Lawmakers look to make plea bargains fairer

Some plea bargains presented to defendants deprive them of fundamental rights, say Oregon lawmakers who moved on Wednesday to make them fairer. Defendants are sometimes even asked to give up habeas corpus — a right, dating back centuries, under which defendants face their accusers in ...

Lawmakers look to make plea bargains fairer

Some plea bargains presented to defendants deprive them of fundamental rights, say Oregon lawmakers who moved on Wednesday to make them fairer. Defendants are sometimes even asked to give up habeas corpus — a right, dating back centuries, under which defendants face their accusers in ...

Montgomery Co. judge dismisses rape charge

Deziree Twigger testified that when she questioned Ventura-Rios, he said he had no sexual contact with his accuser – but also said he could not ... Twigger recounted how Ventura-Rios' accuser described the alleged assault -- but had to stop after Sanzone objected that it contradicted what the woman ...

Oregon Lawmakers Take on Making Plea Bargains Fairer

Defendants are sometimes even asked to give up habeas corpus — a right, dating back centuries, under which defendants face their accusers in court ... a sentencing hearing, but does not have the opportunity to face his accusers in court, cross examine witnesses, or present a defense," the lawyer said.

Oregon Lawmakers Take on Making Plea Bargains Fairer

Defendants are sometimes even asked to give up habeas corpus — a right, dating back centuries, under which defendants face their accusers in court ... a sentencing hearing, but does not have the opportunity to face his accusers in court, cross examine witnesses, or present a defense," the lawyer said.

Testimony ends in Alamance County second-degree rape trial

Ramirez had been seeing the alleged victim's then roommate, Heather Edwards, off and on. According to the testimony of Burlington Police Detective Vicki Underwood, Ramirez told her in an interview Feb. 9, 2016, that he and the accuser had consensual sex, but she said she was worried her roommate ...