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Crime / Punishment December 2004 Archive

By Charles Montaldo, About.com Guide to Crime / Punishment since 2004

Jackson's Attorneys Wants Charges Dismissed

Tuesday December 14, 2004
Claiming "vindictive prosecution and outrageous government conduct," Michael Jackson's attorneys have filed a series of motions to dismiss the child molestation charges against him and to delay the January 31 Read More...

Teens Took Computer from Blake's Attorney

Tuesday December 14, 2004
Los Angeles police have arrested two teenagers and recovered a laptop computer which was stolen from the attorney representing actor Robert Blake in his murder trial. The theft of the Read More...

Court Rulings Boost Police Actions

Tuesday December 14, 2004
The U.S. Supreme Court made several rulings this week, two of which bolstered the authority of police in making arrests and using force, and two that upheld death penalty cases Read More...

Maryland's Anti-Spam Law Overturned

Tuesday December 14, 2004
A judge dismissed a lawsuit against a New York email marketer, who was being sued under Maryland's 2002 Commercial Electronic Mail Act, ruling that the law is unconstitutional because it Read More...

Store Pulls Bumper Sticker About Wisconsin Deaths

Tuesday December 14, 2004
A Minnesota store that sells bumper stickers have pulled one off the shelf related to a hunting incident in Wisconsin in which six people were killed and two others wounded, Read More...

Jurors: Peterson Deserves to Die

Tuesday December 14, 2004
Jurors in the Scott Peterson murder trial said their was no single piece of evidence that convinced them that Peterson killed his pregnant wife and unborn child, but one juror Read More...

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