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Daily Report Online

Judges Split Over Inmate's Plea for a Less-Painful Death

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | May 17, 2017

For the past few days, judges have debated a novel—although ultimately unsuccessful —argument against lethal injection posed by a Georgia death row inmate who asked to be put before a firing squad instead.

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Daily Report Online

Justice Said What? 'You Always Get [to Flip] One Free Bird, Don't You?'

By Greg Land | May 17, 2017

A self-described "homeschooling father and volunteer minister" who was convicted of disorderly conduct after raising his middle finger to a pastor during services and then shouting at the man for endorsing "evil public schools" sparked a debate over obscenity among Georgia Supreme Court justices that that went from the church to the highway.

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Daily Report Online

Justice Said What? 'You Always Get [to Flip] One Free Bird, Don't You?'

By Greg Land | May 17, 2017

A self-described "homeschooling father and volunteer minister" who was convicted of disorderly conduct after raising his middle finger to a pastor during services and then shouting at the man for endorsing "evil public schools" sparked a debate over obscenity among Georgia Supreme Court justices that that went from the church to the highway.

4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Mull Need for Witnesses at Pretrial Detention Hearings

By Michael Booth | May 16, 2017

Defense lawyers and prosecutors argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court over whether law enforcement should make witnesses available for cross-examination in pretrial detention hearings for criminal suspects.

6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Mull Need for Witnesses at Pretrial Detention Hearings

By Michael Booth | May 16, 2017

Defense lawyers and prosecutors argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court over whether law enforcement should make witnesses available for cross-examination in pretrial detention hearings for criminal suspects.

6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Restrict Routes to Double Jeopardy Protection

By Charles Toutant | May 16, 2017

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has made it harder to prove double jeopardy in cases where a defendant is charged with two related offenses. The court on a 5-2 voteTuesday held that double jeopardy protection from a second conviction applies where a defendant who has been convicted of one offense is charged with another offense requiring proof of the same elements.

9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Restrict Routes to Double Jeopardy Protection

By Charles Toutant | May 16, 2017

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has made it harder to prove double jeopardy in cases where a defendant is charged with two related offenses. The court on a 5-2 voteTuesday held that double jeopardy protection from a second conviction applies where a defendant who has been convicted of one offense is charged with another offense requiring proof of the same elements.

5 minute read