Possible Death Penalty For Alabama Grandmother Charged With Torturing 9 Year Old Granddaughter To Death

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Joyce Hardin Garrard was found guilty of Capital Murder in the death of 9-year-old granddaughter, Savannah Hardin.

Jurors who convicted an Alabama woman in the running death of her 9-year-old granddaughter soon must decide whether to recommend she should die for the crime or spend the rest of her life in prison.

A jury convicted 49-year-old Joyce Hardin Garrard late Friday in the February 2012 death of Savannah Hardin, siding with prosecutors who depicted Garrard as a “drill sergeant from hell,” a domineering taskmaster so enraged over a lie about candy that she made the girl run until she dropped. Continue reading “Possible Death Penalty For Alabama Grandmother Charged With Torturing 9 Year Old Granddaughter To Death”

Crime Expert Charles Montaldo Details “The Stages of a Criminal Case”

cuffsIf you have be arrested for a crime, you are at the beginning of what could become a long journey through the criminal justice system. Although the process may vary somewhat from state to state, these are the steps that most criminal cases follow until the case is resolved.

Some cases end quickly with a guilty plea and paying a fine, while others can go on for decades through the appeals process. Continue reading “Crime Expert Charles Montaldo Details “The Stages of a Criminal Case””

Louisiana Dad Shoots His Son In The Butt During Fight Over Orange Juice

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Eldridge Dukes, 58, faces charges of attempted manslaughter and illegal use of a weapon.

A Louisiana man was in custody on Monday after shooting his 18-year-old son in the buttocks during a fight about orange juice, police said.

Eldridge Dukes, 58, faces charges of attempted manslaughter and illegal use of a weapon, according to police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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