This week’s news roundup on cases of mass violence relevant to prosecutors and prosecution teams is featured below. ABC7 June 21, 2022 Eight people were shot and one person was killed in a Harlem mass violence event. Law enforcement believe that three guns were used to fire dozens of shots. ABC June
Below is this week’s roundup of relevant capital case developments. NBC June 19, 2022 A Georgia prisoner has been sentenced to death for killing two prison guards while attempting to escape from a transport. ABC30 June 17, 2022 A Fresno man has been charged for the double homicide of a 21-year-old woman
This week's news roundup on cases of mass violence relevant to prosecutors and prosecution teams is featured below. CBS Baltimore 6/10/22 On June 9, there was a mass shooting at a manufacturing plant in Smithsburg, Maryland. The suspect is injured and in custody. Associated Press 6/12/22 In Gary, Indiana, an early Sunday
Below is this week's roundup of relevant capital case developments. NBC News 6/13/22 The Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a Texas death row inmate who claims his lawyers failed to investigate any mitigating evidence. Tampa Bay Times 6/9/22 Granville Ritchie, who murdered a 9-year-old girl, remains on death
Prosecutors Against Gun Violence (PAGV) released a Mass Shooting Resource Guide for Prosecutors in the Spring of 2020. This guide provides lessons for what to do in the event of a mass shooting which include charging decisions, investigation, community involvement and providing victim services. The guide also discusses how prosecutors can work to advocate
Newsweek 6/7/22 A federal judge has ruled that Oklahoma’s lethal injection procedures are constitutional after 28 inmates sued claiming that the first drug was not enough to stop them from feeling pain. Oklahoma’s attorney general plans to seek execution dates for the death row inmates. CBS News Miami 6/6/22 As the jury selection
This weekly news roundup includes updates regarding recent incidents of mass violence, mass violence prosecution and case updates, and other developments, information, trainings, and materials related to this subject matter. This content is intended to inform and provide prosecutors with the information and training to more effectively prosecute cases of this type. NBC
June 6, 2022 The events of the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas are devastating, and words cannot express the sorrow and heartbreak we at APA feel for the loved ones of those who passed away and the Uvalde community as a whole. Prosecutors, law enforcement, and other criminal justice actors
The following are updates in the capital case litigation space, including appeals, verdicts, cases where the death penalty will be sought and their circumstances, and other information for review. Tampa Bay Times 5/20/22 Prosecutors have stated that they will seek the death penalty for a man accused of two separate stabbing murders in
Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Law Clerk Openings The BCSAO is currently accepting applications for law clerk positions. The BCSAO accepts applications on a rolling basis. Law Clerks are an essential part of our office working closely with prosecutors to assist with investigations, hearings and trials. Law clerks joining our
