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Criminal Defense Lawyer News Jun 2006

Cochran Firm Splits in Two
The Los Angeles-based Cochran Law Firm is splitting in two. Starting today, its 15-attorney criminal defense division will officially become Imhoff & Associates. (Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:08:39 GMT)

Cochran Firm Splits in Two
The Los Angeles-based Cochran Law Firm is splitting in two. Starting today, its 15-attorney criminal defense division will become Imhoff & Associates, headed by managing partner Vincent Imhoff, a former public defender from Chicago. (Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:58:15 GMT)

Premier Criminal Law Firm Launching Across the United States
Imhoff & Associates, PC, a criminal law firm serving clients within the United States from coast-to-coast, is one of the largest criminal law firms in the nation. (Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:00:00 GMT)

County DA candidates trade barbs: Lacy says opponent is a carpetbagger; Pierson cites DA's lack of crucial law
STATELINE In five questions, including one from a criminal defense attorney, candidates for El Dorado County district attorney stated their differences before the mango-glazed chutney chicken arrived at a Wednesday lunch forum. (Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:01:11 GMT)

Alabama Self-Defense Law In Effect
If you use a weapon in self-defense in Alabama, you can escape arrest thanks to a new state law. Some people have mixed feelings about it. "I think it's a good law, but I think someone's going to take advantage of it," said Michael Holloway, a resident of Opelika. (Thu, 01 Jun 2006 21:53:27 GMT)

Marines to face charges in Iraqi's death
Military prosecutors plan to file murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges against seven Marines and a Navy corpsman in the shooting death of an Iraqi man in April, a defense lawyer said Thursday. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:52:13 GMT)

Investigators of Haditha Shootings Look to Exhume Bodies
Criminal investigators are hoping to exhume the bodies of several Iraqi civilians allegedly gunned down by a group of U.S. Marines last year in the city of Haditha, aiming to recover potentially important forensic evidence, according to defense officials familiar with the investigation. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:23:17 GMT)

R. KELLY CHILD PORN TRIAL UPDATE: Defense and prosecution ask judge to bar viewing of sex tape
*There's been movement in the R. Kelly sex trial. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that yesterday prosecutors and defense lawyers asked a judge to bar the public from viewing a videotape allegedly showing the singer having sex with an underage girl. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:05:01 GMT)

Marines to face charges in Iraqi's death
Seven Marines and a Navy corpsman could face murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges as early as Friday in the shooting death of an Iraqi man, a defense attorney said. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:36:29 GMT)

Rumsfeld says probe will deliver answers on Haditha
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Friday expressed confidence in an investigation by U.S. Marines into the killing of Iraqi civilians at Haditha, saying "we will soon know the answers." (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:47:57 GMT)

Gonzalez says no criminal, civil immunity for Marcoses
JUSTICE Secretary Raul M. Gonzalez said extending criminal and civil immunity to the Marcos family in exchange for their alleged ill-gotten wealth in an out-of-court settlement is not within the bounds of the law. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:38:01 GMT)

Rumsfeld defends troops' training, conduct
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Friday defended the training and conduct of U.S. troops and said incidents like an alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians shouldn't happen. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:54:41 GMT)

NY Lawyers Honored for Work With the Disadvantaged
Three attorneys, one pro bono program director and a nonprofit organization will receive the biennial 2006 Denison Ray Awards for providing outstanding civil or criminal defense legal services to low-income or disadvantaged clients at the 2006 Legal Assistance Partnership Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Albany on Wednesday. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:34:50 GMT)

Defense attorney: U.S. troops to face murder charges in Iraqi's death
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Seven Marines and a Navy corpsman could face murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges as early as Friday in the shooting death of an Iraqi man, a defense attorney said. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:37:41 GMT)

U.S. troops cleared in Ishaqi raid probe
A military investigation into allegations that U.S. troops intentionally killed Iraqi civilians in a March 15 raid in a village north of Baghdad has cleared the troops of misconduct, two defense officials said Friday. (Fri, 02 Jun 2006 21:56:13 GMT)

Prosecution rests in Zomax trial
Lawyers for two former top executives at Zomax Inc. asked a federal judge Friday to toss out much of the criminal case against the pair. After federal prosecutors rested their case in the insider-trading trial of ex-Zomax Chief Executive Jim Anderson and his wife, Michelle Bedard-Anderson, defense attorneys said the government had failed to prove much of its indictment. Prosecutors charged the (Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:11:21 GMT)

