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Northampton jurors to hear case of police shooting
Of The Morning CallForty-five Northampton County residents will be summoned to the courthouse Monday to be questioned individually as prosecutors begin jury selection in the capital murder case against Cletus C. Rivera, accused of killing a Reading police officer. Berks...Tags: Assault, Punishment, Prosecution, Berks County, Murder
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Spying on protesters curbs basic rights
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly prohibits any laws abridging "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." What laws, then, were our state law enforcement officers...Tags: Punishment, Interior Policy, Towson, Catonsville, Government
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Police spying prompts hearings
Sun reporterState lawmakers are planning formal hearings on Maryland State Police efforts to spy on peace activists and death penalty protesters, potentially paving the way for a thorny debate in the next General Assembly session over whether to restrict the law...Tags: Laws, Government, Brian E Frosh, Local Authority, Law Enforcement
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Accused hit man faces death
247-4749The government plans to seek the death penalty for a man accused of carrying out a murder-for-hire plot against a Navy officer for a $20,000 fee. The U.S. Attorney's Office gave notice last week that it will ask for the death penalty if David Anthony...Tags: Punishment, Trials, Lawyers, Defense, Medical Research
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Feds to seek death penalty in murder of sailor
Federal prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty for a West Virginia man if he's found guilty of carrying out a murder-for-hire plot against a Navy officer. David Runyon, of Morgantown, is charged with fatally shooting Ensign Cory Voss...Tags: Punishment, Defense, Armed Forces, Prosecution, Murder
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Spying lessons fall on deaf ears
Why, shades of COINTELPRO! OK, that was a cheap shot, a blow delivered way below the metaphorical belt. So that I make myself clear, I'll say it bluntly: The Maryland State Police spying on anti-war and anti-death penalty activists in 2005 and 2006 was...Tags: Punishment, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defense, Safety of Citizens, Martin Luther King Jr.
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State police spying decried
Sun ReportersA day after the American Civil Liberties Union released documents showing that the Maryland State Police spied on peace activists and anti-death penalty groups, Gov. Martin O'Malley vowed yesterday not to allow state law enforcement agencies to monitor...Tags: Death and Dying, Lawyers, Government, Constitutional Issues, Law Enforcement
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New specialists delve deep to keep convicts off death row
Of The Morning CallWhen lawyer Glenn Clark was appointed to defend an Easton man charged in a double homicide, he knew he needed to find out all he could about Fernando Luis Rivera -- from the time he was in his mother's womb to that bloody day in 2003 when two men were...Tags: Puerto Rico, Mental Illness, Medical Specialization, Laws, Trials
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Police spied on peace groups
The Swampby Nick Madigan Undercover Maryland State Police officers repeatedly spied on peace activists and anti-death penalty groups in recent years and entered the names of some in a law-enforcement database of people thought to be terrorists or drug traffickers,...Tags: Richard Nixon, Punishment, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Civil Rights, Government
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On Supreme Court: A split decision
The Swampby James Oliphant A new poll suggests the U.S. Supreme Court stands squarely in the middle of the electorate, meaning nobody is happy with it. All right, that's a bit of an overstatement. But a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University......Tags: Gun Control, Punishment, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Government
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