This is in response to your editorial (March 12), "Justice Denied," wherein the author vented his spleen over the U.S.
In all respects I agree with your forceful editorial, in which you champion the cause of giving a suspect his rights, and wherein you write, "The police should be required to bend over backward to ensure that suspects--certainly murder suspects--are treated fairly."
press is a miscarriage of justice and a serious threat to an informed public.
Your editorial again illustrates much of what is wrong with today's criminal justice system.
Thanks for the excellent cover story on Lone Justice.
By the way, what ever happened to Hilburn's last discovery; anybody remember Joe Ely?
A man is sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing two pizzas (The Times, May 14th) Another man is sentenced to four years as one of a group of men who stole $4 million worth of oil.
I appreciated Richard Eder's take (Ex Libris, Book Review, March 9) on the U.S. poet laureateship.
Six justices of the U.S.
system of justice itself changes, guaranteeing free speech, the right to assemble and other civil rights.
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner of the distinguished Robert Kirsch Award does due justice
After seeing Lone Justice four times, I have come up with a few observations of my own. 1--Maria
Since this letter will offend roughly 99.612% of Calendar readers, or about 44.8 people, editors are strongly cautioned ("The Big Deal," by Robert Hilburn, Dec. 15).
Using the Freedom of Information Act, the Providence (R.I.)
A cover plus 3 1/2 pages for a 20-year-old singer?
Forget about Madonna!
Your appalling conclusion that "The way to prevent police abuse is to throw out the conviction" betrays the same insensitivity to the victim of a crime that has undermined the public's confidence in our judicial process.
For the sake of her fans and her ex-bandmates, Maria McKee should drop the name Lone Justice
The United States is on the verge of deporting an accused Nazi collaborator and war criminal to the Soviet Union under circumstances that are as deeply troubling as they are unusual.
There are lots of coupons, many of which are expired. On June 9 2018, there is only one Barnes and Noble coupon or deal, and it's for a Book.