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Criminal Defense Lawyer News May 2006

Boeing to pay $615 million penalty in defense contracting probe
Boeing Co. has reached a tentative settlement with the government that calls for it to pay $615 million to end a three-year Justice Department investigation into reported defense contracting scandals, a federal official familiar with the details of the agreement said today. (Mon, 15 May 2006 19:55:13 GMT)

JPs could tap into grant fund for extra legal defense cash
Additional money Saline County needs for legal defense of a lawsuit could come from the county's grant fund, Justice of the Peace Doug Curtis of Benton said this morning. (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:26:21 GMT)

$615 mln Boeing settlement said near
Boeing Co. and the U.S. Justice Department have reached a tentative $615 million settlement over the No. 2 U.S. defense contractor's procurement violations, senior government officials said on Monday. (Mon, 15 May 2006 21:58:32 GMT)

Boeing Tentatively Settles For $615M
To settle issues involving ethical conduct, Boeing announced a tentative agreement with the government that calls for it to pay $615 million to end an investigation into reported defense contracting scandals. Boeing will not face criminal charges. (Tue, 16 May 2006 03:06:46 GMT)

'Don't buy it,' prosecutor tells jury of Enron defense
HOUSTON -- The message from a prosecutor to jurors in the Enron trial Monday was clear: Don't let Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling turn you into the latest 12 victims of their criminal conspiracy. (Tue, 16 May 2006 03:44:42 GMT)

Boeing won't face criminal charges in scandal probe
CHICAGO — Moving to settle lingering issues involving its ethical conduct, Boeing Co. announced a tentative agreement with the government Monday that calls for it to pay $615 million to end a three-year Justice Department investigation into reported defense contracting scandals. (Tue, 16 May 2006 07:06:50 GMT)

Boeing's $615 million payment may end defense-contract case
Boeing Co. has reached a tentative settlement with the government that calls for the company to pay $615 million to end a three-year Justice Department investigation into reported defense contracting scandals, a federal official familiar with the details of the agreement said yesterday. (Tue, 16 May 2006 07:43:40 GMT)

Saddam trial enters new phase with defense testimony
The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over a massacre of Shiites in the 1980s resumed with the court expected to begin hearing the testimony of about 60 defense witnesses. (Tue, 16 May 2006 08:57:45 GMT)

Saddam trial enters new phase with defense testimony
BAGHDAD -- The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over a massacre of Shias in the 1980s resumed on Tuesday with the court expected to begin hearing the testimony of about 60 defense witnesses. (Tue, 16 May 2006 09:02:20 GMT)

Defense Presents Witnesses in Saddam Trial
The defense presented witnesses Tuesday in the trial of Saddam Hussein and former members of his regime, a day after the judge formally charged them with crimes against humanity that carry a possible death penalty by hanging. (Tue, 16 May 2006 09:42:13 GMT)

Defense presents witnesses in Saddam trial
The defense presented witnesses Tuesday in the trial of Saddam Hussein and former members of his regime, a day after the judge formally charged them with crimes against humanity that carry a possible death penalty by hanging. (Tue, 16 May 2006 10:04:00 GMT)

Saddam trial enters new phase with defense testimony
The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over the killing of Shiites in the 1980s has begun hearing the testimony of defense witnesses, marking a new stage in the long-running process. (Tue, 16 May 2006 10:12:08 GMT)

Boeing to pay $615 million
Tentative settlement to end federal probes Boeing Co. has reached a tentative settlement of two separate federal criminal investigations into its defense business, agreeing to pay $615 million to the government, senior Justice Department officials confirmed Monday. (Tue, 16 May 2006 10:44:14 GMT)

Defense Presents Witnesses in Saddam Trial
The defense presented witnesses Tuesday in the trial of Saddam Hussein and former members of his regime, a day after the judge formally charged them with crimes against humanity that carry the possibility of the death penalty. (Tue, 16 May 2006 11:02:03 GMT)

Defense Presents Witnesses In Saddam Trial
The defense presented witnesses Tuesday in the trial of Saddam Hussein and former members of his regime, a day after the judge formally charged them with crimes against humanity that carry the possibility of the death penalty. CBS News: Three Years At War (Tue, 16 May 2006 12:28:44 GMT)

Defense: Government bullied Enron witnesses
Witnesses who testified against former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling were “robbed of their free will” by prosecutors, suggesting they were eager to tell the government what it wanted to hear, Skilling’s defense attorney said Tuesday. (Tue, 16 May 2006 16:04:53 GMT)

Defense Begins Closing Arguments in Enron Trial
HOUSTON, May 16 -- A defense lawyer for former Enron Corp. Chief Jeffrey K. Skilling Tuesday told jurors in his fraud trial to "look into his soul. See if you see a criminal. See if you see a man with criminal intent." (Tue, 16 May 2006 17:12:10 GMT)

