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Criminal Practice Law360 provides timely news and analysis on criminal law and enforcement across U.S. jurisdictions. Coverage includes major prosecutions, sentencing trends, constitutional challenges, legislative developments, and key rulings impacting prosecutors, defense attorneys, and the courts.
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Latest News in Criminal Practice
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August 21, 2025
Nursing Home Wins Appeal In Criminal Case Over COVID Deaths
Criminal charges against a Southern California nursing home in connection with the COVID-19 deaths of 14 people were properly dismissed, a California appeals court has ruled, finding that the prosecution improperly relied on evidence that was inadmissible under the Fifth Amendment.
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August 21, 2025
Ga. Panel Backs Obstruction Charge Over ID Refusal
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a felony and three misdemeanor counts of obstruction of a law enforcement officer for the passenger of a car who refused to produce her driver's license during a traffic stop, despite possessing a valid license.
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August 21, 2025
US Navy Sailor Found Guilty Of Spying For China For $12K
A former U.S. Navy machinist's mate has been found guilty by a California federal jury of espionage and export violations when he shared sensitive military defense information about amphibious assault vessels, their weapons, and desalination systems to a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for $12,000.
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August 21, 2025
Texas High Court Restores 35-Year Sentence In Pit Bull Attack
The highest criminal appeals court in Texas has put back in place a sentence for a man convicted after his pit bulls attacked a 10-year-old boy, following an intermediary appeals court's reversal of his conviction based on its reading of Texas criminal law.
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August 21, 2025
Mass. Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty To Pot Extortion Scheme
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins pled not guilty Thursday in a federal courtroom to charges that he used his position to obtain pre-IPO shares in a cannabis retailer, then a refund when the investment lost money.
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