Recent Posts in Homicide Category
Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Chad Firetag
Yesterday, a California Legislative committee voted down a proposal to make battery on a cop a "strike" offense in California. The bill was supported by Officer Ryan Bonaminio's father, the officer ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Chad Firetag
The Supreme Court recently published a confusing case that may affect how courts view the Confrontation Clause. Following the seminal cases of Crawford v. Washington and Davis v. Washington, the ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Chad Firetag
After pleading guilty to the murder of Anthony Martinez, a judge today sentenced serial murderer Joseph Edward Duncan III to his tenth life sentence. Duncan has already been sentenced to die to three ...
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