Saddam trial in new phase with defense testimony
The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over the killing of Shiites in the 1980s heard the testimony of defense witnesses, as a new phase in the long-running process gained momentum. (Tue, 16 May 2006 17:56:20 GMT)

Enron defense goes out in style
Complaining that the government was engaged in an after-the-fact campaign to "criminalize" standard business practices, Dan Petrocelli, the lead attorney for former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling, pleaded with jurors Tuesday morning to acquit his client of the 28 criminal counts lodged against him. (Tue, 16 May 2006 18:42:00 GMT)

Enron prosecution witnesses 'robbed of their free will,' defense lawyer says
Witnesses who testified against former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling were "robbed of their free will" by prosecutors, Skilling's defense attorney said Tuesday, suggesting they were eager to tell the government what it wanted to hear. (Tue, 16 May 2006 19:16:40 GMT)

Iraq criminal court hands down 14 convictions
The Central Criminal Court of Iraq — where suspected insurgents are often prosecuted with the help of testimony from the U.S. troops who detained them — announced another set of verdicts from cases tried over the past two weeks. (Tue, 16 May 2006 20:31:58 GMT)

Enron fraud charges 'absurd': defense attorney
The government has piled "absurd" charges on his client and bullied witnesses into supporting its case, a defense attorney said during closing arguments in the fraud and conspiracy trial against former Enron executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay. (Tue, 16 May 2006 22:26:54 GMT)

Fiery Plea by Defense in Houston
Defense Lawyers portrayed their clients as passionate men guilty of no more than their supreme belief that they could turn Enron into an energy colossus. (Wed, 17 May 2006 02:22:16 GMT)

In Closing Arguments, Enron Defense Zeroes In on Juror Hesitation
In a high-volume, passionate argument, defense attorney Daniel Petrocelli implored jurors to find his client, former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling, not guilty of criminal charges pending against him, and argued federal prosecutors failed to prove Skilling participated in a conspiracy to engage in fraud. (Wed, 17 May 2006 04:08:48 GMT)

Enron defense goes on offense
Attorneys for the defense in the Enron trial asked jurors to avoid falling for prosecutorial side shows and accused the attempts to charge Enron's two top officers to the way it attacks a mob organization. (Wed, 17 May 2006 05:58:30 GMT)

Defense: Gov't Manufactured Enron Case
The criminal trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling is not the place for jurors to seek revenge for all the jobs and investors' billions that evaporated when the scandal-ridden company flamed out in 2001, lawyers for Lay told jurors on the eve of deliberations. (Wed, 17 May 2006 06:22:47 GMT)

Enron Defense Sums Up Its Case
HOUSTON, May 16 -- Defense lawyers for former Enron Corp. leaders Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling told jurors that the company's collapse was not a crime and implored them to find both men not guilty if the slightest doubt exists. (Wed, 17 May 2006 06:27:40 GMT)

Defense: Gov't Manufactured Enron Case
HOUSTON (AP) - The criminal trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling is not the place for jurors to seek revenge for all the jobs and investors' billions that evaporated when the scandal-ridden company flamed out in 2001, lawyers for Lay told jurors on the eve of deliberations. Echoing what U.S. District Judge Sim Lake told jurors when they were (Wed, 17 May 2006 06:39:57 GMT)

In Closing Arguments, Enron Defense Zeroes In on Juror Hesitation
In a high-volume, passionate argument, defense attorney Daniel Petrocelli implored jurors to find his client, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, not guilty of criminal charges pending against him, and argued that federal prosecutors failed to prove Skilling participated in a conspiracy to engage in fraud. (Wed, 17 May 2006 06:58:44 GMT)

As Enron trial winds down, defense paints a portrait of broken victims
For 16 weeks, U.S. government lawyers sought to portray Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling as leaders of a criminal enterprise who propped up Enron with accounting tricks and lied to investors and employees about the company's financial problems. (Wed, 17 May 2006 15:27:53 GMT)

Enron prosecutors manufactured case against Lay, Skilling, defense says
HOUSTON - The criminal trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling is not the place for jurors to seek revenge for all the jobs and billions of dollars that evaporated when the scandal-ridden company flamed out in 2001, lawyers for Lay told jurors on the eve of deliberations. (Wed, 17 May 2006 16:25:58 GMT)

US Senate Votes to Deny Citizenship to Illegal Immigrants with Criminal Record
The U.S. Senate Wednesday continued work on an immigration reform bill, voting to bar illegal immigrants with criminal records from becoming U.S. citizens and build a fence along a portion of the U.S. border with Mexico. (Wed, 17 May 2006 22:24:55 GMT)

Expert probes shooter intent: Firearms trainer is sole witness for defense
The defense team for accused murderer Joseph E. McCloskey Jr. called only one witness — an expert in firearms training — and recalled one prosecution witness before resting its case Wednesday. (Thu, 18 May 2006 04:11:31 GMT)

