Law_Crime

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FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Ronald Phillips, convicted of the 1993 rape and murder of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in Akron, Ohio. Ohio moved a step closer to resuming executions as the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled in the state's favor Wednesday, June 28, 2017, reversing a judge's order that delayed three executions after he declared the state's lethal injection process unconstitutional. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

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(AP File Photo/Chris Gardner)

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State Attorney Aramis Ayala, center, listens as her lawyer Roy Austin, right, talks to reporter after Austin asked the Florida Supreme Court to return 24 murders cases Gov. Rick Scott reassigned to another prosecutor because Ayala won't seek the death penalty. The court heard arguments Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)

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State Attorney Aramis Ayala talks to reporters after her lawyer asked the Florida Supreme Court to return 24 murders cases Gov. Rick Scott reassigned to another prosecutor because Ayala won't seek the death penalty. The court heard arguments Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)

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This undated photograph released by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Jamie Wallace, who authorities say killed himself on Dec. 15, 2016, just days after testifying in an ongoing federal trial over a lawsuit alleging the state provides inadequate psychiatric care to inmates. A federal judge cited Wallace's case in a decision ordering drastic changes in Alabama's system of providing psychiatric care for inmates. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

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Portugal's Ricardo Quaresma reacts after missing a penalty during the Confederations Cup, semifinal soccer match between Portugal and Chile, at the Kazan Arena, Russia, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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FILE - This undated Clark County Detention Center photo shows Shane Allen Schindler. Schindler, facing eight to 20 years in a Nevada state prison after pleading guilty to trying to kill a mannequin posed as a sleeping homeless person, will avoid charges in three similar downtown Las Vegas attacks. Schindler admitted Tuesday, June 27, 2017 that he thought he was attacking a human when he used a heavy hammer to whack the blanket-covered head of the dummy early Feb. 22. The arrest followed the Nov. 30 injury of a sleeping man and fatal attacks Jan. 4 and Feb. 3. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP, File)

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FILE - In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams arrives for his arraignment on bribery and extortion charges at the federal courthouse in Philadelphia. A campaign finance manager for Philadelphia's top prosecutor has testified the prosecutor spent campaign funds on ritzy social clubs, facials and massages and a $2,600 birthday party for his girlfriend. Williams is also charged with taking gifts from wealthy friends in exchange for help with their legal problems. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2016 file photo, Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, center, a rancher from Arizona, talks to reporters at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. An FBI agent has been indicted on accusations that he lied about firing at Finicum in 2016 when officers arrested leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon. Sources familiar with the case say the agent will face allegations of making a false statement with intent to obstruct justice, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Daniel Herbert, attorney for Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, questions his client in court during a hearing in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. (Nancy Stone /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, is sworn in before testifying during a hearing in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan Wednesday June 28, 2017, at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. (Nancy Stone /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Special prosecutor Joseph McMahon questions Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, during a hearing in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. (Nancy Stone /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Retired Chicago police Deputy Chief David McNaughton testifies at Officer Jason Van Dyke's hearing in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan Wednesday June 28, 2017, at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. Van Dyke is charged in the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald. (Nancy Stone /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, takes the witness stand during a hearing in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan Wednesday June 28, 2017, at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. (Nancy Stone /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, takes the witness stand during a hearing in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan Wednesday June 28, 2017, at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. (Nancy Stone /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, takes the witness stand during a hearing in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. (Nancy Stone /Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Danielle Bregoli Peskowitz, the Florida teenager who gained notoriety last year after her outrageous appearance on "Dr. Phil," pleaded guilty to several charges Wednesday in Delray Beach. (TMZ)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses graduates of military and police academies in Moscow,s Kremlin, Russia, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Putin has pledged to continue efforts to beef up the Russian military and law-enforcement agencies. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Sacramento Police Officer August Johnson watches as a light rail train leaves the Watt Avenue station, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. A transit deputy was shot in the face Tuesday, at the station, and was taken to a local hospital were he is listed in stable condition. The suspect was arrested later in the evening. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)