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Recorded jail phone calls provide valuable tool to prosecutors
When Kiheem Taylor was charged with kidnapping two teenagers at a Timonium light-rail station and raping one of them, prosecutors struggled with an all-too common problem — they didn't have enough solid evidence. But Taylor gave prosecutors a break...
Tags: Prisons, Prosecution, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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After police custody death, Baltimore activist builds profile
Within an hour after an East Baltimore man died while in police custody, Cortly "C.D." Witherspoon got an urgent phone call from someone with connections to the family, asking for his help. The next day, Witherspoon, a 30-year-old clergyman and single...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Catonsville, East Baltimore Development Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Trayvon- Zimmerman tragedy shows labels don't fit when it comes to race, ethnicity
Whenever JoJo Ramos visits his "meemaw," he never forgets to ask for "bendición," a Spanish blessing, in his Appalachian-Florida dialect before crossing into the heart of her home in Belle Glade. He calls himself a "hillbilly" Puerto Rican in honor of...
Tags: New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, Jesse Jackson, Orlando, Discrimination
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George Zimmerman's bond revoked in shooting of Trayvon Martin
In a shocking turn, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester has revoked George Zimmerman's bond in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman now has 48 hours to turn himself in to authorities. The decision came after the revelation that Zimmerman and his...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, George Zimmerman
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Florida Shooter George Zimmerman Returns To Jail
ReutersSANFORD, Fla. (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the Florida killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, returned to jail on Sunday after a court revoked his bond and ordered him back into custody. Zimmerman,...Tags: Prisons, Prosecution, Criminal Laws, Chicago, Judges
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Central Florida's young black men battle stereotypes
They are more likely to get shot, go to jail, drop out of school, end up in foster care, be abandoned by their fathers and have children of their own while they're still teenagers. Compared with other Americans, young black men have the statistical...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Small Businesses, Drug Trafficking, Lobbying
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Trayvon Martin case reveals undercurrent of racial tension, distrust in Sanford
Old Sanford eats at the Colonial Room. The menu hasn't changed in 30 years and, despite new owners, is unlikely to change much in the future. Old Sanford likes predictability, familiarity, tradition and meatloaf on Mondays, fried chicken on Thursdays. Old...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Orlando-Sanford International Airport, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry
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Bad feelings have festered in Sanford, shattered community's trust
In the heart of Sanford's poorest and largest black enclave — a stone's throw from decaying homes, broken sidewalks and vacant lots — stands the city's new, state-of-the-art public-safety complex. For a while, some residents saw the modern,...
Tags: Public Officials, Jackie Robinson, Christianity, Politics, Jesse Jackson
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Ivey Lane's evolution: From Rodney King to Trayvon Martin
Two decades ago, a largely white jury from a Los Angeles suburb lit a perilously short racial fuse with two words: "Not guilty." Four white Los Angeles police officers were freed on charges of excessive force in the brutal beating of Rodney King —...
Tags: Cocaine, Crime, Law and Justice, Rodney King, University of Florida, Donald Trump
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Dueling scenarios helped shape Trayvon story in epic media battle
Robert Zimmerman Sr. arrived at the Orlando Sentinel lobby alone March 15. He was so nervous that he was trembling. Sad and resigned, he discussed death threats his family had received. But the father of George Zimmerman also was determined as he...
Tags: Prosecution, News Media, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, Jesse Jackson
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It's Obama who fails to represent all
I noted with interest the other night on "Late Show With David Letterman," in a thinly veiled attempt to chide Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama said that as president he must represent all the people. Was President Obama representing all the people...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, George Zimmerman, David Letterman, Mitt Romney
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When is it self-defense?
RedEyeThe night after she managed to scare off an intruder who had broken into her apartment and snuck into her bedroom, Sarah Braunstein slept with a hammer under her pillow for protection. "It didn't become a habit," said Braunstein, 27, of Logan Square....Tags: Criminal Laws, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Murder
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