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DA Allison Palmer: Bolstering When The Testimony Stinks
December 19, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Across the country, prosecutors’ offices are changing. Politics and elections have changed the face of many offices. In the wake of 37 Harris County prosecutors being told their contracts were... -
Officer Patrick Feaster: It’s Not Murder When It’s By Cop
December 15, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Apparently unable to recite the magic words, Paradise, California police officer Patrick Feaster did the next best thing: kept his mouth shut, well, at least temporarily. For his silence, or... -
Contempt Of Cop Results In Shot To The Buttocks
December 12, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Contempt of court. Never a good thing. Contempt of cop. Even worse! It can get you shot in Clayton County, Georgia, especially if you are using a computer tablet. It’s... -
Officer Nicholas Maresca Can’t Take a Joke
December 8, 2016 (Fault Lines) — One would be ill-advised to prank Officer Nicholas Maresca Jr. of the Hopatcong Police Department. Maresca has been charged with assault following last month’s viral video prank. Having a warrant... -
Salem Officer Brian Butler Gave In To Temptation
December 5, 2016 (Fault Lines) — To protect and serve. That’s the motto. But who protects those who find themselves at the mercy of the very officer who was supposed to protect them? Sometimes it’s a... -
Brooklyn Prosecutor Tara Lenich Finds Love in a Wiretap
December 1, 2016 (Fault Lines) — No doubt, the government has all the power. The power to bring criminal charges. The power to hide evidence. The power to help out a friend. The power to forge,... -
All Evidence Points to Favors Between Judge Richman And His Pal, Det. Lillienfeld
November 28, 2016 (Fault Lines) — It’s no secret that police officers have access to tremendous amounts of sensitive data. As investigators, their powers are almost limitless. The have access to interdepartmental reports, state and national... -
Brinkley Police Chief Edward Randle: 107mph Is All Fun & Games
November 10, 2016 (Fault Lines) — It’s all fun and games for Brinkley Police Chief Edward Randle and the Arkansas State Police as Brinkley is stopped for speeding. A state police dash cam video shows the... -
Texas Trifecta And Prosecutors’ “Win At All Costs” Tactics
November 10, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Good things come in threes. Wait; maybe it’s bad things come in threes? No matter, it’s all perspective. Rounding out a trifecta of habeas attacks, another Harris County prosecutor comes... -
Drug Trafficking: Everyone Wants a Piece, Even the Cops
November 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Imagine an industry so lucrative that it pays to both impede it and assist it. Clearly, the trafficking of illegal drugs must be the most profitable game around. While some...