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2013.
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Barry Siegel recounts the dramatic, decades-long saga of Bill Macumber, imprisoned for thirty-eight years for a double homicide he denied committing. In the spring of 1962, a school bus full of students stumbled across a mysterious crime scene on an isolated stretch of Arizona desert: an abandoned car and two bodies. This brutal murder of a young couple bewildered the sheriff's department of Maricopa County for years. Despite a few promising leads,...
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2008.
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Two primary concerns prompted this paper, the mandatory sentence provision and the definition that is not restricted to escape from secure facilities. First, consecutive sentences for escape convictions are mandated in statute. For nearly all other criminal sentences, consecutive sentences are at the discretion of the judge. It is the mandatory nature of the sentencing provision that concerns members of the Task Force. This broad brush approach to...
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2011.
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The impact of a criminal conviction is greater than a number of days in prison or a number of dollars fined. Hundreds of federal, state, and local laws impose additional consequences on people convicted of crimes, many of which remain in effect far beyond any judicially-imposed sentence. Unlike incarceration and fines, however, those additional consequences are frequently unknown to attorneys, judges, and the individuals whose lives they profoundly...
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2010.
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During the 2009 Legislative Session, C.R.S. 16-11.3-103 (2.5)(d)(l) was modified by Senate Bill 286 to require that the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice prioritize the study of sentencing to recommend whether to modify any sentences or sentence laws. The attachments to this memo are the final requirements identified in SB 286.
13) Indefinite sentencing and the Colorado correctional system: report to the Colorado General Assembly
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Research publication volume no. 139
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[1968]
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 20
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"In the major-league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory." "Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits - drinking, drugs, and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours...
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2013.
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The Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 2013-1195, requiring the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to report on the following on or before January 1, 2014: The number of cases prosecuted and convicted of C.R.S. 18-3-501 (Trafficking in Adults), C.R.S. 18-3-502 (Trafficking in Children), and C.R.S. 18-3-503 (Coercion of Involuntary Servitude) The number of cases prosecuted and convicted for attempts, solicitations, and conspiracies...
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"Criminal law books are usually geared for lawyers. This reference book is the preeminent overview of the criminal justice system for consumers and explains how the system really works in plain English. It's for anyone interested in the criminal justice system, from those personally involved in it to those who simply want to understand it. It's a perfect gift for law students and friends who love true-crime shows and podcasts." --
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