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• Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida Death Sentence Process

  12-01-2016 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Florida's death penalty sentencing process violates the constitutional rights of criminal defendants by granting judges powers that juries should wield, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, siding with a man convicted of murdering a fried-chicken restaurant manager, reports Reuters.The court's 8-1 decision means death row inmate Timothy Hurst, 37, could be re-sentenced for the 1998 murder of Cynthia Harrison in Pensacola, potentially avoiding capital punishment. The case will return to the F
  
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• Police Investigating If Philly Officer's Shooter Worked With Others

  12-01-2016 21:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Federal and local authorities are continuing to investigate a tipster's claim that Edward Archer, the man charged in the shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett, was part of a small group of men with radical beliefs, officials said Monday.Homicide Capt. James Clark said that after a weekend of investigating, authorities have been unable to substantiate the tip, delivered to police by a woman who warned that "the threat to police is not over," and said Archer was associated with a
  
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• Appeal in Baltimore Officer's Murder Trial to be Heard in March

  12-01-2016 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday set March 4 for arguments over whether a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black detainee must testify against a colleague accused of murder in the same case, reports Reuters.The scheduling by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals could disrupt the months-long timetable for six Baltimore officers facing trial for the death of Freddie Gray in April. His death from a broken neck suffered in a police van triggered protests and rioting and fed a U
  
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• Point Blank Enterprises to Unveil Alpha Elite Black at SHOT Show 2016

  12-01-2016 20:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Point Blank Enterprises ("PBE"), known for its production of soft body armor and related protective solutions, today announced the introduction of the Alpha Elite Black, a product extension of the Alpha Elite Series. The latest Alpha Elite Black ballistics model is an enhancement to the previous Alpha Elite design, offering an additional 17 percent weight reduction while still providing the same high level of protection. The newest design will be showcased at the 2016 Shooting, Hunting and Outdo
  
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