A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the federal racketeering and robbery convictions and 18-year sentences of two former members of an elite Baltimore police unit, which was later shown to be comprised of corrupt officers who stole from those ...

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Prosecutors did not violate the constitutional rights of a brothel robber by trying him as an adult, though he was 17 when he committed the crime, court rules.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says the government can prosecute a robbery of drug dealers under federal law without having to show that the drugs were intended for interstate commerce. The justices on Monday ruled 7-1 to uphold the conviction ...

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