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Judge under fire for tossing conviction sent to small claims
Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, on the newest of 2 developments
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A judge in western Illinois who sparked outrage when he threw out the sexual assault conviction of an 18-year-old man, saying the 148 days the man
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Illinois judge's reversal of rape conviction draws anger
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Judge under fire for tossing conviction sent to small claims
Sexual assault organizations and representatives for the accuser are blasting an Illinois judge's decision to reverse a teenager's sexual assault conviction after he spent just 148 days of his four-year sentence in jail.
An Illinois judge who found an 18-year-old guilty of sexual assaulting a 16-year-old girl later threw out the conviction, saying the 148 days the man spent in jail was punishment
An Illinois judge’s decision to reverse the sexual assault conviction of an 18-year-old at his sentencing hearing, saying the 148 days he’s spent behind bars is enough punishment, has drawn anger and outrage.
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A judge in western Illinois who sparked outrage when he threw out the sexual assault conviction of an 18-year-old man, saying the 148 days the man
A western Illinois judge was widely criticized last week after he tossed the conviction for an 18-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, saying the 148 days he spent in jail was enough punishment.