Marijuana group not high on Patriot Act
America's war on terror is leaving some criminal defense attorneys dazed and confused. (Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:54:10 GMT)

Libby Suffers Setback In Document Request
A federal judge yesterday rejected a bid by I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to see a range of classified government documents that he asserted are needed to prepare his legal defense against charges of obstruction of justice and lying to government investigators. (Sat, 03 Jun 2006 04:10:49 GMT)

Attorney joins race for judge position
Olympia attorney Charlie Williams has joined the list of candidates seeking to become Thurston County's eighth Superior Court judge. Williams, 54, has been a criminal defense and personal injury attorney since 1992, but also has practiced family law. (Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:40:01 GMT)

India will not export its free society ideology to neighboring military-ruled Myanmar: Indian Defense Minister
India, often hailed as the world's biggest democracy, will not export its free society ideology to neighboring military-ruled Myanmar, the country's defense minister said Saturday. (Sat, 03 Jun 2006 12:26:57 GMT)

8 of Saddam’s Defense Witnesses Flown to Amman for Safety
AMMAN, 4 June 2006 — Eight Iraqis testifying in favor of the ousted President Saddam Hussein have been flown to Amman out of “concern on their safety”, a local newspaper reported yesterday. (Sat, 03 Jun 2006 23:10:48 GMT)

Violence flares in Iraq as PM moves on security jobs
Violence raged across Iraq on Sunday as new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki prepared to name interior and defense ministers critical to restoring stability in the country bloodied by sectarian and insurgent killings. (Sun, 04 Jun 2006 09:49:18 GMT)

Violence flares in Iraq, no deal yet on security jobs
Violence raged across Iraq on Sunday amid signs its leaders remained deadlocked on naming new interior and defense ministers critical to restoring stability in the strife-torn country. (Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:55:52 GMT)

Ark. Crime Lab
LITTLE ROCK The state Crime Lab that plays a critical role in the criminal justice system is improving its turnaround time in getting autopsy reports done and has reduced its backlog of cases. (Sun, 04 Jun 2006 15:47:13 GMT)

Reforming criminal justice system
What Sen. Gordon said about his stand for a "temporary" halt to the death penalty provided the capital punishment is based on a more rigorous and strong law enforcement system, is wise and laudable. Surely, many of our citizens would support his action. (Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:44:34 GMT)

Rice confident Iraq will pick key ministers soon
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she was confident Iraq's government would reach a deal on filling the key posts of interior and defense (Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:05:52 GMT)

A Free-Speech Puzzle
IF RICHARD Ceballos's allegations are true, some law should protect him. Mr. Ceballos, a prosecutor with the Los Angeles district attorney's office, claims he suffered professional retaliation for questioning the accuracy of a search warrant affidavit upon which his office was relying in a criminal case. Mr. Ceballos wrote memos, expressed his views in meetings and ultimately testified for the (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 04:40:22 GMT)

Downey shapes defense plan
COURTHOUSE - A Limerick man accused of providing a fatal dose of cocaine to a teenage escort he hired wants to fight the murder-related charge, implying the girl was a drug abuser who could have obtained the cocaine from a number of sources. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:22:45 GMT)

Downey trial defense to blame victim
NORRISTOWN -- A Limerick man accused of providing a fatal dose of cocaine to a teenage escort he hired wants to fight the murder-related charges by implying the girl was a drug abuser who could have obtained the cocaine from a number of sources. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:24:34 GMT)

Siegelman taking the stand a big question mark
MONTGOMERY -- Sometime later this week, lawyers for former Gov. Don Siegelman are expected to begin presenting his defense against the array of federal criminal charges facing him. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:31:18 GMT)

Hilt Leaves Courtroom When Judge Won't Let Him Fire Lawyer Jury Selection Continues In Murder Case Involving Child
Nicholas Hilt on Monday morning said he did not want to participate in his murder trial after Criminal Court Judge Don Poole declined to allow him to fire his defense attorney, Lee Ortwein. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:32:05 GMT)

U.S. commander to review Haditha report
The No. 2 American general in Iraq will soon review a preliminary criminal report into the alleged massacre by Marines of Iraqi citizens in Haditha, a congressman just back from Iraq said Monday. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:18:15 GMT)