New district attorney 'making progress' in reducing number of criminal filings
Four and a half months after unseating Colleen Truden in a recall election, District Attorney Martin Beeson said the number of criminal cases his office is filing has fallen for strategic reasons. (Thu, 18 May 2006 07:06:54 GMT)

Duke lacrosse player wants accuser's phone logs, criminal record
DURHAM, N.C. - An attorney for one of three Duke University lacrosse players charged with rape wants prosecutors to release evidence they've collected, including the cell phone logs and any criminal history of the accuser. (Thu, 18 May 2006 12:29:57 GMT)

Enron case goes to jury after 56 days
Jurors in the criminal fraud trial of Enron's former chief executives, Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay, have begun deliberating after a prosecutor hit back at assertions by defense lawyers that the government had coerced witnesses to fabricate testimony. (Thu, 18 May 2006 13:13:34 GMT)

Juror In Ky. Trial Jailed For Sending Critical E-Mail To Defense
A juror in a Kentucky criminal trial is now in jail for sending an e-mail to a defense lawyer, criticizing the state's case. (Thu, 18 May 2006 17:44:16 GMT)

Attorney For Duke Player Wants Accuser's Phone Logs, Criminal Record
DURHAM, N.C. -- An attorney for one of three Duke University lacrosse players charged with rape wants prosecutors to release evidence they've collected, including the cell phone logs and any criminal history of the accuser. (Thu, 18 May 2006 19:23:22 GMT)

DEPUTIES V. COUNTY: DAY 10 - Plaintiffs conclude arguments; defense to present its case
The plaintiffs concluded their arguments on Monday and the defense was to begin presenting its case today as the trial involving sheriff's deputies and employees and Saline County enters its third week of testimony in federal court at Little Rock. (Thu, 18 May 2006 21:35:28 GMT)

Defense Contractor Indicted on Charges
A defense contractor, its president and three employees were indicted Thursday on charges they conspired to produce thousands of substandard air filters for the Army's main battle tank, putting soldiers and Marines at risk. (Thu, 18 May 2006 23:44:19 GMT)

Defense Contractor Indicted on Charges
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A defense contractor, its president and three employees were indicted Thursday on charges they conspired to produce thousands of substandard air filters for the Army's main battle tank, putting soldiers and Marines at risk.The filters, for the M-1 Abrams tank, were to protect occupants from nuclear, biological and chemical contaminants. (Fri, 19 May 2006 00:27:15 GMT)

A 2nd Criminal Trial Begins for Former Enron Chief
A second trial began for Kenneth L. Lay with prosecutors accusing him of repeatedly lying to banks about how he would use $75 million in loans. (Fri, 19 May 2006 02:36:56 GMT)

Defense seeks dismissal of Healy indictment
UTICA — The 19-count indictment charging John T. Healy in the robbery of a New Hartford jewelry store and the resulting shooting death of a New Hartford police officer should be dismissed because a state Supreme Court judge was the grand jury's foreperson, Healy's defense attorney argued in court Thursday. (Fri, 19 May 2006 06:03:44 GMT)

Who Wins This Case? Lawyers
Firms that had once shunned criminal work now see white-collar defense as a potential growth business. (Fri, 19 May 2006 07:23:47 GMT)

Criminal Charges Levied Against Big Tort Law Firm
LOS ANGELES - The future of one of the country's leading class-action law firms, Milberg Weiss, is in grave doubt after a federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment yesterday accusing the firm of engaging in a secret, 25-year-long conspiracy to kick back attorneys fees to investors who served as named plaintiffs in more than 150 lawsuits brought against publicly-traded American companies. (Fri, 19 May 2006 08:28:43 GMT)

Second criminal trial begins for Lay
As a jury spent its first full day deliberating the fates of the former Enron chief executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, a second criminal trial has begun, with prosecutors accusing Lay of repeatedly lying to banks about how he would use $75 million in loans. (Fri, 19 May 2006 13:42:43 GMT)

Linda Kenney Baden Joins Spector Defense Team
Today, Phil Spector lead defense counsel Bruce Cutler announced that Linda Kenney Baden is joining the Spector defense team. (Fri, 19 May 2006 14:34:07 GMT)

Special judge will hear criminal case against sheriff’s son
Morgan County Superior Court II Judge Christopher Burnham has removed himself from the case against Robert J. Garner. Burnham informed special prosecutor David Riggins and defense attorney Samuel Shapiro last week that he will ask for a special judge to be appointed to the case. (Fri, 19 May 2006 20:41:20 GMT)

Court disbars defense lawyer
The Kansas Supreme Court has disbarred a Wichita criminal defense lawyer a year after he tested positive for cocaine during a murder trial. (Sat, 20 May 2006 06:05:31 GMT)

Renowned attorney joins Hayat defense
SACRAMENTO - A San Francisco attorney renowned for successfully appealing high-profile criminal cases has joined the defense team representing Lodi's Hamid Hayat, who was convicted April 25 of receiving terrorist training in Pakistan. (Sat, 20 May 2006 07:16:16 GMT)

