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Judges must ensure that defendants know the direct consequences of a criminal conviction, such as the maximum incarceration period and fine. But they don’t need to warn defendants about, and probably don’t care about, the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction. According to one major study, these consequences include “accessing employment, business and occupational licensing, …
Many murder defendants look forward to their release dates after they’ve been incarcerated for a decade. One Georgia man who’s served this much time is still waiting for his day in court. It’s unclear why the man has languished in jail for so long. Gregory Edwards, the Dougherty County district attorney, said some of the …
Few details were available after multiple shooting incidents sent multiple people to an area hospital. The shooting happened just before 7 a.m. When officers arrived on the scene a woman with a gunshot wound was at a neighbor’s apartment. She told officers a man shot her and that he was still inside her apartment. Just …
According to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King, a 32-year-old former AFLAC employee was the ringleader in an insurance fraud scam that netted over $21,000. Authorities state that the woman encouraged and assisted three other suspects to follow in her footsteps. The three women submitted several fraudulent medical invoices to AFLAC for treatment …
The game doesn’t always end when the final horn blows. In 2011, because of massive rules violations, the NCAA stripped USC of its 2004 BCS national title. Standout tailback Reggie Bush also relinquished his Heisman trophy after the NCAA threatened to take it back. Allegedly, a sports company gave Bush and his family over $280,000 …
During the coronavirus pandemic, for public safety reasons, many advocates called on local jails to release most inmates. That didn’t happen, although jail populations did drop, mostly because of decreased police activity. If a global pandemic doesn’t open cell doors on a widespread basis, nothing will. So, the current system, which mostly relies on secured …
