A Paramedic Got 5 Years in Prison for Elijah McClain's Death. That's Not Justice.
It can certainly be true that Peter Cichuniec made an egregious professional misjudgment. And it can also be true that punishing him criminally makes little sense.
It can certainly be true that Peter Cichuniec made an egregious professional misjudgment. And it can also be true that punishing him criminally makes little sense.
Police forced 44-year-old Teddy Pittman facedown on the road at gunpoint after mistaking him for a fugitive. When they let him go, they slapped him with a traffic ticket.
The attack came on the same day a jury provisionally approved the death penalty for another theater shooter.
Man who opened fire in crowded theater fails with insanity-plea defense.
Colorado's post-Newtown gun laws don't work, and are likely unconstitutional to boot
Jana Winter won't be compelled to testify about her confidential sources
Holmes' sanity determination central to case
Defense argued search of the apartment was illegal because it was conducted without a warrant
Holmes is accused of carrying out the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado last year
Made the statement in pre-trial hearing
James Holmes wasn't read his rights for two hours after capture
Accused of shooting at movie theatre in July 2012
Aurora shooter's defense trying to force her to give up name of leaker
Accused of carrying out shooting in Aurora, Colorado
Won't delay the trial of the accused Aurora shooter, he says
Any information divulged can be used against the alleged Aurora shooter
Holmes faces charges in relation to the Aurora movie theater shooting
Seeking the death penalty for James Holmes
40,000 pages of documents related to evidence also filed
Judge tosses negligence claims, but liability and wrongful death suits remain
Contacted families and insisted attacks didn't happen
A judge has threatened a journalist with the possibility of up to six months in jail if she refuses to reveal her source
The Illusory Value of the Death Penalty
Defense lawyers said that he would plead guilty if he could be sentenced to life without parole instead of the death penalty
Fox News reporter Jana Winter has been asked to reveal who told her about Holmes' notebook
Want to know which law enforcement official told the reporter the contents of a notebook James Holmes sent to his psychiatrist
Defense wasn't ready to enter plea yet; were considering not guilty by reason of insanity
Charged with 166 counts, including murder and attempted murder, in the Aurora cinema shooting last July
If the alleged Aurora shooter enters an insanity plea, prosecutors will have access to mental health records
All towns that have experienced mass shootings
Had described information that had been included in gag order
Allege that Dr. Lynne Fenton was negligent
Most measures will have little or no effect on the problems they are supposed to address
Wants to allow first responders to be able to talk now that preliminary hearings are over
Says he should have been placed on psychiatric hold
Hearing this week determined case can go to trial
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