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No Jail Time for Trucker In N.Y. Cop's Death

The truck driver who fatally struck and killed a Nassau County (N.Y.) Police officer while asleep at the wheel paid a $500 fine and lost his driving privilege.

February 20, 2013

Weapons

N.Y. Gun Law Mandates Life In Prison for Cop Killers

New York's strict new gun law contains a provision that requires a mandatory life sentence for anyone convicted of killing a first responder in a state with a moratorium on the death penalty.

January 23, 2013

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Loughner Sentenced To 7 Life Terms

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns on Thursday sentenced Tucson shooter Jared Loughner to seven consecutive life terms plus 140 years, calling the sentence "astronomical" and "justified" because Loughner "knew what he was doing" when he killed six and wounded 13 at a 2011 congressional event sponsored by then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

November 7, 2012

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Calif. Retains Death Penalty, Softens Three Strikes

California voters sent a mixed message to public safety Tuesday by retaining the death penalty, softening three-strikes sentencing for violent felonies, and increasing penalties for human trafficking.

November 6, 2012

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Jared Loughner Pleads Guilty, Avoids Death Penalty

Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to the Tucson shooting attack last year that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A federal judge here concluded that Loughner understands at this time that he's responsible for opening fire during a congressional constituent meeting in a parking lot.

August 6, 2012

Special Units

Gang Member Gets Life for Killing Calif. Cop

The Vineland Boys street gang member who shot and killed a Burbank (Calif.) Police Department officer during a traffic stop pleaded guilty to the crime Tuesday and was immediately sentenced to life in prison.

July 24, 2012

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Supreme Court Rules On Cocaine Sentencing

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that two Chicago drug dealers should have been sentenced under a 2010 law that reduced the disparity of sentencing for crack and powder cocaine.

June 20, 2012

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Maryland Trooper's Killer Gets Life

Cyril Williams, 29, had been convicted of first-degree murder in the June 2010 shooting of Maryland State Trooper Wesley Brown outside a Forestville Applebee's.

May 9, 2012

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Mich. Cop Shot 5 Times Tells Off Judge

A highly decorated police officer who was shot five times last year delivered a harsh message Tuesday to a Wayne Circuit judge who handed down what the officer called an "insulting" and "lenient" sentence to the convicted 25-year-old gunman.

May 1, 2012

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Calif. Bill Would Alter 'Three Strikes' Law

A bill passed by the California Assembly Monday would alter the "three strikes" law to require that the third strike be a serious or violent felony.

January 31, 2012

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Man Who Shot Fla. Wildlife Officer Gets 5 Life Terms

Judge Morgan Reinman sentenced Christopher Eddy on Thursday to five consecutive life sentences in the 2009 shooting of Florida wildlife Officer Vann Streety.

January 5, 2012

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Calif. Gang Member Gets Life for Shooting Cop

The alleged gang member who nearly killed a Fremont (Calif.) Police officer received two life terms from an Alameda County judge. The officer plans to return to full duty in the summer.

December 18, 2011