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...passed on to lawmen was nothing but a pack of lies. While dismayed law-enforcement officials looked on, White demonstrated how easy it is for a would-be stoolie to concoct a false confession simply by using a telephone in the prison chaplain's office. Identifying himself as a bail bondsman, White called the sheriff's document-control center and got an accused murderer's case number and date of arrest. Then he phoned the district attorney's records bureau, identifying himself as a deputy D.A. to obtain names of witnesses and the prosecutors handling the case. He rang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Snitch's Story | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

Parr said the couple should pay a sizeable bail because of the seriousness of the charges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof., Wife Deny Charges | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

...Morans' attorney, Brackett Denniston, told Zobel that bail is "inappropriate" in this case, arguing that the Morans are "renowned in their communities and widely respected." Denniston then lashed out at the prosecution for presenting a graphic description of the facts, which was "directed at a wider audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof., Wife Deny Charges | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

...November 16, 1988, the Crimson reported "A Medford man is being held without bail in the kidnapping and attempted rape of a woman at the Harvard Square `T' stop late Monday night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HUPD | 12/1/1988 | See Source »

...Jersey, which has the highest traffic density in the U.S., motorists were stunned last summer to learn that state-imposed surcharges had increased their car premiums by some 20%. The sudden increase reflected the state's need to bail out a fund that insures high-risk motorists and has fallen $2 billion in debt. While New Jersey lawmakers toughened the state's no-fault insurance laws, they remain too weak to prevent motorists from bringing costly lawsuits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Head-On Collision: California auto-insurance rate revolt | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

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