Former U.S. Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger Returns to Private Practice with Best & Flanagan
Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Thomas B. Heffelfinger, who returned to Minneapolis-based law firm Best & Flanagan LLP upon leaving public office, is focusing his private practice on white collar criminal defense and Indian law. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:53:00 GMT)

Priest’s attorney threatens to sue over legal defense fund
An attorney for convicted murderer Gerald Robinson is threatening to take legal action against a Sylvania man who is the trustee of the Toledo priest’s legal defense fund. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:02:50 GMT)

New Orleans finally resumes criminal jury trials
New Orleans opened its first criminal jury trial in nine months on Monday as the storm-damaged courts began to clear a backlog that has swelled to 6,000 cases from 3,500 before Hurricane Katrina. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:40:56 GMT)

Defendant requests private attorney
Defendant Josh A. Chambers’ motion for a continuance in his petition to revoke hearing was denied during the May 25 criminal and traffic call in Edgar County Circuit Court. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 21:05:12 GMT)

Criminal court reopens in New Orleans
Criminal jury trials got under way in New Orleans' state district court on Monday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded the stately criminal courthouse. (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:08:21 GMT)

New Orleans finally resumes criminal jury trials
By Peter Henderson NEW ORLEANS (Reuters (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:18:07 GMT)

Perry March's Cellmate Testifies
For more than three hours Monday, prosecutors and defense attorneys grilled the would be hit man in the Perry March Trial. Russell Nathaniel Ferris told the court that while Perry March was awaiting trial for the murder of his missing wife Janet, he and the former Nashville lawyer hatched a jailhouse plot to kill Lawrence and Carolyn Levine, March's ex-in laws: March defense... (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 02:40:45 GMT)

Charges dropped against shooter of alleged intruders in Somerset
SOMERSET, Pa. - A prosecutor dropped criminal homicide and other charges against a man who claims he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot one intruder and critically wounded another. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 06:08:54 GMT)

Safavian Denies Giving Tip on Stock
Former General Services Administration chief of staff David H. Safavian testified at his criminal trial yesterday that information he gave lobbyist Jack Abramoff about a federal action affecting Tyco International Inc. was publicly available. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:53:45 GMT)

Defense attacks Spahalski confession
A defense lawyer is pushing to have an alleged confession by Robert Spahalski excluded from evidence. Prosecutors say Spahalski confessed to four murders. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:56:43 GMT)

Fletcher aide studies possible defense fund
Gov. Ernie Fletcher's general counsel said yesterday that he is exploring whether the governor can collect private donations to pay the cost of defending against charges of political patronage. But the state attorney general's office said the general counsel, James Deckard, is violating ethics rules by involving himself in a legal defense fund because it would mix the governor's personal problems (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:54:36 GMT)

George Walker IV / The Tennessean June 5, 2006
Defense attorney John Herbison talks with his client Perry March during murder for hire trial in Criminal Court Division I Judge Steve Dozier's courtroom. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:24:16 GMT)

Defense Attorney Seeks To Have Statements Thrown Out
OSWEGO, NY – The case against a former city parks and recreation superintendent continues to head toward a trial. His attorney claims police violated his right to counsel when they interviewed him prior to his arrest last summer. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:30:20 GMT)

Lawyer Explores Defense Fund For Fletcher's Legal Expenses
Gov. Ernie Fletcher's general counsel met last month with the state's top ethics official to discuss a possible defense fund to pay expenses to defend Fletcher against misdemeanor political patronage charges. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:17:50 GMT)

Prosecutor Says Hilt Beat 5-Year-Old Savagely Defense Attorney To Call Witnesses Regarding Sanity
Prosecutor Barry Steelman told a Criminal Court jury on Tuesday morning that Nicholas Todd Hilt savagely beat five-year-old Nathaniel Upshaw in addition to raping him. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:02:05 GMT)

Defense lawyers assigned in Ind. slayings
A judge assigned death penalty-certified public defenders Tuesday to represent two men accused of gunning down seven family members during a robbery, three of them children. (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:09:09 GMT)

Defense Lawyers Assigned in Ind. Slayings
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A judge assigned death penalty-certified public defenders Tuesday to represent two men accused of gunning down seven family members during a robbery, three of them children. Desmond Turner, 28, was expressionless as he was led into the Marion Criminal Courtroom of Judge Robert Altice. Altice appointed the public defenders and set initial hearings for Wednesday for Turner and (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:40:40 GMT)

