US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, September 13, 2004. Read the opinion here . Excerpt: We are presented with questions of grave significance, questions that test the commitment of this nation to an independent judiciary, to the constitutional guarantees of a fair trial even to one accused of the most heinous of crimes, [...]

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US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 12, 2004. Read the report here . Excerpt: In 2003 U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced an estimated 24.2 million violent and property victimizations, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). (See Survey methodology, page 11.) These criminal victimizations included an estimated 18.6 million [...]

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