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Lockhart v. United States, 577 U.S. 347 (2016), is a United States Supreme Court decision concerning the interpretation of a federal statute. 18 U.S.C. § 2252(b)(2) states that a defendant convicted of possessing child pornography is subject to a mandatory 10 year minimum prison sentence if they have "a prior conviction...under the laws of any State relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual ...
7) The right to timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the accused. 8) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process. 9) The right to have the safety of the victim and the victim's family considered in denying or fixing the amount of bail, determining whether to release the ...
A Texas law making sodomy with same sex partner illegal, but not with opposite sex partner, is unconstitutional. This case expressly overturns Bowers v. Hardwick. State v. Limon, 280 Kan. 275, 122 P.3d 22 *. The first case to rely on Lawrence v. Texas as precedent. Kansas law allowing for opposite-sex statutory rape to be punished less severely ...
Sexual assault when violence is threatened or used or when victim drugged Colo. Rev. Stat. §18-3-402(3.5) Between 4 and 12 years, followed by 5 years of parole Sexual assault when victim suffers serious bodily injury or when offender armed or assisted by others Colo. Rev. Stat. §18-3-402(5) Between 8 and 24 years, followed by 5 years of parole
Most of the complaints in the period examined by HuffPost were filed in majority-black neighborhoods, which also tend to have higher crime rates than other areas of the city. Allegations against Chicago officers ranged from traffic violations to serious criminal misconduct like sexual assault and battery.
A New York judge has thwarted Jay-Z’s efforts to dismiss sexual assault allegations leveled against him and fellow rapper and hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z, whose legal name is ...
James Thomas Kelley, now 22, was found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse and assault in connection to the incident aboard the Carnival Legend between Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, 2023, the US ...
The Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS) form the general statutory law. The case law of the Illinois Supreme Court and state appellate courts is currently published online under a public domain reporting system. Interpretations of law and conflicts among the various levels of law are referred to the Illinois courts in suits for application of ...