domestic abuse
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10th Circuit orders resentencing for brutal assault after judge’s error
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Although the federal appeals court based in Denver rejected nearly all arguments from a man convicted of brutally beating his wife into unconsciousness, it conceded the trial judge had improperly sentenced him at a higher level than guidelines allow. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit vacated the 30-year…
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NFL’s domestic violence investigator Lisa Friel backs Democrat Michael Dougherty in attorney general primary
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National Football League Senior Vice President Lisa Friel, a former prosecutor who investigates charges of off-field misconduct by players, has endorsed prosecutor Michael Dougherty, one of five Democrats running for Colorado attorney general in next year’s primary. Friel, the former chief of the Manhattan sex crimes prosecution unit, was recruited by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in…
