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	<title>Criminal Justice Journalist</title>
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	<description>The world of criminal justice.</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Texas Man Charged with Kidnapping, Carjackings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Carjacking</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[His name is Samuel Scott Jones. He&#8217;s 32. On Sunday evening, he surrendered to authorities after leading them on a wild chase through three Texas counties. You may have seen this case on the local news. Jones carjacked an 18-wheeler. He&#8217;s also been charged with three other carjackings. It all started when he carjacked a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregerson Charged with Murder, Kidnapping of 5 Year Old Neighbor Girl</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/murder/gregerson-charged-with-murder-kidnapping-of-5-year-old-neighbor-girl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Murder</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig Roger Gregerson, 20, was charged with the murder of a missing 5-year-old girl. The girl was his neighbor and police found her dead body in a plastic storage box deep in Gregerson&#8217;s cellar. Gregerson gave in and told authorities where the body was located. He&#8217;s accused of sexually assaulting the little girl (Destiny) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carjacking Murderer Gets Life</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/criminal-justice/carjacking-murderer-gets-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Criminal Justice</category>
	<category>Carjacking</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Herbert Manago, who is just 18, gets life for a heinous carjacking that left one man dead. He was convicted of first degree murder of Donell King. King was just 20 and on a doubles date when it happened. Manago read a poem that he wrote in court and then was sentenced. While his lawyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Catches Air</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/police-car-chases/car-catches-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Police Car Chases</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Click on the link to watch a video of a police car chase. Apparently the bank robber thought he could get away. The police stayed back since it was a vacant road. Watch in amazement as the car goes airborne and then loses control. In the end, the car crashes into a tree and one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trucker Arrested in Kidnapping</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/criminal-justice/trucker-arrested-in-kidnapping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Criminal Justice</category>
	<category>Kidnapping</category>
	<category>Sexual Assault</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ordeal has finally come to an end. Today, two teen girls are back at home safe. Their captor, Rickey Donnell Jones, is now locked up in Knoxville, Tennessee. He’s facing at least two counts of kidnapping. The FBI is currently deciding on possible other offenses to charge him with. It all started innocently enough when Jones was about to start a furniture run. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sunbather Run Over</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/criminal-justice/sunbather-run-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Criminal Justice</category>
	<category>Vehicle Related</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a rare event, a sunbather at Daytona Beach, Florida was run over. Apparently, Volusia County beach patrol officer, Robert Augustynowski, was working the beach in his pickup truck. He never saw Danielle Taylor, 20, who was sunbathing on the beach—even though he was only going about 2.5 miles an hour. As a result, Augustynowski ran over Taylor with his pickup truck.]]></description>
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		<title>Xbox Killers Trial</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/criminal-justice/xbox-killers-trial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Criminal Justice</category>
	<category>Murder</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, in Florida, three men committed a heinous crime. They murdered five people. Among those murdered was 19 year-old, Michelle Ann Nathan. Crime analysis showed that the victims did not put up a fight. They were all stabbed then beaten to death. The crime occurred around 1am—most of the victims were asleep. Slaughtering five people was not enough for these vicious criminals. They even killed two small dogs.]]></description>
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		<title>Beanie Babies Cemetary Thief Arrested</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/criminal-justice/beanie-babies-cemetary-thief-arrested/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 21:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Criminal Justice</category>
	<category>Theft</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Mathew’s Cemetery in Posey County, which is in southern Indiana, has been under surveillance. That turns out to be bad news for Lucinda J. Jacobs. Those who have buried their loved ones at St. Mathew’s had complained of theft occurring at the cemetery. It turns out that someone was stealing Beanie Babies—stuffed animals—from the grave sites of children no longer with us. The disgusting and cruel crime was allegedly committed by Lucinda J. Jacobs, a 43 year-old woman.]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Bulls Mascot Attacks</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/criminal-justice/chicago-bulls-mascot-attacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 21:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Criminal Justice</category>
	<category>Battery</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We see them at every professional sports game—the mascots. Just who is under the costume though? Well, under Benny the Bull—the Chicago Bulls mascot—was Barry Anderson, who is 26 years old. Anderson was charged with battery recently for an incident at the Taste of Chicago. According to police, Anderson—dressed as Benny the Bull—attacked an off-duty officer during the event.]]></description>
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		<title>Criminal Trial Stages</title>
		<link>http://www.criminaljusticejournalist.com/criminal-justice/criminal-trial-stages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason A. Martin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Criminal Justice</category>
	<category>Education</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are eight stages to a criminal trial. Today, I will briefly lay out the sequence of a typical criminal trial. In future articles, I will delve deeper into each criminal trial stage. Without further ado, let’s get started. 

<strong>Stage One:</strong> Trial Initiation

This is the first part of any criminal trial. By federal law, those accused of a crime must be brought to trial in a speedy fashion. On specific federal law pertaining to this stage is the Speedy Trial Act. The Speedy Trial Act was formulated in 1974. It requires that proceedings being within a specified period of time. The accused can’t simply get lost in jail while the government takes its time getting to the matter.]]></description>
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