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Rachael Rollins blasts judge for refusing to dismiss charges against nonviolent ‘Straight Pride Parade’ protesters. Update: Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins filed an emergency petition with the state Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday regarding Boston Municipal Court Judge Richard Sinnott’s actions, The Boston Globe reports. ... Original story below: Following the clash between “Straight Pride Parade” protesters and police in downtown Boston over the weekend, an unusual clash is now unfolding between prosecutors and a local judge handling the cases of those arrested during the event. Boston Municipal Court Judge Richard Sinnott refused to dismiss charges Tuesday against a...

State Grants Man's License After He's Accused Of Killing 2 POSTED: 3:18 pm MDT May 8, 2005 UPDATED: 11:28 am MDT May 9, 2005 DENVER -- A husband and wife are killed in a car crash and the man charged with killing them did not have a driver's license. Yet, two weeks later, the state gave him one. How could this happen? Frederick Culp, 29, has amassed a long driving record. He has been involved in more than a dozen accidents and yet even after the elderly couple he hit died, Culp is still behind the wheel. What's worse, state...