Congress Faces Multiple Criminal Probes
For the first time since the Abscam scandal a quarter-century ago, multiple lawmakers face criminal and ethics investigations that are tarnishing Congress, already low on public approval. (Sat, 20 May 2006 16:41:55 GMT)

Prosecutors Appeal on DeLay Indictment
Prosecutors in the case against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay have asked the state's highest criminal court to reinstate an indictment accusing the former House majority leader of conspiring to violate election laws. (Sat, 20 May 2006 19:39:44 GMT)

Congress Faces Multiple Criminal Probes
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time since the Abscam scandal a quarter-century ago, multiple lawmakers face criminal and ethics investigations that are tarnishing Congress, already low on public approval. Three separate bribery investigations by the Justice Department were bad enough news for lawmakers. But the woes only increased last week when the House ethics committee broke a 16-month (Sun, 21 May 2006 01:06:03 GMT)

Congress faces multiple criminal, ethics investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time since the Abscam scandal a quarter-century ago, multiple lawmakers face criminal and ethics investigations that are tarnishing Congress, already low on public appr... (Sun, 21 May 2006 09:56:21 GMT)

Payoff in Skilling defense may not be compensation
Daniel M. Petrocelli and his law firm probably won't get fully compensated for their work defending Jeffrey K. Skilling, as the former Enron Corp. chief executive appears to have exhausted his defense fund. (Sun, 21 May 2006 10:31:10 GMT)

NBC: Trial begins for ex-White House official
After five guilty pleas in the influence-peddling investigation of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the first criminal trial is set to begin on Monday. David Safavian, the former chief of staff of the General Services Administration is charged with five counts of making false statements and obstructing investigations. (Mon, 22 May 2006 02:40:18 GMT)

Prosecution of Journalists Is Possible in NSA Leaks
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales raised the possibility yesterday that New York Times journalists could be prosecuted for publishing classified information based on the outcome of the criminal investigation underway into leaks to the Times of data about the National Security Agency's... (Mon, 22 May 2006 03:03:45 GMT)

5 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Freed in Kuwait
A Kuwait criminal court on Sunday acquitted five former Guantanamo detainees of charges that they collected money for Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network. (Mon, 22 May 2006 03:16:51 GMT)

Already low on approval, Congress faces multiple criminal, ethics investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For the first time since the Abscam scandal a quarter-century ago, multiple lawmakers face criminal and ethics investigations that are tarnishing Congress, already low on public approval. (Mon, 22 May 2006 05:22:28 GMT)

San Mateo Daily Journal
Lisa Maguire has sat on both sides of a courtroom, first as a prosecutor then as a private attorney specializing in criminal defense. Now, the 40-year-old is hoping to find a new seat on the judge’s bench. (Mon, 22 May 2006 07:13:33 GMT)

American Defense Systems, Inc. (ADSI) Produces Mobile Ballistic Protective Glass Shield for the NYPD's Forensic
HICKSVILLE, N.Y.----May 22, 2006--American Defense Systems, Inc. has just completed an indigenously-designed and manufactured Mobile Ballistic Protective Glass Shield for the NYPD's Forensic Investigations Division Firearms Analysis Section. (Mon, 22 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT)

Minucci's Defense: What Hate Crime?
Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a white man accused of beating a black man in a June 2005 hate-crime assault. But Nicholas Minucci's attorney, Albert Gaudelli, said, "There is no hate crime here. There never was a hate crime here." (Mon, 22 May 2006 20:57:56 GMT)

Twanda Carlisle Hires Defense Attorney
Troubled City Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle has hired an attorney after investigations into her use of staff members may turn into a criminal question. (Mon, 22 May 2006 21:13:06 GMT)

Buying Leniency: Small-Scale and Widespread
In the criminal courts of Kennewick and Richland, in eastern Washington, people arrested for offenses such as drunk driving could routinely get a lenient sentence by contributing money to prosecutors' favorite charities. The practice came under criticism recently when some of the donated money in Kennewick went missing. But similar arrangements may be widespread; a prominent defense lawyer in (Mon, 22 May 2006 21:56:20 GMT)

Enron Internet execs criminal case goes to jury
The criminal case against two former Enron Corp. Internet executives was handed to the jury on Monday to decide whether the men helped operate a fraudulent deal that hid the business' weak finances. (Mon, 22 May 2006 22:02:22 GMT)

City's public defender system troubled before Katrina
Damaged evidence vaults in New Orleans represent only a small part of the difficulty in restarting the city's criminal justice system, which is unable to guarantee thousands of crime suspects their right to a speedy trial and does not have nearly enough public defenders for low-income defendants. (Tue, 23 May 2006 02:57:00 GMT)