Defense Lawyers Assigned in Ind. Slayings
A judge assigned death penalty-certified public defenders Tuesday to represent two men accused of gunning down seven family members during a robbery, three of them children. Desmond Turner, 28, was expressionless as he was led into the Marion Criminal... (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:41:53 GMT)

Will Enron probe spawn further criminal cases?
The giant federal investigation of Enron Corp. has produced criminal charges against 32 people, and it is continuing. But will it ever spit out charges against anyone else? (Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:28:51 GMT)

Defense in Iraq death case criticizes "rush to justice"
The lawyer for a Navy corpsman held with seven Marines over the death of an Iraqi civilian criticized military detention tactics on Tuesday and what he called a "rush to justice" by U.S. politicians. (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:08:01 GMT)

Testimony of Justice Dept. Official Matthew W. Friedrich
Statement of Matthew W. Friedrich Chief of Staff and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division Department of Justice Before the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Concerning "Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information by the Press" (more information). (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:14:19 GMT)

Fletcher's top lawyer denies wrongdoing in defense-fund activities
Gov. Ernie Fletcher's general counsel met last month with the state's top ethics official to discuss a possible defense fund to pay expenses to defend Fletcher against misdemeanor political patronage charges. (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:03:52 GMT)

Perry March Trial, day 2
Defense attorney William Massey makes asks a question of a witness during the Perry March murder for hire trial in Criminal Court Division I Judge Steve Dozier's courtroom. (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:24:36 GMT)

Local Briefs
Christopher Adams of Denville has received the Professional Achievement Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division. Adams is a member of the law firm of Walder Hayden & Brogan in Roseland. The former Neptune resident practices in the areas of criminal defense, attorney ethics and commercial litigation. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:57:36 GMT)

Public Defense Is Provided
Low-income residents get indigent defense. Dade County's public defender office is part of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:11:48 GMT)

Unger jury may view animated graphics that depict defense theories, judge rules
BEULAH -- A Benzie Circuit Court judge ruled today the jury in the Mark Unger murder trial can hear testimony from a retired MIT professor and view some computer animated graphics based on his theories of how Florence Unger may have accidentally died. (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:08:27 GMT)

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Defense attorneys Lorna McClausky William Massey and Deputy District Attorney General Tom Thurman speak with Judge Steve Dozier during the Perry March murder for hire trial in Criminal Court Division I. (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:23:56 GMT)

Defense wants evidence tossed in case against Privett, others
Court proceedings on pre-trial motions involving Lonoke’s mayor, former chief of police and others are to be heard June 15 and 30. Among the motions to be heard by the special judge is a call by the prosecutor for trial dates to be set and a defense argument calling for suppression of evidence. (Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:51:40 GMT)

Posada threatens to put more pressure on the Bush’s
WASHINGTON, June 7.—The defense of the international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles is currently evaluating another maneuver for the release of the criminal, this time based on testimonies from U.S. politicians and former soldiers, according to a Prensa Latina cable. (Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:03:54 GMT)

Unlikely Witness in Howard Beach Case
The final witness for the defense was a prominent Harvard Law School professor who testified about the current use of a racial epithet, sometimes referred to in court as "the N word." (Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:21:22 GMT)

D.A. candidates take stands on child-abuse legislation
Worcester District Attorney candidates Daniel J. Shea, who represented several victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, is supporting legislation that would eliminate both criminal and civil statutes of limitations and the charitable immunity defense in cases of minors who were sexually abused. (Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:46:32 GMT)

WL officer offers defense
West Lafayette police officer George Weast says he has been "shadowed and hunted" by his police chief since Dan Marvin wanted him dismissed from the force two years ago. (Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:18:49 GMT)

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Iraq parliament approves new security chiefs
Iraq's parliament has approved the premier's choices to head the country's crucial defense and interior ministries, giving the country a complete government for the first time since December's election. (Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:35:33 GMT)

Poland’s Criminal Probe of Gays
Poland’s state prosecutor last week announced a government investigation of all Polish gay groups for illegal financing, criminal connections, and pedophilia. (Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:57:20 GMT)

Ex-Boss Describes Sys Admin's Anger During PaineWebber Sabotage Trial
Defendant Roger Duronio was "visibly upset" and red-faced and delivered an ultimatum: Give him a bigger bonus or he'd walk, said Duronio's ex-boss, testifying against him in a criminal hacking trial. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:32:00 GMT)

