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Death by Electrocutionernew
In a worst-case scenario for stun guns, a Phoenix cop kills a suspect with an 84-second tasing.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
07-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Phil Cisneros' Death Sentencenew
A vengeful court puts an ailing old man behind bars -- likely his final resting place.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
06-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Taser Aftershock!new
Turns out much-maligned stun guns are a good thing overall.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
06-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Letters From Hellnew
Robert Comer wrote to New Times from prison for years, predicting recently that his soul would be in the real hell "soon enough" -- last week, he was executed.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
05-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
This Con Man is Pretending He's Mentally Retardednew
Are we dumb enough to buy it and let him escape death row?
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
04-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
An Outrageous Fortunenew
Private lawyers in Maricopa County child-dependency cases are soaking us for unbelievable bucks.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
04-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Algiers Connectionnew
Sofaine Laimeche's long friendship with a 9/11 suspect has put his future in America in doubt.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: War on terror, 9/11
Gotcha!new
Corporations and governments can legally ignore photo tickets in the Valley, while the rest of us are expected to pay up -- or else.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
02-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jump Streetnew
Once ruled a suicide, Phoenix finance chief Kevin Keogh's leap to his death on a busy thoroughfare is a true medical mystery.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Teenage Wastelandnew
It's up to Gov. Napolitano to reform corrections for juveniles -- or at least make sure someone's watching over them.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
11-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dead Man Talkin'new
A murderer says that he wants desperately to die, but a U.S. appeals court won't let the state kill him.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
10-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Cost of Crueltynew
A federal jury awarded $9 million to the family and estate of a man who died after Maricopa County, Ariz. detention officers improperly strapped him in a restraint chair inside a county jail.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
04-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death Sentencenew
Jail personnel in Arizona handled an unruly prisoner so harshly that he died -- so what else is new?
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
03-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Case of the Grim Tweakernew
Officer Dave Uribe's murder made no sense, until detectives made the killer as a doper bent on shooting a cop.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
02-06-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Risky Businessnew
As violence escalates at Phoenix house parties, some are blaming party-crew rivalry.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
01-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
