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According to psychologists, the label “pathological” suits the nature of Wheeler’s alleged crimes, but the term cannot be definitively applied without further analysis of the defendant??s personality...
...brief remarks to the court, Carney, the defendant??s attorney, sought to humanize his client, detailing his personal aspirations and his family background...
...Herring did so based on mistakes made by other law-enforcement officers, not the arresting officers themselves. They acted in good faith based on information they received from colleagues, which happened to be incorrect. Here, it would not be fair to argue that an officer could purposely violate a defendant??s rights and plead negligent, as that would violate the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule...
...defendant to get a fair shake from the Ad Board—a student should be able to go into a hearing with the best possible representation. Compounding these issues are problems of intra-Board dynamic: Resident deans are simply not in a position to act as a defendant??s counselor. Outranked by the tenured faculty who comprise the Ad Board, deans are not only reluctant to challenge their senior colleagues but are rarely taken seriously by tenured faculty, especially in matters relating to academic transgressions. Simply put, the Ad Board does not allow students to fully present...
...Before Pring-Wilson’s testimony, the defense called character witnesses who vouched for the defendant??s “peaceful” reputation In the midst of one witness’s testimony, a power outage occurred, halting proceedings for an hour and trapping some people in the courthouse elevator. Proceedings resumed...