Pakistan boosting defense budget by 12% provides $3 million in aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian National Authority
The Pakistani government announced late June 7 that it would provide $3 million in aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian National Authority. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government will be boosting its defense budget by 12 percent for the fiscal year 2006-07. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:12:03 GMT)

Hollywood Undercover
The Defense Department's Cyber Crime Conference draws filmmakers to Florida as they search for a shot of high-tech realism. By Robin Mejia from Wired magazine. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:04:05 GMT)

Other dancer contradicted rape account, defense says
But 2nd woman has also recently said she's unsure what happened A second stripper who performed at a Duke University lacrosse party where a dancer said she was assaulted called the allegations a "crock" in early interviews with police, according to court papers filed by a defense lawyer. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:27:32 GMT)

2nd Duke Stripper: Charges 'A Crock'
A second stripper in the Duke University rape case told police early in their investigation that the accuser's allegations were "a crock," according to court papers. Defense attorneys say she later changed her story for a break on another case. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:30:55 GMT)

Second Duke dancer called allegations a 'crock'
A second stripper who performed at a Duke University lacrosse party where a dancer said she was assaulted called the allegations a "crock" in early interviews with police, according to court papers filed by a defense lawyer. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:19:15 GMT)

Body of Iraqi in U.S. for military murder probe
The exhumed body of an Iraqi man allegedly murdered by U.S. Marines last April arrived in the United States on Thursday for forensic analysis, according to a Department of Defense official. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:18:19 GMT)

Second stripper: Allegations are 'a crock'
A second stripper who performed at a Duke University lacrosse party where a dancer said she was assaulted called the allegations a 'crock' in early interviews with police, according to court papers filed by a defense lawyer. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:49:05 GMT)

Supreme Court: Defendant cannot employ insanity defense in 2000 Winooski killing of student
The Vermont Supreme Court today prohibited murder suspect Jacob Sexton from using an insanity defense to explain his killing of a St. Michael’s College student in September 2000 in Winooski. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:16:20 GMT)

War Criminal Nation
Faced with mounting civilian carnage, both from war crimes committed by demoralized and broken US troops and from the raging civil war unleashed by Bush's ill-fated illegal invasion of Iraq, the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee has decided to waste another $50 billion to continue the lost war for five more months. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:27:53 GMT)

State, defense paint far different pictures of triple murder suspect
CLINTON — In its opening statement in the murder trial of Antavio Derrell Best, the defense painted a picture of a 20-year-old high school dropout working to take care of his young child, an unwitting participant then captive himself, in a kidnapping and murder spree that would be the “great shock of his life,” ending in the gruesome deaths of three people. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:32:25 GMT)

Defense asks for delay in Lockerbie appeal
EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 9 (UPI) -- Lawyers for a Libyan man convicted of involvement in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 have asked for a delay in his appeal. (Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:19:58 GMT)

Former Milberg Partners Seek Capital, Fees
As the legal community ponders whether the criminal indictment of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman will eventually lead to that firm's dissolution, two of its former partners are arguing that the firm actually dissolved two years ago at the time of its bi-coastal split. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:09:29 GMT)

NATO Defense Ministers Agree Afghanistan Is Top Priority
Washington -- NATO defense ministers agreed that Afghanistan remains the alliance's main priority, while approving new guidance for members' long-term defense planning. Meeting June 8 as the North Atlantic Council, NATO ministers agreed on a final communiqué, noting that even though progress has been made in bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan, "serious challenges" remain. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 05:05:18 GMT)

Judge weighs request on data
Some of the defense lawyers said disclosure could threaten public safety. YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Juvenile Court Judge Theresa Dellick has taken under advisement a Vindicator request for disclosure of addresses of juveniles charged with participating in a criminal gang. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 05:32:18 GMT)

Supreme Court denies defense of drug-induced insanity in 2000 murder case
The Vermont Supreme Court on Friday prohibited murder suspect Jacob Sexton from using insanity caused by drug use as a valid defense to his killing of a St. Michael's College graduate student in September 2000. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:22:12 GMT)

Legislators testify for defense in corruption case
A powerful state senator testified Friday that Don Siegelman expressed no interest in appointing Mack Roberts as state transportation director after being elected governor in 1998, and that Roberts didn't seem to want it either. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:06:49 GMT)

