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Friday Roundup: Informants, Compensation and Bad Lawyers
Posted: July 1, 2011 8:30 am
The New Jersey chapter of the ACLU recommended a new policy that would guide state law enforcement agencies about the use of confidential informants.
North Carolina exoneree Greg Taylor filed a lawsuit against former agents at the State Bureau of Investigation for their roles in his wrongful conviction.
New evidence clears Texas man of sexual assault charge.
California introduces legislation that could abolish the death penalty.
Overloaded public defenders can lead to ineffective assistance of counsel for the accused.