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The Use And Abuse Of ‘Outdated’ Citizen’s Arrest Laws Set’s The Stage For Vigilantism – Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Killers Go To Trial
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The Use And Abuse Of ‘Outdated’ Citizen’s Arrest Laws Set’s The Stage For Vigilantism – Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Killers Go To Trial

Seth W. Stoughton, University of South Carolina The murder trial of three men accused in the death of unarmed Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery gets underway on Oct. 18, 2021, with the issue of what makes for a lawful citizen’s arrest set to be central to court arguments. Arbery was shot dead on Feb, 23, 2020, after being pursued through a residential area of Brunswick, Georgia. The three men accused in his killing – Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan – contend that they had reason to believe Arbery was responsible for home break-ins in the area. Arbery, they claim, was shot as he tried to resist a legal citizen’s arrest by wrestling a shotgun from Travis McMichael. Whether the defendants acted lawfully will depend, in large part, on the strength of their citizen’s arrest clai...
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NYPD drops charges against mother after outrage over arrest video
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NYPD drops charges against mother after outrage over arrest video

The video showed a 23-year-old mother from Brooklyn being arrested while clinging to her baby. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has dropped charges against Jazmine Headley, a 23-year-old woman from Brooklyn, after video of her being arrested while clinging to her baby brought widespread criticism. There were protests in New York in support of the woman whose one-year-old baby was pulled from her arms by the police officers. A video of the incident was posted on Facebook that led to a barrage of criticism. by Gabriel Elizondo Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York.
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A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System
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A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System

The case of Demetrius Smith reads like a preposterous legal thriller: dubious arrests, two lying prostitutes, prosecutorial fouls and a judge who backpedaled out of a deal.It also delivers a primer on why defendants often agree to virtually inescapable plea deals for crimes they didn’t commit.ProPublica has spent the past year exploring wrongful convictions and the tools prosecutors use to avoid admitting mistakes, including an arcane deal known as an Alford plea that allows defendants to maintain their innocence while still pleading guilty. Earlier this year, we examined a dozen such cases in Baltimore. Source: A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System – The UrbanJournalist
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Wire Actor Wendell Pierce Apologizes for Battery Arrest
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Wire Actor Wendell Pierce Apologizes for Battery Arrest

The Wire actor Wendell Pierce has shared his "regret" that a dispute about politics led to his arrest.Pierce, 52, was charged with simple battery at Loews Hotel in Atlanta on Saturday following what police described as a "political discussion." He was booked in Fulton County Jail and released later that day on a $1,000 bond.In a series of tweets, Pierce said: "I regret that what started as a civil political discussion escalated to the level that it did." Source: Wire Actor Wendell Pierce Apologizes for Battery Arrest : People.com
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