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Texas Man Who Invoked ‘Affluenza’ Defense Released From Jail

Associated Press

Posted on April 2, 2018 · Ethan Couch, who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck in 2013, was released from jail Monday

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Harris County expands jail-based competency program in effort to reduce court backlog

Posted on February 9, 2023 · The program aims to provide services to people who are found incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness or intellectual disability.

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Houston woman charged with murder in crash that killed five

Associated Press

Posted on August 9, 2022 · Prosecutors say her Mercedes-Benz was doing 90 mph last Thursday when it plowed into cars in an intersection, setting several on fire.

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Russian prosecutors call first witnesses in case against Brittney Griner

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on July 1, 2022 · Griner, 31, is "a bit worried" because of the trial and the potential of a prison sentence, her lawyer tells NPR, "but she's a tough lady and I think she will manage."

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Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd’s Murder

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on April 20, 2021 · George Floyd's death sparked sustained protests in Minneapolis, across the United States and around the world. It also set off a national reckoning on police violence and systemic racism.

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