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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

DA tosses murder case against Oakland man accused of killing brother

Murder charge against Matthew John was dropped; he pleaded no contest to a $98,000 Berkeley jewelry robbery and will serve three years.
fromThe Mercury News
3 days ago

DA tosses murder case against Oakland man accused of killing brother

Matthew John, 21, had been charged with fatally shooting 22-year-old Joshua Hopkins on Feb. 22, 2023, as the two argued on the 2200 block of Seminary Avenue. In September, prosecutors dropped the murder case, but John isn't completely out of hot water - he pleaded no contest to robbing a Berkeley jewelry store with two others in a $98,000 takeover heist, and will serve three years in state prison, court records show.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Alameda County judge refuses plea deal that would have let murder suspect go free

But during his June sentencing hearing, Judge Kimberly Colwell called a private sidebar with the prosecuting and defense attorneys, then returned to the bench and announced the deal wouldn't be going through. I cannot agree to this because I don't believe it protects the public safety, Colwell said, according to a transcript of the hearing.
California
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Guantanamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are canceled by federal appeals court

Federal appeals court canceled plea deals for 9/11 attack defendants, ruling Secretary of Defense acted within legal authority.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
3 months ago

A 19-year-old in S.F. treatment program passed some notes. Now, he faces years in prison.

Alan Elizalde was removed from his substance-use treatment program due to program rule violations, jeopardizing his plea deal for robbery charges.
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Federal judge reduces charge against L.A. deputy convicted of excessive force to misdemeanor

While Wilson rejected the controversial maneuver from Essayli - in which Kirk would be sentenced to probation - he did grant the prosecution's motion to lessen the charges against the deputy to a misdemeanor, despite the jury conviction.
Law
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