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19 Mar 2019, 9:21 am
Lunsford, 229 N.C. 229 (1948) (error to not to instruct jury on felonious intent where evidence supported defendant’s claim that he took a pistol from the victim to protect himself and others); State v. [read post]
6 Sep 2008, 1:49 am
But in a nation where child rape and murders victims like Meghan Kanka, Jessica Lunsford and Polly Klaas are practically household names -- each having had laws passed in their honor -- child predators and sex offenders are hard pressed to find any sympathy from their communities. [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 1:52 pm
That's when the rape and murder of Florida third-grader Jessica Lunsford prompted many municipalities to bar sex offenders whose victims are minors from moving within 2,500 feet (almost half a mile) of a school, daycare center, park or playground, extending the 1,000-foot zone already in existence in state statute.Miami Beach was one of the first to pass the ban. [read post]
19 Apr 2009, 4:33 am
For her, incidents like the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings from her home near Palatka and the abductions of Jessica Lunsford in Citrus County and Carlie Brucia in Sarasota are sobering reminders that predators lurk everywhere. [read post]
9 Aug 2008, 9:31 pm
New research also shows far lower rates of recidivism by sex offenders than previously thought, an issue often raised to juries.System ill preparedIn 2005, John Couey, a sex offender who had completed parole, raped and murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, the law's namesake. [read post]
23 Sep 2007, 10:25 am
Study debunks sex predator lawsRecently, Human Rights Watch, a national research and advocacy group, issued a damning report on the spate of sex offender laws that swept the country after the 2005 murder of Jessica Lunsford in Florida.The 146-page document said the popular Internet offender registries endanger children by driving the few intractable pedophiles underground. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 12:09 am
," not to mention folks like Ernie Allen, John Walsh, Mark Lunsford to name a few. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 5:26 am
The lawyer for Jamie Lunsford -- who was fired for carrying a handgun in her car -- has filed a petition to enjoin the company from enforcing its gun policy, claiming that it violates Georgia law. [read post]
10 Aug 2008, 7:22 pm
In 2005, John Couey, a sex offender who had completed parole, raped and murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, the law's namesake. [read post]
21 Apr 2008, 2:13 am
The people arrested in even more horrific cases, such as the murders of Jessica Lunsford in Florida and Christopher Michael Barrios Jr. in Georgia, are portrayed as depraved victimizers with dangerously imperfect psyches.Yet as disturbing as these stories are, they don't tell the whole story of child sex abuse in Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia or the nation. [read post]
10 Aug 2008, 12:59 am
System ill prepared In 2005, John Couey, a sex offender who had completed parole, raped and murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, the law's namesake. [read post]
21 Nov 2010, 8:16 am
It was called the “Jessica Lunsford Act ,” named for the 9-year-old girl whose abduction and killing at the hands of a convicted sex offender drew national attention. [read post]
2 Feb 2009, 8:13 pm
View the article here Old, but still relevant. 03/07/2007 By JIM AVILA, MARY HARRIS and CHRIS FRANCESCANI - ABC News Law & Justice Unit Megan Kanka, Polly Klaas, Jessica Lunsford -- the names break your heart at their very mention. [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 7:23 pm
And we felt it was important to protect the kids in our community from being victimized over and over again.Problems of complianceJEFFREY KAYE: The California statute and similar ones elsewhere are commonly known as Jessica's Law, named for Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old Florida girl who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered in 2005 by a registered sex offender who had been paroled in 1980.Around the country, 22 states have residency restrictions for sex offenders, as do hundreds of… [read post]
17 Oct 2017, 7:41 am
Lunsford, 791 S.E.2d 929 (2016) (unpublished) (same result); State v. [read post]
14 Nov 2009, 8:56 pm
View the article here 11/13/2009 By RYAN OWENS and CLAIRE PEDERSEN John Walsh Hunts Most Dangerous in Name of Justice: 'I'll Always be the Parent of a Murdered Child' For more than two decades, John Walsh has been hunting the country's most dangerous criminals. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 12:26 pm
On March 16, 2017, Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced she would not seek the death penalty against Markeith Loyd, a man caught on camera executing a helpless police officer. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 7:50 am
In recent years, millions of Americans have followed with horror the devastating stories of Jessica Lunsford, Sarah Lunde, Jetseta Gage and others. [read post]
14 Feb 2008, 2:20 am
The proposition, also known as Jessica's law, is part of a national crackdown against sex offenders sparked by the death of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, who was raped and murdered in 2005 by a convicted sex offender in Florida. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 12:26 pm
On March 16, 2017, Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced she would not seek the death penalty against Markeith Loyd, a man caught on camera executing a helpless police officer. [read post]
