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Utah lynching may have been last
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
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June 19, 2005
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- Tammy Walquist Deseret Morning News
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A resolution apologizing for the U.S. Senate's past failure to
fight anti-black violence, passed by the Senate this past week, may
bring a little-known chapter in Utah history to light.
Carbon County is believed to be the site of the last lynching in
the American West -- and the justice system failed to prosecute any
of the 11 men arrested in connection with it.
Robert Marshall, a black coal miner from Arkansas, was hanged on
June 18, 1925. Although no trial was ever held, Marshall was believed
to have shot J. Milton Burns, a watchman for Utah Fuel Co., at Castle
Gate three days earlier. Officials at the time believed the shooting
resulted from a grudge.
After the watchman was shot, posses ...
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Man's malicious wounding charges sent to grand jury
Charleston Gazette;
September 24, 1999 ;
Rusty Marks;
394 words
......a Charleston man to a grand jury to sort out. Danjumal Marshall, 19, of 408 Elm St...Marshall's lawyer, said Marshall wasn't the man who pulled...the witness stand in Marshall's defense. Julius Bishop...and that the man wasn't Marshall. "I had a pretty good...braids and a ...
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Toward a more independent grand jury: Recasting and enforcing the...
The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics;
April 1, 2000 ;
Cassidy, R Michael;
787 words
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A proposed addition to the federal rules of criminal procedures requiring...
The American Criminal Law Review;
October 1, 2001 ;
Rosnberg, Benjamin E;
787 words
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 "South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)")
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);
February 9, 2007 ;
787 words
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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JONBENET RAMSEY CASE TAKES NEW TURN, GOES TO GRAND JURY.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);
September 15, 1998 ;
537 words
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 "The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)")
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The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);
November 17, 2005 ;
560 words
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Ex-officer indicted in rape Suffolk grand jury listens to prostitute's...
The Boston Globe;
June 17, 1994 ;
Shelley Murphy, and John Ellement Globe Staff;
699 words
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Court Voids Restraint on Testimony Given to Grand Jury;Florida Law...
The Washington Post;
March 22, 1990 ;
Ruth Marcus;
604 words
......Court ruled unanimously yesterday that grand jury witnesses may not be barred permanently...court said a Florida statute prohibiting grand jury witnesses from discussing the "content...similar rules outlawing disclosure of grand jury testimony. Of the remaining states, 21...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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GRAND JURY REPORT: MAKE JAIL MORE SAFE.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);
May 11, 2001 ;
Fisher, John C.K.;
638 words
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Federal grand jury system needs major reform
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
July 9, 2000 ;
CAREN BENJAMIN;
698 words
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2nd DeLay charges initially were rejected; Earle had to go to 3rd grand...
The Washington Times;
October 6, 2005 ;
676 words
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ARMY RIPS GRAND JURY REPORT CRITICISM LEAVES OUT FACT THAT WITNESSES...
Rocky Mountain News;
August 6, 2002 ;
Todd Hartman ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS;
690 words
...The Army blasted a recent Colorado grand jury report critical of its cleanup work at...port's alleged shortcomings to the fact the grand jury didn't have the opportunity to hear from...the report did not testify before the grand jury, which resulted in many inaccuracies...
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CU REGENTS ROASTED GRAND JURY CALLS BOARD 'UNQUALIFIED' TO SUPERVISE...
Rocky Mountain News;
August 30, 2004 ;
John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News;
787 words
...The grand jury that investigated the University of Colorado...still-secret report prepared by the state grand jury earlier this month, according to a source...they've taken an oath not to discuss the grand jury report," CU Athletic Department spokesman...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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CU REGENTS ROASTED GRAND JURY CALLS BOARD 'UNQUALIFIED' TO SUPERVISE...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
August 30, 2004 ;
Ensslin, John C.;
787 words
......John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News The grand jury that investigated the University of Colorado...still-secret report prepared by the state grand jury earlier this month, according to a source...they've taken an oath not to discuss the grand jury report, CU Athletic Department ...
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COURT: GRAND JURY SHOULD NOT INDICT THOSE WHO ARE PARDONED.(News)
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);
May 19, 2006 ;
702 words
......Associated Press FRANKFORT -- A special grand jury investigating the hiring practices of...wrote in the court's 4-2 opinion. The grand jury indicted Fletcher last week on misdemeanor...that would more affect the duties of a grand jury, or would more assist it in the conduct...
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