Arrests and Sentencing
Arrests and Sentencing are critical components of the criminal justice system, directly impacting the correctional workforce. This section provides articles that explore the processes, legal standards, and implications of Arrests and Sentencing in various jurisdictions. Understanding how arrests lead to sentencing decisions and how these outcomes affect correctional facilities is essential for professionals in the field. For more insights, see our related resources on Re-Entry and Recidivism.
There have been 237 vacated convictions in recent years linked to former Sgt. Ronald Watts
Timothy Koebert, 65, began to write letters in August to the Allentown District Parole Office threatening to kill people, babies and a police officer
Roy Booth, 40, was charged with crimes including armed assault with intent to murder for the alleged attack on CO Matthew Tidman
The Boeing engineer was found bludgeoned and stabbed to death in his home
Police: Man encouraged his brother to eat cocaine to destroy evidence
When the elevator opened Saturday afternoon, the man sprayed the 73-year-old woman as she crouched to try to protect herself
A thief who gained international notoriety was sentenced for a 2-year spree of crimes
Investigators originally said that Eder Rojas, 23, formerly of Woodbury, Minn., started the fire because he was unhappy about working the Compass Airlines route from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan
It’s the first prosecution stemming from the finding of the forgotten rape kits
The request could be a move to cut time off his sentence
More than 1,000 people have been arrested during Occupy demonstrations in New York
Mumia Abu-Jamal said he was surprised and somewhat disappointed that he did not get a new sentencing hearing
Truck driver claims his prostitute fiancee suffocated as they celebrated their engagement with a meth and bondage sex party
Lawyer: Bonds’ actions were part of “a calculated plan to obfuscate and distract the grand jury from getting to the truth”
Lauretta Cheek, 42, of Greensboro was arrested Wednesday and charged with one misdemeanor count of practicing medicine without a license
The 44-year-old ex-trooper pleaded guilty in September to two felonies, including unlawful contact with a minor and criminal use of a communication facility
Kimberly Burndidge, 27, was charged with child abandonment for leaving her 4-month-old daughter at the Burger King on Rockaway Boulevard
The claims bring the number of Jerry Sandusky’s criminal accusers to 10 and he now faces more than 50 charges stemming from accusations he molested boys for years on Penn State property
Ex-convict Chad Schaffner was sentenced in a Tennessee federal court for the four-month holdup spree that included 11 banks, one credit union and one retail store
Tracey Richter claimed she shot 20-year-old Dustin Wehde in her home in 2001 after he and another man broke in and strangled her with pantyhose
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Christopher Smeltzer, 38, pleaded guilty to killing Mara Pappalardo, who was hospitalized several times for mental illness
Police smelled the drugs after stopping the car
Mark Goudeau was accused of attacking his victims as they went about daily activities, such as leaving work or washing their car
Michael Rogers, 49, said he could not bear to walk away and have the girl’s death on his conscience
Judge called Conrad Murray a “a disgrace to the medical profession”
Wayne County Circuit Judge Daniel Hathaway said Hinojosa’s acts in 2009 “constituted a complete betrayal of what being a mother stands for”
Officials will decide whether law can apply those who were convicted, not sentenced
The video, posted on YouTube, shows 54-year-old Jerald Allen Newman unconscious and covered in blood after a police officer took him to the ground
Anthony Harris faces two misdemeanor charges for battery and one for retail theft
Gang member shot man 17 times as part of criminal enterprise
Several members of the group carried out the attacks in September and October by forcefully cutting the beards and hair of Amish men and women
Man fatally beat his visiting sister in the head with a baseball bat and a sledgehammer after she overstayed her welcome and started talking about money