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Letters seeking leniency for disgraced former senator Bob Menendez ahead of his sentencing give insight into his personal life, including a statement from his MSNBC anchor daughter who says she ...
Former West New York mayor Felix Roque wrote a letter to Judge Sidney Stein seeking leniency for his friend Bob Menendez. Roque was indicted for bribery in 2015 but found not guilty of the charge ...
In their letters, published by Los Angeles-based court reporter Meghann Cuniff, the couple vouched for Masterson’s “exceptional character” and pleaded for Judge Charlaine Olmedo’s leniency.
On June 4, Michele Dauber posted a letter written by Dan Turner, Brock's father, asking for leniency for his son, arguing that the punishment was a "steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life." [131] [132] [133] The letter sparked outrage and was cited as an example of the prevalence of rape culture. [73] [81 ...
The rule of lenity, also called the rule of strict construction, is a principle in criminal law that requires a court to interpret an ambiguous or unclear criminal statute in the way that is most favorable to the defendant.
Letters that were submitted ahead of Mapes’ sentencing last year were initially filed under seal, but were later made public in redacted form by order of U.S. District Judge John Kness.
In U.S. criminal law, a proffer agreement, proffer letter, proffer, or "Queen for a Day" letter is a written agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant or prospective witness that allows the defendant or witness to give the prosecutor information about an alleged crime, while limiting the prosecutor's ability to use that information against him or her.
NEW YORK — “A man gotta have a code.” Those were the infamous words of Omar Little, “The Wire” strongman created by writer and producer David Simon and brought to life by actor Michael K ...