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Former Tarrant County deputy Jay Rotter was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. He was convicted in the shooting death of his girlfriend, 46-year-old Denton artist Leslie Hartman, at their home in the 2400 block of Robinwood Lane in 2020.
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After a little over three hours of deliberation on Tuesday, a jury found Jay Rotter guilty of murdering his girlfriend Leslie Hartman in their Denton home in 2020.
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Rahimi. The case could determine if it's legal to disarm subjects to domestic violence protective orders.
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An Arlington case before the Supreme Court, United States v. Rahimi, could determine if it's legal to ban domestic abusers under protective orders from have guns.
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Texas had its second-highest domestic violence homicide rate in a decade last year. The majority of those deaths involved a firearm.
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What leads to these tragedies, and how can they be prevented?
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Experts expect a decision could have wide effects on the nation’s domestic violence and gun laws. “The impact would be immediate,” a DA official said.
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Attempted strangulation can be a felony under Texas law and an indicator that domestic violence victims could end up dead. And advocates want to prevent that.
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in United States v. Zackey Rahimi, which says banning subjects of protective orders from having firearms is unconstitutional.
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Gabriella Gonzalez was killed after she reportedly got an abortion. Her death raises questions about how domestic violence victims in Texas are — or aren’t — protected.
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A woman killed after returning from a trip to Colorado to get an abortion had told Dallas police officers — weeks earlier — that her boyfriend repeatedly had attacked her.
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Federal and state laws prohibit people with protective orders against them from having firearms. But a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling could change that.