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Death-penalty trial opens in killing of correctional officer
A by-the-book correctional officer was murdered on the job by two prisoners who didn't want to live by the rules, a prosecutor told a jury Wednesday as the death penalty trial of the first of those inmates began in Anne Arundel County. "To them, Cpl....Tags: Human Body, Judges, Anne Arundel County, Justice System, Prisons
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Judge OKs death penalty trial in prison guard slaying
The trial of a prisoner charged with killing a state correctional officer will remain a death-penalty case, an Anne Arundel County judge ruled Wednesday, after hearing that the victim's DNA was found on the prisoner's clothing and that witnesses linked...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Chemical Industry, Prisons, Defendants, Human Body
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Maryland law enforcement agencies still collecting DNA samples
Police around Maryland said Wednesday that they would continue to collect DNA samples when suspects are arrested for violent crimes and burglaries, despite a recent ruling by the state's top court limiting the practice.
Several law enforcement agencies,...Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Body, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Judges, Justice System
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Sex offender linked through DNA to two rapes
A convicted sex offender who was cleared by a jury of rape charges in September has been linked through DNA to two additional rapes, including a November rape of a woman in her Reservoir Hill home, court records show.
Nelson Bernard Clifford, of the 800...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Chemical Industry, Human Body, Prosecution
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Md. high court strikes down DNA collection at arrest
Maryland's highest court on Tuesday blocked police in most cases from collecting DNA samples when they arrest suspects in violent crimes and burglaries, dealing a blow to one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's signature initiatives. The Court of Appeals ruled 5-2...Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Body, Judges, Justice System, Wicomico County
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Maryland high court blocks request to reconsider DNA ruling
Maryland's highest court rejected a request to reconsider an April ruling that blocks state law enforcement from collecting DNA samples when a suspect is arrested, court officials said Friday.
The decision puts the case on track for an appeal to the U.S....Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Body, Judges, Justice System, Laws
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Baltimore man acquitted in two cold-case rapes charged with murder
A Baltimore man acquitted last year in two cold-case rapes - in which police said he was linked to the attacks through DNA - has been charged with murder after shooting in East Baltimore. Herbert Mayes, 26, was charged by city homicide detectives in the...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Body, Punishment, Lombard Street, Witnesses
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Status of ongoing cases unclear in wake of DNA ruling
When a high court ruling came down this week limiting the use of DNA evidence, police in the state were investigating 20 cases based on DNA collected after they arrested suspects charged with committing a violent crime or burglary. Now, it's unclear...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Body, Theft, Sex Crimes, Government
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DNA ruling could head to higher courts
A stunning ruling by Maryland's highest court prohibiting law enforcement authorities from collecting DNA from suspects before they are convicted could head to higher courts. The Sun's Yvonne Wenger, in her story today, points to a U.S. Court of Appeals...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Chemical Industry, Human Body, Genes and Chromosomes, Judges
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Gansler pushes Supreme Court appeal on DNA ruling
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler took a first step Tuesday toward an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a high-stakes case that blocks police across the state from collecting DNA samples when a person is arrested in connection with a...Tags: Prisons, Chemical Industry, Human Body, Judges, Government
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Md. authorities stop post-arrest DNA collection
Maryland authorities have stopped collecting DNA samples from suspects arrested on violent crime and burglary charges after the state's highest court ruled the crime-fighting tool that has helped solve dozens of cold cases unconstitutional. On Friday,...Tags: Chemical Industry, Harford County, Human Body, Anne Arundel County, Justice System
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DNA testing: Why not just trash the Fourth Amendment?
I found Dan Rodricks' commentary regarding DNA testing and the recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling ("DNA: Why wait for an arrest?" May 3) to be quite interesting. He states at the end that he can't think of a good argument against his position that we...Tags: Chemical Industry, Human Body, Ellicott City, Biotechnology Industry
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