Lawyers Surgery Delays Sentencing Of Sex Offender
- May
- 15
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A sex offender waiting for a prison sentence gained a few extra months of freedom after a judge delayed sentencing so his attorney could recover from spinal surgery.
Juneau Superior court Judge Philip Pallenberg last month granted a three-month continuation to allow attorney Thomas Nave to recover from major neck surgery.
Richard Bailey, 60, in March pleaded [...]
Law Loophole Allows Sex Offenders To Live Near Schools
- May
- 15
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One thousand feet, about three city blocks, that’s the distance Missouri sex offenders have to put between their home and schools or daycares.
But of the 8,200 sex offenders in Missouri’s registry, we found many are not following that law.
Some are so close they can look out their windows and see kids in class.
And there’s nothing [...]
DNA Test Clears Man After 27 Years
- December
- 14
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(12-11) 18:01 PST ATLANTA (AP) —
A man enjoyed freedom Tuesday after a DNA test proved he did not commit a 1979 rape. John Jerome White, 48, left Macon State Prison on Monday evening.
“I’m just thankful that this is behind me,” White said at a news conference Tuesday morning with the Georgia Innocence [...]
