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Top NY court upholds conviction for illegal knife

New York’s highest court on Tuesday upheld a driver’s conviction for illegal possession for a gravity knife, rejecting arguments that he didn’t know the folding knife he used for work could open with a flick of the wrist.

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NH judges, lawyers draft rules to not jail poor who owe fines

Judges and lawyers for the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union have hammered out an agreement that would halt the jailing of indigents who fail to pay fines until a lawyer can be appointed for them. Some Indiana trial courts plan to utilize a risk assessment tool to identify who can be discharged without posting bail.

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