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"David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from the working-class suburb where he and his wife, Cheryl, first fell in love–until one fateful night when David woke suddenly to discover Matthew had been murdered while David was asleep just down the hall. Half a decade later, David’s been wrongly accused and convicted of the murder, left to serve out his time in a maximum-security...
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2012.
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For each class of felony and misdemeanor, Colorado law specifies a presumptive sentencing range. However, the General Assembly has adopted several special sentencing categories that provide the court with the discretion to impose a sentence that is shorter or longer than the presumptive range if certain circumstances exist. This memorandum provides an overview of the special sentencing categories in state law for felony and misdemeanor offenses, and...
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2006.
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This report summarizes findings from previous research conducted for offenders convicted of drug crimes, as well as recent sentencing patterns since the passage of S.B. 03-318 and S.B. 03-252. Detailed examination of all felony convictions resulting in a prison sentence and a thorough review of multiple sentences influencing offenders' governing sentences are reflected in the analyses.
11) Just cause
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c1992
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Mathew Cowart's newspaper articles sets a death row inmate free, wins him a Pulitzer Prize, and sets off a series of murders.
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©2018
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Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project argue that there is no practical or moral justification for a sentence longer than twenty years. Harsher sentences have been shown to have little effect on crime rates, since people "age out" of crime--meaning that we're spending a fortune on geriatric care for older prisoners who pose little threat to public safety. Extreme punishment for serious crime also has an inflationary effect on sentences...
14) Get hard
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[2015]
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A millionaire is pegged for fraud and sentanced to time in prison. He turns to a criminal friend to help prepare him to go.
15) Semper fi
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[2019]
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When his reckless younger brother is given an unfair prison sentence, a Marine Corps reservist is torn between his by-the-book code and loyalty to family.
16) Semper fi
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When his reckless younger brother is given an unfair prison sentence, a Marine Corps reservist is torn between his by-the-book code and loyalty to family.
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