Defense of ex-exec may pay off big for law firm
Daniel M. Petrocelli and his law firm probably won't get fully compensated for their work defending Jeffrey K. Skilling, as the former Enron Corp. chief executive appears to have exhausted his defense fund. (Tue, 23 May 2006 03:25:49 GMT)

New Orleans plans first criminal trials since Katrina
New Orleans plans to hold its first criminal trial since Hurricane Katrina as soon as next week, the first step in solving a judicial crisis in which thousands of suspects have been jailed for months without trials. (Tue, 23 May 2006 04:27:20 GMT)

BP may face criminal charges
As the oil giant on Friday issued its final report on the deadly Texas City explosion blaming managers for lax safety, the case was referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal indictment. (Tue, 23 May 2006 04:43:23 GMT)

Lay Takes Stand Again in Bank Fraud Trial
Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay is taking the blame for federal criminal bank fraud charges against him stemming from his personal banking but insists he never intended to break the law because he wasn't aware he was doing anything wrong. (Tue, 23 May 2006 05:23:01 GMT)

WAR & TERROR DIGEST: Brother defends Saddam
Saddam Hussein's half-brother testified in defense of the fallen dictator's character on Monday, giving an unapologetic narrative that seemed crafted not only to deflect criminal charges, but to correct Saddam's tarnished historical legacy. (Tue, 23 May 2006 07:45:14 GMT)

Half brother defends Hussein in court
BAGHDAD -- Saddam Hussein's half brother testified in defense of the toppled dictator's character yesterday , giving an unapologetic narrative that seemed crafted not only to deflect criminal charges, but to correct Hussein 's tarnished historical legacy. (Tue, 23 May 2006 08:20:56 GMT)

Czuleger Says Steven Van Sicklen Likely to Be Next Supervising Judge of Criminal Courts
Criminal Courts Assistant Supervising Judge Steven Van Sicklen will likely take over as supervising judge on Jan. 1, the court’s assistant presiding judge said yesterday. (Tue, 23 May 2006 17:01:22 GMT)

Charges Against Former Black Appointees Bring New Concerns For Speaker
House Speaker Jim Black has taken plenty of heat in recent years because of his defense of video poker. Now that's just one of his concerns, as people connected to him face criminal charges. (Tue, 23 May 2006 22:18:02 GMT)

Defense: Lay didn't know about rule
Jury deliberations continued Tuesday in the government's massive fraud trial against former Enron CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, even as the government wrapped up a much smaller case against Lay, accusing him of deceiving three banks that made personal loans to him. (Wed, 24 May 2006 02:11:40 GMT)

Decision to drop charges is defended
Richmond's two former top prosecutors took the stand yesterday as defense witnesses in a high-profile criminal case involving the daughter of an office employee. (Wed, 24 May 2006 04:52:14 GMT)

Lay awaiting outcome of 2 criminal cases
Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases. (Wed, 24 May 2006 06:49:05 GMT)

Lay Awaiting Outcome of 2 Criminal Cases
Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases. As jurors were to return Wednesday for a fifth day deliberating the fraud and conspiracy trial of the Enron Corp. founder and his codefendant, former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, U.S. (Wed, 24 May 2006 06:49:05 GMT)

Lay Awaiting Outcome of 2 Criminal Cases
HOUSTON (AP) - Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases. As jurors were to return Wednesday for a fifth day deliberating the fraud and conspiracy trial of the Enron Corp. founder and his codefendant, former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, U.S. District Court Judge Sim Lake was considering evidence against Lay after a three-day trial where Lay was accused of bank (Wed, 24 May 2006 07:10:07 GMT)

Lay Awaiting Outcome of 2 Criminal Cases
HOUSTON (AP) - Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases.As jurors were to return Wednesday for a fifth day deliberating the fraud and conspiracy trial of the Enron Corp. founder and his codefendant, former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, U.S. District Court Judge Sim Lake was considering evidence against Lay after a three-day trial where Lay was accused of bank fraud. (Wed, 24 May 2006 07:26:45 GMT)

Marcum trial rescheduled for Sept. 12
LARGO - The criminal trial of Storm coach and general manager Tim Marcum scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Sept. 12. "At that time, be ready," Pinellas-Pasco Judge Thomas McGrady instructed the defense in granting its request for continuance. "(The case) has been around a long time." (Wed, 24 May 2006 07:34:21 GMT)

Bail jumping no crime, Ocean County judge rules
The state law that makes it a crime for a defendant in a criminal case to fail to show up for trial was declared unconstitutional by a judge in Ocean County, who said the law unfairly shifts the burden of proof to the defense. (Wed, 24 May 2006 09:01:53 GMT)

Tareq Aziz testifies in defense of Saddam Hussein
Former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz took the witness stand to defend Saddam Hussein and his associates in a case involving the killing of Shiite civilians from Dujail in the 1980s. (Wed, 24 May 2006 10:21:10 GMT)

