Felony Murder, Explained - The Appeal
WEBMar 4, 2021 · When George hears John coming up the stairs, he tries to escape by climbing out of the second-floor window. George slips, falls, breaks his neck, and dies. Under the felony murder rule, John is guilty of murder, even though he only intended to steal George’s TV, and George’s death was accidental and unforeseeable.
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WEBThe Appeal is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to exposing how the U.S. criminal legal system fails to keep people safe and perpetuates harm. Our work shows the human and economic costs of our expansive carceral system, equips people with the tools to make change, and elevates solutions that seek to create a safer society without clinging to …
People Of Color Receive The Harshest Punishments, And The …
WEBDec 4, 2019 · In the first decade after the Gregg decision, “people of color made up 51 percent of those sentenced to death. This percentage has grown to 75 percent in the past 10 years. Of just seven people Texas sent to death …
The Criminalization of Homelessness: Explained - The Appeal
WEBJun 29, 2018 · The most straightforward path to ending the criminalization of homelessness runs through state legislatures. State and local officials should refrain from passing new laws that target homeless individuals, and they should repeal existing laws that criminalize life-sustaining and necessary behaviors.
The Movement to Decriminalize Psilocybin, Explained
WEBMar 1, 2021 · In May 2019, Denver became the first city in the country to decriminalize “the use and possession of mushrooms containing the psychedelic compound psilocybin.”. Since then, a decentralized organization known as Decriminalize Nature has led grassroots campaigns in over 100 U.S. cities to decriminalize psilocybin and other “entheogenic ...
False Confessions, Explained - The Appeal
WEBJun 7, 2021 · Ending false confessions is a moral imperative that requires action from police and all the stakeholders in the criminal legal system. Marissa Boyers Bluestine. Jun 07, 2021. “I am going to say it folks: people who have no idea, who weren’t there, who weren’t involved, do not confess, especially to murder.
How to Get an Abortion by Mail in Your State - The Appeal
WEBAug 2, 2022 · So if you get an abortion and have any concerns along the way, you can contact M+A Hotline (833-246-2632), a confidential and secure phone and text hotline for people who need support with abortions or miscarriages …
How Eviction Courts Stack The Deck Against Tenants
WEBApr 13, 2021 · Stage Two: Serving Notice and Summons to Appear in Court. If the issue is not resolved by the specified time, then the landlord will file what’s called an “unlawful detainer action” against the tenant in eviction court, formally asking the court to force the tenant to leave the property. Before that happens, courts must provide tenants ...
Qualified Immunity: Explained - The Appeal
WEBJun 19, 2019 · Qualified Immunity: Explained. On the morning of Nov. 23, 2004, Malaika Brooks was driving her 11-year-old son to school when Seattle police pulled her over for speeding. When the officers gave her a ticket and asked her to sign it, Brooks refused, believing that she had been wrongly pulled over and thinking, mistakenly, that her …
Key Challenges for Automated Traffic Enforcement to Succeed as a ...
WEBJun 7, 2021 · With police reform at the forefront of conversations at the federal, state, and local levels, there is growing recognition that improving policing in the United States requires rethinking the role of police in traffic stops.
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