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.
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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.
Right now, it’s staffed just 12 hours a day. For the first month, it was closed on the weekends.
Staffers were told to use a notice that looked like a real court document, with “SUBPOENA” printed at the top.
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Defense attorneys are seeking a new trial because their client was convicted after the victim received a fake subpoena.
Judge Byron Williams was a prosecutor when the DA’s office used an earlier version of its fake subpoenas.
Some have asked how Orleans Parish prosecutors used fake subpoenas for so long with no repercussions. We found several instances in which lawyers protested their use in court, but nothing happened. The practice stopped only when it was made public.
Criminal District Judge Karen Herman also issued arrest warrants to two women after they disobeyed fake subpoenas.
