an appeal submitted by the Texas prison officials for the denial of their motions to terminate prospective relief by the district court. The relevant facts and procedural background of the case has transpired for almost 30 years. A New York Criminal Lawyer said that several criminal…

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Court Discusses Specific Elements of Petit Larceny

In this criminal case, shortly before 10 p.m. on May 16, 1969, the police were summoned by a neighbor to investigate a breaking and entering at the home of the spouses’ victims. The police officers were the first to arrive at the scene. A New York Criminal Lawyer said the…

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Court Discusses Crime of Petit Larceny in Conjunction with Robbery Charges

Appellant was charged by an indictment of committing the crime of robbery. The trial court instructed the jury on robbery and on the lesser offense of attempted robbery and, in so instructing advised the jury that it could bring in one of three verdicts: 1) not guilty, 2) guilty of…

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Court Discusses Concept of Settled Jurisprudence

This is an appealed case from the US District Court for Georgia. The district court dismissed the appellant’s complaint on the basis of the application of a settled jurisprudence in his case, which “held that a state prisoner’s claim for damages is not cognizable if ‘a judgment in favor of…

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Court Decides Whether to Issue Writ of Heabeas Corpus

Appellant, who was petitioner below in a habeas corpus proceeding, seeks reversal of an order of the trial judge denying the writ and remanding him to the custody of the appellee, Custodian of the Florida State Prison. The point for determination on this appeal is the legality of the sentence…

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