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Law
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Split state Court of Appeals reverses drug-selling conviction, with disagreement over rules of using prior crimes as evidence | amNewYork

The New York Court of Appeals reversed a drug conviction, ruling prior convictions were improperly used to suggest criminal propensity.
World news
fromNew York Daily News
3 years ago

WNBA star Brittney Griner's appeal of drug conviction denied in Russia

Brittney Griner's appeal was denied in Russia, upholding a nine-year sentence, with pretrial detention counted as 1.5 days, reducing actual time to about eight years.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

John Forte dead at 50: How a musical prodigy went from poverty to Fugees to prison to Martha's Vineyard

John Forté, a former Fugees collaborator and violin prodigy, was found dead at 50 after a drug conviction, federal prison sentence, and later presidential commutation.
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SF parents
fromThe Mercury News
11 months ago

Green card holder living in Santa Cruz for 3 decades detained by US Customs and Border Protection

Cliona Ward, a green card holder, was detained by authorities over a past drug conviction despite being expunged.
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