Former Iraqi deputy PM Tariq Aziz testifies in defense of Saddam
Aziz, who was No. 43 on the US’s list of most wanted Iraqi officials, became the first defense witness in Saddam Hussein’s trial, which resumed Wednesday in Baghdad. (Wed, 24 May 2006 11:05:49 GMT)

Lay Awaiting Outcome of 2 Criminal Cases
HOUSTON -- Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases. (Wed, 24 May 2006 12:13:38 GMT)

Lay awaiting outcome of 2 criminal cases
Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases. As jurors were to return Wednesday for a fifth day deliberating the fraud and conspiracy trial of the Enron Corp. founder and his codefendant, former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, U.S. District Court Judge Sim Lake was considering evidence against Lay after a three-day trial where Lay was accused of bank fraud. (Wed, 24 May 2006 12:38:57 GMT)

Ex-official testifies in defense of Saddam
Tariq Aziz, a former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister, testified Wednesday for the defense in the trial of Saddam Hussein, saying the regime had to strike back with a crackdown on a Shiite town after an assassination attempt on the former Iraqi leader in 1982. (Wed, 24 May 2006 12:45:14 GMT)

Criminal defense lawyers to honor Judge Wattles
Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Bob Wattles has been named recipient of the 2006 Gary L. Formet Sr. Award of Judicial Excellence from the Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Wed, 24 May 2006 13:44:16 GMT)

Lay awaits outcome of 2 criminal cases
Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases. Jurors deliberated Wednesday for a fifth day in the fraud and conspiracy trial of the Enron Corp. founder and his co-defendant, former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling. Meanwhile, U.S. District Court Judge Sim Lake, who is presiding over that trial, is considering evidence against Lay in a bank fraud case. (Wed, 24 May 2006 14:22:51 GMT)

Lay Awaits Outcome of 2 Criminal Cases
Kenneth Lay now is awaiting the outcome of two criminal cases. Jurors deliberated Wednesday for a fifth day in the fraud and conspiracy trial of the Enron Corp. founder and his co-defendant, former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling. (Wed, 24 May 2006 14:22:51 GMT)

Tariq Aziz testifies as defense witness in raucous Saddam trial
Tariq Aziz, once a close member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, testified for the defense Wednesday, saying the regime had to crack down on a Shiite town after a 1982 assassination attempt on the Iraqi leader. (Wed, 24 May 2006 15:32:50 GMT)

Tariq Aziz testifies as defense witness in raucous Saddam trial
Tariq Aziz, once a close member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, testified for the defense today, saying the regime had to crack down on a Shiite town after a 1982 assassination attempt on the Iraqi leader. (Wed, 24 May 2006 17:08:16 GMT)

Defense attorneys clash with medical examiner in Unger murder trial
BEULAH -- In often-heated questioning today, a defense attorney attacked the credibility of a medical examiner whose testimony is considered critical to the Mark Unger murder trial in Benzie Circuit Court. (Wed, 24 May 2006 19:36:29 GMT)

More states OK deadly self-defense
A campaign by gun rights advocates to make it easier to use deadly force in self-defense is rapidly winning support across the country. (Wed, 24 May 2006 23:10:19 GMT)

States adopt deadly force self-defense law
A campaign by gun rights advocates to make it easier to use deadly force in self-defense is rapidly winning support across the country, as state after state makes it legal for people who feel their lives are in danger to shoot down an attacker - whether in a car-jacking or just on the street. (Thu, 25 May 2006 07:18:27 GMT)

Defense Off to Rocky Start in Sniper Trial
John Allen Muhammad got into a shouting match with prosecutors on the first day of his defense after one of his witnesses testified differently than expected at his second trial for the October 2002 sniper spree. (Thu, 25 May 2006 09:47:55 GMT)

Security executive banks on defense business
Job: Since April, Paul Talley has been managing director and co-head of former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s Giuliani Capital Advisors' newly formed security and defense investment banking sector, since April. (Thu, 25 May 2006 14:11:20 GMT)

`Big Sell' strategy fails
`Shoot the moon' no-fault theme limited options So much for the bold defense of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. (Fri, 26 May 2006 15:43:54 GMT)

Pentagon probe of Iraq deaths winding down
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is being kept apprised of an investigation into charges that Marines committed unprovoked killings of up to two dozen Iraqi civilians, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, declining to say whether criminal charges including murder could be coming. (Fri, 26 May 2006 17:13:41 GMT)

Probes into civilian killings nearing an end: Pentagon
Probes into alleged killings of Iraqi civilians by US Marines are nearing an end, US defense spokesmen said, amid widespread expectations that criminal charges are likely. (Fri, 26 May 2006 18:53:57 GMT)

Defense Official: Evidence Shows Civilians Murdered By Marines
Investigators believe that their criminal probe into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that Marines committed unprovoked murders. (Fri, 26 May 2006 19:11:02 GMT)

