High court ruling supports prosecutors in plea bargaining
The Supreme Court in a five to four decision ruled prosecutors may threaten to press harsher charges if a defendant rejects a plea offer. The ruling preserves the bargaining tool while allowing defendants to refuse. The decision reverses a lower court and directly affects cases like that of Paul Hayes in Kentucky.
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William J. Brennan Jr
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Blackmun
Brennan
Marshall
Hoover warns FBI to stay clear of Garrison inquiry shyster remark
AP reports a scrawled note from J Edgar Hoover amid a half ton of JFK files shows Hoover directing the FBI to keep far from New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison's assassination inquiry, calling Garrison a shyster.
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Tension Between FBI and Warren Commission Revealed
Files show bitter exchanges and peace making between the FBI and Warren Commission during Kennedy inquiry. Rankin warned of unreasonable requests and slow FBI replies while Hoover questioned the commission's praise and sought timely cooperation.
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Warren Commission
Hoover criticizes Warren Commission findings in Kennedy case
In a letter from Beverly Wilcox of Yorktown Heights a year after the Kennedy assassination the FBI heard that she could not obtain a copy of the Warren Commission report. Rankin defended the bureau saying the critique was not meant to be hostile. The commission asked 30 questions later counted as 52 by the FBI cross exam. The FBI noted inconsistent naming in Oswalds wife references due to different agents. Both sides argued over nitpicking. The FBI said it cooperated with the Secret Service and already suggested improvements for presidential security.
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Warren Commission
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John F. Kennedy
Beverly Wilcox
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Kennedy
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Marina Nikolaevna Oswald
Draft Ends End of Conscription Moves to Volunteer Forces
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced the end of the military draft on January 27 1973 and said the armed forces would rely on volunteers to fill all positions.
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Ford cleared of news leaks in FBI files
FBI documents released show agents investigated former President Gerald R. Ford while he was a Michigan congressman and a member of the Warren Commission panel. The bureau cleared Ford of leaking stories about Kennedy assassination figures including Oswald diary content and a Ruby interview, pointing to William F. Alexander of Dallas as a probable source for at least one leak.
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Warren Commission
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Michigan
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Commission
Oswald
Jack Ruby
William F. Alexander
Dallas
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