August 2, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press
It’s been nearly 15 months since his wife was murdered and Mike Fortenberry said his family is doing the best they can.
Diane Fortenberry, 51, was killed by Jeffery Brooks on May 20, 2011, when she walked in on Brooks burglarizing her rural Osakis home. Continue Reading
March 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO A judge on Thursday added 20 years to the sentence of a man convicted of attempted murder for brandishing a gun after his conviction was announced in a western North Dakota courtroom. Continue Reading
February 22, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
“When you start going down this road of building more prisons and sending people away for long periods of time, and you convince yourself that this is going to deter people you’ve made a colossal mistake,” said Eric E. Sterling, president of the Maryland-based Criminal Justice Policy Foundation and former counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. Continue Reading
December 13, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
A judge sentenced a 23-year-old Dickinson man to probation for three drug charges during a hearing at the Stark County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon.
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November 1, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Thousands of federal inmates that will benefit from a change that goes into effect today reducing recommended sentences for crack cocaine crimes so they are more in line with the penalties for powder cocaine. Continue Reading
October 17, 2011 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR The 52-year-old Willmar man found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman last summer in an alley near the Willmar Eagles Club will be sentenced at 2 p.m. this afternoon. Continue Reading
August 19, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) State prison officials are recalculating the sentences of about 3,200 prisoners because of an Iowa Supreme Court decision last month that said inmates who had their probation revoked should be given credit for time served while under supervision of the Department of Corrections.
August 19, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) State prison officials are recalculating the sentences of about 3,200 prisoners because of an Iowa Supreme Court decision last month that said inmates who had their probation revoked should be given credit for time served while under supervision of the Department of Corrections.
August 12, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
That’s the longest probation that Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said he’s ever seen. For Judge Richard Spicer, it was a creative approach for a new breed of criminal: a cyberstalker. Continue Reading
August 12, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
That’s the longest probation that Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said he’s ever seen. For Judge Richard Spicer, it was a creative approach for a new breed of criminal: a cyberstalker. Continue Reading
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