Posted on September 28, 2009 by Andres Guevara
A shocking new development in the death penalty case of David Bueno as revelations surface that the Arapahoe County District Attorney, Carol Chambers, and her office withheld critical documents that could have exonerated Mr. Bueno. Fortunately, Bueno, who was convicted in 2008 and sentenced to life by the jury (that refused to buy the D.A’s request for [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2009 by Andres Guevara
The answer to the question of whether you should speak with the police on the surface seems like a tough choice. We live in a society that encourages all of us to speak with the police, to answer their questions and assist them in their investigations. Its part of our upbringing. In fact, people are [...]
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Posted on September 16, 2009 by Andres Guevara
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a new rule requiring electronic audio-video recordings of suspect interrogations before statements from the interviews can be entered into evidence in felony court proceedings. Defense attorneys welcomed the news. “Hallelujah,” Fort Wayne attorney Nikos Nakos said. “I think that’s wonderful. That will certainly cut down on the trials, [...]
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Posted on September 10, 2009 by Andres Guevara
For those who are unfamiliar with the Aarone Thompson case, a detailed description of this case would take several blog entries. In short, in 2005 in Aurora, Colorado, Aaron Thompson (the defendant in the case) reported to Aurora police that his daughter, nine year old daughter Aaroné, had runaway from home. The police conducted an [...]
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