May 18, 2013

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Judge sets aside Kenny Bartley's guilty plea

A judge accepts motion to dismiss Kenny Bartley's plea withdrawal motion. Bartley was able to get the court to throw out a guilty plea he entered as part of a deal struck when he was fifteen.

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Man uses online sleuthing to track stolen laptop

Police in California have returned the stolen laptop of a man who tracked its location using software that also sent him photos of another man using it in bed while shirtless, among other images.

Court lets inmate fight for racist literature

A convicted murderer has won the right to argue to a federal judge that he should be entitled to receive hate-filled white supremacist material in a Tennessee prison because it's part of his religion.

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Nonprofit leader pleads guilty to helping gangs

Lonnie Greenlee pleaded guilty on Tuesday and his plea agreement anticipates a sentencing range of about five to six years. Neither Greenlee nor his appointed attorney would comment to The Tennessean after the hearing.

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Louisiana escape probe leads to action

Louisiana State Police say four Department of Public Safety employees should be disciplined and security protocols strengthened after two trusties escaped in March.

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Arson investigators offer reward

The burned out shell of a vacant South Side home on Rugby Avenue has neighbors terrified. That's because fire investigators believe it's the work of an arsonist.

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New law on crack cocaine could apply to old cases

The U.S. Sentencing Commission meets Wednesday in Washington to consider making many of the new guidelines retroactive, a step that could bring early release for as many as 1 in every 18 federal prisoners, or approximately 12,000 inmates.

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