Official: Iraqi deaths likely murder by Marines
Investigators believe that their criminal investigation into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that Marines committed unprovoked murders, a senior defense official said today. (Fri, 26 May 2006 19:27:54 GMT)

Marines may be charged in Iraqi civilian deaths
U.S. Marines could face criminal charges, possibly including murder, for their involvement in the deaths of up to two dozen Iraqi civilians in Haditha last November, a defense official said on Friday. (Fri, 26 May 2006 19:58:26 GMT)

Defense Department Official: Iraq Civilian Deaths Unjustified
Investigators believe that their criminal investigation into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that Marines committed unprovoked murders, a senior defense official said Friday. The Marine Corps initially reported 15 deaths and said they were caused by a roadside bomb and an ensuing firefight with insurgents. A separate investigation is seeking to determine (Fri, 26 May 2006 20:25:53 GMT)

Defense Official: Evidence Shows Civilians Murdered By Marines
WASHINGTON -- Investigators believe that their criminal investigation into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that Marines committed unprovoked murders, a senior defense official said Friday. (Fri, 26 May 2006 21:07:06 GMT)

Evidence In Criminal Probe Of Iraqi Deaths Points Toward Murder By Marines, Official Says
Military investigators probing the deaths last November of about two dozen Iraqi civilians have evidence that points toward unprovoked murders by Marines, a senior defense official said Friday. (Fri, 26 May 2006 21:57:07 GMT)

Probe: Marines Likely Murdered Iraqis
American investigators believe that a criminal investigation into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that U.S. Marines committed unprovoked murders, a senior defense official said. (Fri, 26 May 2006 22:06:36 GMT)

Marines may be charged in Iraq civilian deaths
U.S. Marines could face criminal charges, including murder, over the deaths of up to two dozen Iraqi civilians last year, a defense official said on Friday. (Fri, 26 May 2006 22:28:03 GMT)

Time magazine must turn over data for Libby defense
WASHINGTON -- Time magazine must turn over some internal documents to former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's lawyers because the evidence could help his defense against perjury and obstruction-of-justice charges in the CIA leak case, a federal judge ruled yesterday. (Sat, 27 May 2006 04:05:03 GMT)

Lacrosse defense: Stories changed
Two weeks before identifying lacrosse player David Evans with "90 percent" certainty in a police photo lineup as one of her attackers, the accuser in the Duke rape case failed to pick him out in an earlier photo lineup, according to a defense motion filed Friday. (Sat, 27 May 2006 06:23:05 GMT)

Evidence in criminal probe of Iraqi deaths points toward murder by Marines, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Investigators believe that their criminal investigation into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that Marines committed unprovoked murders, a senior defense official said Friday. (Sat, 27 May 2006 06:24:06 GMT)

Official: Marines may be charged in Iraq deaths
WASHINGTON -- US Marines could face criminal charges, including murder, over the deaths of Iraqi civilians last year, a defense official said yesterday. (Sat, 27 May 2006 08:19:50 GMT)

Evidence in criminal probe of Iraqi deaths points toward murder by Marines, official says
WASHINGTON - A criminal investigation into the deaths of about two dozen Iraqi civilians points toward a conclusion that Marines committed unprovoked murders, a senior defense official said Friday. (Sat, 27 May 2006 13:12:25 GMT)

Lay, Skilling gambled and lost on stand
For more than two years, Kenneth Lay portrayed his prosecution as a witch hunt that rose from the rubble of Enron Corp. It was no secret that he planned to testify in his own defense. And a lawyer for Jeffrey Skilling, Lay's co-defendant in the historic, four-month fraud and conspiracy trial, told jurors of his client: "You could not keep him off that witness stand." (Sun, 28 May 2006 11:23:13 GMT)

Iraqi PM fails to name new officials
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki once again failed to reach agreement Sunday on naming a new defense and interior minister as parliament reconvened after a four-day break. (Sun, 28 May 2006 13:15:14 GMT)

Unity of Iraq's new government put to the test
Iraqi leaders have failed to meet their own deadline for naming new interior and defense ministers, officials said on Sunday, in an early setback for the government's declared drive to rein in widespread violence. (Sun, 28 May 2006 16:25:31 GMT)

Defense, Nifong differ in approach to Duke case
The courtroom setup seemed typical at first glance: a defendant and his lawyer on one side, the prosecutor on the other. The extra line of defense lawyers sitting behind the two sides, however, made it clear this was not an everyday case. (Sun, 28 May 2006 16:29:43 GMT)

Defense, Nifong differ in approach
DURHAM, N.C. -- The courtroom setup seemed typical at first glance: a defendant and his lawyer on one side, the prosecutor on the other. The extra line of defense lawyers sitting behind the two sides, however, made it clear this was not an everyday case. (Sun, 28 May 2006 18:33:19 GMT)

