In-person interview sought since 2015 with inmate who claims wrongful conviction in fatal shooting
Category: Criminal Justice
Posted inCriminal Justice
Constitutional amendment to require unanimous jury verdicts passes state Senate committee
Louisiana is one of two states that allow non-unanimous verdicts in some felony cases.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Criminal complaint filed with Louisiana Attorney General over Cannizzaro’s use of fake subpoenas
Two people allege that prosecutors committed forgery, intimidated witnesses and obstructed justice by sending crime victims and witnesses so-called “DA subpoenas.”
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
After Parkland, no Louisiana legislators have tried to revise law that allows 17-year-olds to possess handguns
Louisiana is one of seven states that allow 17-year-olds to possess handguns. There’s no minimum age to possess shotguns or rifles.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics, Opinion
Should Big Brother watch everything you do in the Big Easy? Council defers action yet again
Grassroots fighting a City Hall gone gaga over surveillance.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics, Opinion
The NRA swaps guns for a sledgehammer and swings it at America
With both Trump and the NRA in his pocket, Putin must be laughing up his sleeve
Posted inCriminal Justice
Deal ends scrutiny of fake subpoenas in attempted murder case
The victim in the case got a fake subpoena before he met with police and identified the shooter. The defense didn’t know that.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Henry Montgomery case raises a question: Are parole boards following Supreme Court guidelines?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled two years ago that Henry Montgomery, serving a life sentence for killing a sheriff’s deputy, should get a parole hearing. Monday, a board denied his release. Advocates for juvenile convicts say parole boards around the country aren’t giving enough weight to the Supreme Court’s directive that children who commit heinous crimes are capable of change.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Fewer kids are being jailed — but the need for post-release programming is only more urgent
FFLIC fights for youth and communities ravaged by recidivism
Posted inCriminal Justice
Calcasieu Parish DA shares revenue from diverted traffic tickets with public defender
Public defenders complained that they couldn’t pay the bills because DAs were offering drivers a deal: Write us a check and we’ll drop the charge.