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Fund-raiser for charlie bailey. they were both assistant prosecutors. they go ways back. theyre both longtime friends but as a judge essentially said as a prosecutor to bring a case against a potential republican candidate you cannot side, align with his opponent. she still will be involved in the case but not involved in the examination whether burke jones violated a law by being a fake gop elector. >> greg, good to see you. thank you. >> thank you. live to california to a wildfire near yosem...

Will be unsuccessful nor do i think the aclu and planned parenthoods suit will be unsuccessful, but -- >> sounds like even if they are, you are going to say im using my discretion as chief prosecutor to not prosecute the things that are illegal now? >> i am. and i use that discretion every day. we have over 100 assistant prosecutors in an office of 200 people and county of nearly 1.3 million people. and an all-time high of gun violence. we had our first mass school shooting in the state in my co...

Pr protect and that is our first priority. >> you also say from a practical stand point it is not reasonable to prosecute doctors or support staff. explain that for us. >> well, it wont end abortion. we know this. history telling us that making this procedure illegal and an all-out ban which is michigans law at the moment, only exception is to save the life of a woman. there is no rape exception. and so that is not going to stop abortions. in fact that is only going to limit that possibility for...

Tayyab A. Ware has been sentenced to 35 years and Todd Smith has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with the 2020 fatal shooting

The problem today? >> the prosecutors office doesnt arrest people. we were in constant, um, communication with the sheriffs office. our -- our prosecutors, um, that were look -- leading the -- the case. and they were surveilling them and we were told they were surveilling them. we were getting updates about the cell phone pinging and they -- they conveyed to us that they were confident where -- where the two people were. um, one of the detectives working on the case who is -- whos very skilled s...

The cell phone pinging and they -- they conveyed to us that they were confident where -- where the two people were. um, one of the detectives working on the case who is -- whos very skilled swore to the warrant immediately after we had the press conference. this was all laid out very early in the morning in terms of the timing. but -- but two, at least a day and a half prior to this, i specifically said to one of my assistant prosecutors who is the lead on this case, do we have eyes on those two...

The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office Racial Justice Advisory Council announced it will be holding a justice resource fair for the community on Saturday, October 16.

Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters announces war on illegal guns in Cincinnati “It’s time for this nonsense to end.” Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Provided Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced a death penalty indictment in the case of murder suspect Alto Miles on Friday, May 29, 2020. Miles is accused of shooting and killing four people on April 10, 2020. and last...

Yeah, the description of “illegal guns” bugs me too, but I’ll also admit to having an issue with Deters’ decision to not offer plea bargains to those who may be simply possessing a firearm without a concealed carry license but have not been charged with a violent crime. You deal with violence by focusing on violent offenders, not on those who may merely be possessing a firearm without a carry license. On the other hand, in theory I’m all in favor of Deters’ decision to not offer ple...

Akron man found guilty in cold-case rapes Prentice Smith of Akron was found guilty in series of cold-case rapes. (Source: Summit County Sheriffs Office) By Nicole Meyer | May 14, 2021 at 6:05 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 6:05 PM AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that a Summit County jury found Prentice Smith, 45, of Akron, guilty of four cold-case rapes. Smith was found guilty of five counts of Rape with Sexually Violent Predator specification...