Iraqi leaders fail to decide on key ministers
Iraqi leaders have failed to meet their own deadline for naming new interior and defense ministers, officials said on Sunday, in an early setback for the government's declared drive to rein in widespread violence. (Sun, 28 May 2006 18:51:29 GMT)

Senator vows probe of Iraq killings
Iraqi leaders have failed to meet their own deadline for naming new interior and defense ministers, officials said on Sunday, in an early setback for the government's declared drive to rein in widespread violence. (Sun, 28 May 2006 22:40:49 GMT)

Lawyers use wreck that injured Lori Siegelman
MONTGOMERY -- The horrific 1984 car accident that almost killed former Gov. Don Siegelman's wife, Lori, has developed into an element of Siegelman's defense against the multitude of federal criminal charges against him. (Mon, 29 May 2006 09:22:44 GMT)

Defense uniquely united in Duke lacrosse case
(DURHAM) - The courtroom setup seemed typical at first glance: a defendant and his lawyer on one side, the prosecutor on the other. The extra line of defense lawyers sitting behind the two sides, however, made it clear this was not an everyday case. (Mon, 29 May 2006 09:44:26 GMT)

Saddam witnesses defend 148 Shiite deaths
Defense witnesses in the trial of Saddam Hussein argued Monday that a court which sentenced 148 Shiites to death following a 1980s assassination attempt on the former Iraqi leader was fair and gave the defendants a proper defense. (Mon, 29 May 2006 10:16:01 GMT)

Criminal Court calls Election Commission to testify
BANGKOK, May 29 (TNA) - The Criminal Court has ordered Thailand's Election Commissioners to testify next Monday against charges lodged by Democrat Party secretary general Suthep Thuagsuban that they had committed malfeasances by showing undue favouritism for the Thai Rak Thai Party led by caretaker prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra prior to the nullified election last month. (Mon, 29 May 2006 11:39:30 GMT)

Defense witness in Saddam trial: sentencing Shiites to death was fair
Defense witnesses argued on Monday that Saddam Hussein's regime was justified in a crackdown on Shiites after a 1982 assassination attempt and that 148 people sentenced to death in the attack got a fair trial. (Mon, 29 May 2006 13:53:58 GMT)

Defense, Nifong Differ In Approach To Duke Case
The Duke lacrosse team presents a unified front in court. (Mon, 29 May 2006 14:07:07 GMT)

Ukraine`s Defense Minister considers UN inadequate
Defense Minister of Ukraine Anatoliy Hrytsenko is convinced that the position of UN, reducing Ukraine’s participating in peacemaking missions, is “inadequate”. (Mon, 29 May 2006 15:26:47 GMT)

Defense witness in Saddam trial says court that sentenced Shiites to death was fair
The court heard a series of defense witnesses testifying on behalf of Saddam and two of his top co-defendants — former Mukhabarat intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim, and the former head of Saddam's Revolutionary Court, Awad al-Bandar. After a five-hour session, the court adjourned until Tuesday. (Mon, 29 May 2006 19:12:54 GMT)

Probes into civilian killings nearing an end by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) May 26, 2006
Probes into alleged killings of Iraqi civilians by US Marines are nearing an end, US defense spokesmen said Friday, amid widespread expectations that criminal charges are likely. (Tue, 30 May 2006 02:45:20 GMT)

Minutemen Offer Widespread Blame for Inflow of Illegals
Among the similarities between the Minuteman Project and Minuteman Civil Defense Corps is their disgust for elected officials who refuse to enforce existing immigration laws. (Tue, 30 May 2006 03:21:21 GMT)

Scrushy's lawyer says Lay strategy was wrong
Convicted former Enron chief Kenneth Lay was a "dream client" hobbled by a fundamentally flawed approach to his defense, says one lawyer who knows how to defend top executives from criminal charges. (Tue, 30 May 2006 03:26:54 GMT)

Defense witness in Saddam trial says court that sentenced Shiites to death was fair
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Defense witnesses argued on Monday that Saddam Hussein’s regime was justified in a crackdown on Shiites after a 1982 assassination attempt and that 148 people sentenced to death in the attack got a fair trial. (Tue, 30 May 2006 06:02:05 GMT)

DUKE CASE VICTIM TARGET OF HATE, WEEK OF MAY 25-31, 2006
Thanks to unrelenting attacks on her character and credibility by defense attorneys, the alleged victim in the Duke lacrosse rape case is now the target of hate by many who believe the Black woman is a “false accuser” of three indicted white players. (Tue, 30 May 2006 16:25:02 GMT)

Iraqi PM vows action to restore stability
Iraq's new prime minister served notice on Tuesday he would do whatever it takes to restore stability, vowing to break deadlock over new interior and defense ministers and end factional fighting in oil-rich Basra. (Tue, 30 May 2006 17:29:12 GMT)

Pot campaign seeks higher ground
The National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is holding a legal seminar for criminal defense attorneys in Aspen this week. (Wed, 31 May 2006 03:25:57 GMT)

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