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...long, oh Lord, must we suffer? A lot depends on the House -- a vote to impeach means at least another six months of Monica. Meanwhile, President Clinton travels to the land of Canan -- but not before uttering an impassioned plea: Let my people...
Technically, none of this is a defense to a murder charge. But jurors have long engaged in "jury nullification" in mercy killings, declining to convict even when the facts and law are damning. Still, juries are hard to predict. Last year a Louisiana man, David Rodriguez, rejected a plea bargain in the mercy killing of his Alzheimer's-ridden 90-year-old father. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Complicating matters for Kevorkian is that he seems intent on representing himself--a move his former attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, says could be disastrous...
...after his 1992 rape conviction, tries to eat his way to a heavyweight title and receives a one-year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. On Tuesday Tyson pleaded no contest to a charge that he kicked and punched two men after an August, 1998 traffic alteration, a plea that threatens to land him back in prison...
...selling out." Many on this campus paint investment bankers, management consultants and indeed the entire capitalist business system as socially irresponsible, and plead with seniors to take up "responsible" careers that will benefit the 1.3 billion chronically poor of the world. I would like to echo this impassioned plea to ask yourselves what kind of career will really improve the world for these people, and for others...
...group of mentally competent adults to be denied the vote in the United States: those who have been convicted of a felony. Forty-six states and the District of Columbia have felony disenfranchisement laws which restrict offenders' voting rights. In 10 of these states, that disenfranchisement is permanent. A plea bargain for a first-time felony offense can mean losing the vote for life...