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Oklahoma Prosecutor Suspended for Watching Jury Deliberations

Practice of Law

Witnesses disputed Kraft's story, and a police investigation led to Kraft being charged with first-degree murder. Shields later claimed he was summoned to deal with an ongoing security situation, but officers in the room testified that this wasn't accurate. The knife punctured Johnson's heart, killing him instantly. At around 5 p.m.

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Jury Duty

SW&L Attorneys Blog

Have you ever been summoned for jury duty ? Summoned To Jury Duty When an individual is summoned to jury duty, they have to report to the courthouse. The judge may also ask if you know the parties, their attorneys, or any of the witnesses. Oftentimes as lawyers, we get asked how to get out of jury duty.

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Lawmatics and The Innocence Center Partner Up to Improve Access to Justice

Lawmatics

Bad eye-witness identifications - Eye-witness identifications can be subjective and prone to error. It's well lit if somebody, a well-dressed woman runs in here and steals Mike's laptop off the table and runs out, and law enforcement comes immediately in and says, you all are witnesses. Tell me what you saw. We finally did that.

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