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Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett, born Samuel Dashiell Hammett, was an American writer credited as the founder of hard-boiled detective fiction, author of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man.
Data protection impact assessment
A data protection impact assessment (DPIA) is a structured process that assesses the risks of processing personal data, required under Article 35 of the GDPR.
Date rape
Date rape: non-consensual intercourse by an acquaintance or date during a social engagement; also called acquaintance rape. Key facts: alcohol is the most common substance involved, Rohypnol and GHB are classic date rape drugs, and it is not a legally distinct rape category.
Date rape drug
Date rape drugs: any drug or alcohol, most often alcohol, used to make rape or sexual assault easier; includes Rohypnol, GHB, GBL, ketamine. Also called DFSA or chemical submission; rapid elimination hampers detection.
Daubert standard
Daubert standard: US evidence rule from Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993) replacing Frye general acceptance with judicial gatekeeping of expert testimony under Rule 702, extended by Kumho Tire (1999) and codified in 2000 and 2023 amendments.
Dave Courtney
Dave Courtney (1959-2023), English self-styled celebrity gangster, author, and actor from Bermondsey, claimed Kray twins links, inspired Lock, Stock's Big Chris, died by suicide in Plumstead in 2023.
Dave Sunday (politician)
Dave Sunday (David W. Sunday, Jr.), Republican and former York County District Attorney and Navy veteran, has been Pennsylvania's Attorney General since January 2025 after winning the 2024 election over Eugene DePasquale.
Davenport Downs Station
Davenport Downs Station is a cattle station in the Channel Country of Queensland, Australia, the largest in the state and the fourth largest in Australia.
David A. Bragdon
David Alan Bragdon (born 1977) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of North Carolina since 2025, nominated by President Trump.
David A. Ezra
David A. Ezra, also known as David Alan Ezra, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Hawaii.
David A. Faber
David A. Faber is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of West Virginia appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
David A. Ruiz
David Augustin Ruiz is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio since 2022, appointed by President Biden.
David and Catherine Birnie
David and Catherine Birnie, an Australian couple, murdered four females aged 15 to 31 in the 1986 Moorhouse murders in Willagee, Perth. Kate Moir's escape ended the spree; David died in prison in 2005, Catherine remains jailed.
David B. Barlow
David Bruce Barlow is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Utah since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.
David B. Hornby
David B. Hornby, also known as David Brock Hornby, is an American jurist and senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1990.
David B. Sentelle
David B. Sentelle, born 1943, is an American jurist who served as chief judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals from 2008 to 2013.
David Barksdale
David Barksdale (1947-1974), called King David, led Chicago's Devil's Disciples and Black Disciples and in 1969 merged them with Larry Hoover's Supreme Gangsters into the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, ancestor of the Gangster Disciples and Black Disciples.
David Berkowitz
David Berkowitz (born 1953), the "Son of Sam" and ".44 Caliber Killer," murdered six and wounded seven in New York City, 1976-1977; arrested August 10, 1977 via a parking ticket, imprisoned at Shawangunk, repeatedly denied parole.
David Boies
David Boies (born 1941, Sycamore, Illinois) is an American trial lawyer, founding partner of Boies Schiller Flexner, DOJ Special Trial Counsel in United States v. Microsoft, Gore's counsel in Bush v. Gore, and co-lead counsel against California's Proposition 8.
David Briones
David Briones (born 1943) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994.
David C. Bramlette
David C. Bramlette, born in 1939, is a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
David C. Bury
David C. Bury, born 1942, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Arizona, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002.
David C. Godbey
David C. Godbey (born 1957) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Northern District of Texas, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.
David C. Guaderrama
David C. Guaderrama, born David Campos Guaderrama in 1954, is an American jurist appointed by Barack Obama in 2012 to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
David C. Joseph
David C. Joseph, born David Cleveland Joseph, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Louisiana since 2020.
David C. Norton
David C. Norton (born 1946) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in South Carolina since 1990, appointed by President George H.W. Bush.
David C. Nye
David Charles Nye is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Idaho since 2017, appointed by President Donald Trump.
David C. W. Fowlkes
David Clay Wilkerson Fowlkes is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Arkansas since 2026, appointed by President Trump.
David Carpenter
David Carpenter, known as the "Trailside Killer," is an American serial killer who murdered hikers in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1980 and 1981.
David Collins (lieutenant governor)
David Collins (1756–1810), Royal Marines officer, deputy judge advocate of New South Wales with the First Fleet, author of An Account of the English Colony, and founding lieutenant-governor who established Hobart in 1804 after abandoning Port Phillip.