STATES REVISIT MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES
By SUSAN HAIGH This undated identification photo released by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows Nicholas Aponte. As a 17-year-old, Aponte went along with an older cousin to rob a…
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FAMILY OF SLAIN OKLAHOMA COUPLE PURSUES JUSTICE
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN FILE – This combination of undated photos released by the New Mexico Department of Public Safety shows shooting victims Linda and Gary Haas of Tecumseh, Okla.…
FEDERAL JUDGE DELAYS EX-DETROIT MAYOR’S SENTENCING
FILE – In this Jan. 29,2013 file photo former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick waits in line to enter federal court in Detroit during his corruption trial, which led to his conviction.…
BRAZIL COURT CONVICTS 3 FOR RAPE OF AMERICAN
FILE – In this April 2, 2013 file photo, suspects Wallace Aparecido Souza Silva, left, Carlos Armando Costa dos Santos, center, and Jonathan Foudakis de Souza are presented to the…
JESSE JACKSON JR. SAYS HE’S SORRY FOR HIS CRIMES
By MICHAEL TARM and FREDERIC J. FROMMER Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, arrive at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, to learn their…
MANNING TO SPEAK AT HIS SENTENCING HEARING
By DAVID DISHNEAU FILE – In this July 30, 2013 file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md. Manning is expected to…
TIGHTER SECURITY AFTER LEAK OF MANNING VIDEO
By DAVID DISHNEAU FILE – Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., in a Tuesday, July 30, 2013 file photo, after receiving a…
HOLDER PROPOSES CHANGES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
By PETE YOST This Oct. 4, 2010 file photo shows Attorney General Eric Holder speaking during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder is calling for major…