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  2. California Racial Justice Act of 2020 - Wikipedia

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    Foulk, No. 20-CV-00181-SI, 2021 WL 6135325 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 29, 2021), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied a federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C §2254 because, according to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, a federal court does not have the authority to review a claim ...

  3. Diminished responsibility - Wikipedia

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    Instead the court ruled that diminished responsibility required the existence of an abnormality of mind which had the effect that the accused's ability to determine or control his actings was substantially impaired. However, the Court excluded from the scope of the plea: any condition brought on by the consumption of drink or drugs, and

  4. Expungement - Wikipedia

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    California Penal Code 1203.4 [15] allows most types of convictions may be expunged. To qualify, the person must have completed probation, satisfied all financial obligations, not currently be facing charges or court supervision, and not have been sentenced to prison or parole.

  5. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    15 years to life (either 15 years to life or life without parole if the defendant served a prior murder conviction under Penal Code 190.05) Second Degree Murder of a Peace Officer 25 years to life (only an option if the defendant was under 18) (Life without parole if any of the following are true: The defendant's intention was to kill, OR

  6. Marry-your-rapist law - Wikipedia

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    Until 2013, [117] according to section 227 of the Danish Penal Code, the penalty for rape committed pursuant to section 216 and for other sexual offences (sections 217–226) could be "reduced or remitted if the persons, between whom the sexual intercourse has taken place, have since married each other or registered their partnership."

  7. LGBTQ rights in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    LGBTQ rights in Nigeria Nigeria Status Illegal since 1904 (Northern Region only; as Northern Nigeria Protectorate) : 34 Illegal since 1916 (Region-wide; as Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria) : 34 Penalty Up to 14 years imprisonment Life imprisonment according to federal law States under Shari'a law: Death (Applies to persons who have consented to jurisdiction of Shari'a courts plus all ...

  8. LGBTQ rights in Argentina - Wikipedia

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    Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1887, when Law No. 1,920 (Spanish: Ley N.° 1920 del 7 de Diciembre de 1886) enacted Argentina's first federal Penal Code. The Penal Code made no reference to consensual sexual acts between adults. [ 17 ]