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Bob Battle is a Proud Sponsor of Mike's BikesBob Battle's law firm is giving high quality bike helmets to Richmond area underprivileged recepients of "Mike's Bikes" program sponsored by Sports Radio 910's Mike Maniscalco.
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Cop codes are history, 10-4?
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Virginia manslaughter conviction overturned because police withheld discoveryThe Supreme Court of Virginia has held that the failure of police officers to provide potentially helpful information to a defendant who was originally charged with murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter was a violation of the defendant’s constitutional rights. The manslaughter conviction was reversed and the case was sent back for retrial for an offense no greater than voluntary manslaughter.
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Florida police chief ousted for urging ‘jelly belly’ officers to lose weightWinter Haven, Florida Police Chief Paul Goward was tired of looking around his department and seeing blubber hanging over the belts of some of his officers. So he sent out a memo exhorting the ‘‘jelly bellies” to shape up. In the end, the department lost 190 pounds - all of them belonging to Goward. He was forced out as chief because some of his officers took offense at the memo. The Oct. 11 memo bruised feelings on the 80-member force, drew at least one anonymous letter of complaint from officers about the chief’s management style and made his department the butt of jokes about fat cops and doughnuts.
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Bob Battle discusses constitutionality of DUI roadblocks on Chip Franklin radio showOn October 26, 2006, Bob Battle was the legal expert guest on the Chip Franklin show on WBAL radio in Baltimore, Maryland. Bob discussed the constitutionality of DUI roadblocks. He also discussed the United States Supreme Court's ruling stating that such roadblocks were an exception to the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
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How Insurers Avoid Liability
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Veteran Chesterfield County Prosecutor Criticized for Withholding Evidence in Murder TrialsA veteran Chesterfield County Prosecutor is being criticized for withholding evidence in a capital murder trial. This is not the first time that prosecutor Warren Von Schuch, a Chesterfield County deputy commonwealth's attorney, has been involved in a murder prosecution where evidence has been withheld from defense attorneys.