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Inside in: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World by Jan Paul Schutten, illus. by Arie Van ‘t Riet, trans. by Laura Watkinson (Oct. 12, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-679-6), provides a look at creatures and their natural habitats using x-ray techniques and photographs. Ages 2–7.
How Beautiful by Antonella Capetti, illus. by Melissa Castrillon (Nov. 2, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-853-0). A curious caterpillar searches for the true meaning of the word
beautiful. Ages 4–8.
Little Narwhal, Not Alone by Tiffany Stone, illus. by Ashlyn Anstee (Oct. 12, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-620-8). In a tale inspired by real events, a lost narwhal in search of other narwhals finds a pod of beluga whales instead. Ages 4–8.
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Oregon hammer attack suspect walks free after woman refuses to testify without mask in court
A man accused of hitting Heather Fawcett with a hammer requested she appear with no mask. She said no, resulting in a Yamhill County judge dismissing the case. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 7:23 AM MST February 1, 2021
YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. Heather Fawcett is living in fear in Yamhill County. That’s because the man once convicted of hitting her in the head with a sledgehammer walked out of prison on Monday. Last thing he said to me was, ‘I ll kill you and your dog someday, said Fawcett between tears. I just have to be careful, be aware, carry mace and hope.
January 29, 2021 at 1:25 PM
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Well, this seems like a gross miscarriage of justice, but here we are.
Five years ago in Oregon, Pedro Sanchez was convicted in a hammer attack on Heather Fawcett, but it was a 10-2 jury verdict. So, because of the Supreme Court case saying that unanimous jury verdicts are required in serious criminal cases, the Oregon Supreme Court overturned the conviction and a retrial was scheduled. All of which checks out.
But of course, we are also living through a global pandemic. And that’s thrown a wrench into just about everything, including the criminal justice system.
Heather Fawcett, who already testified at one trial after being attacked by
Pedro Sanchez, declined to take the stand at a retrial after Sanchez’s conviction was overturned,
‘It’s the second time I’m going through this trial,’ Fawcett told the outlet. ‘And now you’re gonna tell me I have to expose my friends and my family and people I care about and myself to this virus?”
Sanchez was convicted of second-degree assault in the attack on Fawcett five years ago by a 10-2 jury verdict with the victim taking the stand against him.
But the conviction was overturned when the US Supreme Court in April