Teen off the hook in mercy snake-killing
DUNDEE - Dundee Middle-schooler Richard Cornwell is off the hook now in the case of the injured garden snake. But for more than a month, he faced a Class C felony charge carrying a potential fine of $5,000. And his family had to hire a criminal defense attorney to get the 13-year-old off. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 15:52:21 GMT)

Three Guantanamo prisoners commit suicide
Three "war on terror" prisoners being held at the Guantanamo prison camp apparently committed suicide, the US Defense Department said, the first reported deaths at the controversial site. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 21:30:19 GMT)

Three Guantanamo detainees die in suicides: US Army
Three foreign prisoners were found dead on Saturday after hanging themselves with clothing and bedsheets in the first deaths at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since the prison opened in January 2002, U.S. defense officials said. (Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:19:05 GMT)

Criminal defendants in Whatcom County can 'buy down' charges against them, legal experts say
BELLINGHAM -- Neither Joshua Sutton nor Joseph Hubbard had any criminal history when they bought $15,000 worth of marijuana from an undercover detective in Whatcom County last year. Both were arrested and charged with unlawful possession with intent to deliver, a felony. (Sun, 11 Jun 2006 07:17:27 GMT)

Defense works to shred Duke rape charges
With every new court filing, attorneys for three Duke University lacrosse players appear to open a new front in their relentless assault on the prosecution, challenging District Attorney Mike Nifong to defend his decision to charge their clients with rape. (Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:16:52 GMT)

Defense Works to Shred Duke Rape Charges
Prosecutor Silent As Defense Motions Attack Credibility of Accuser in Duke Lacrosse Rape Case (Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:39:55 GMT)

News Article
WASHINGTON (AP)-Three detainees at Guantanamo Bay apparently committed suicide amid protests of the U.S. military prison by inmates, the Defense Department said Saturday. (Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:02:12 GMT)

Lawyer Will Mentor Inexperienced Defenders
DADE CITY - Bob Focht was first hired as a criminal defense attorney in 1973. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:26:53 GMT)

Conspiracy conviction may hamper March’s murder defense
As they alluded to on Thursday, Perry March’s lawyers will waste no time in preparing a defense for their client’s upcoming murder trial. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:19:17 GMT)

Former Milberg Partners Seek Capital, Fees
As the legal community ponders whether the criminal indictment of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman will eventually lead to that firm's dissolution, two of its former partners are arguing that the firm dissolved at the time of its bi-coastal split. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:58:31 GMT)

Court copes with barrier of language
The cost of hiring interpreters for court proceedings presents more challenges than just a monetary one. Both prosecutors and defense lawyers say the language barrier increases both the time and cost of preparing and trying a case involving a defendant not fluent with the English language. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:59:08 GMT)

Defense lawyers shut out in terror case
Witnesses used bogus names, the public was barred from the courtroom and part of the hearing was behind closed doors in the judge's chambers -- with defense lawyers shut out. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:13:17 GMT)

TRIAL NOTEBOOK
MONTGOMERY -- Every year the federal government provides several billion dollars to Alabama's state government. This is not a secret. Even federal prosecutors and defense lawyers for former Gov. Don Siegelman and three co-defendants agree that it's true, and they don't agree on much. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 09:28:44 GMT)

Defense appeal for clemency
VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news)--June 12, 2006 -- 1245CEST-- Mr. Justice Joseph Galea Debono has put off the trial by jury of Jason Decelis, his father Carmel and his mother Concetta to Tuesday for judgment. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:30:17 GMT)

HOT NEWS
The third hearing in the Semdinli trial will begin later on Monday at Van 3rd Heavy Criminal Court under tight security measures. Public Prosecutor Metin Dikec is expected to put forward counter-arguments for the defense at Monday's hearing. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:17:25 GMT)

Intl. Intelligence
BAGHDAD, June 12 (UPI) -- Accusations that defense witnesses in ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's trial were beaten up touched off heated arguments at the court room Monday. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:49:47 GMT)

Part of charge vs. ex-Bush official tossed
A judge dismissed part of one criminal charge against a former official in the Bush administration Monday, as the first trial in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal moved toward a conclusion. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:18:14 GMT)

Defense lawyers shut out as war on terror spawns courtroom secrecy
CHICAGO (AP) - Witnesses used bogus names, the public was barred from the courtroom and part of the hearing was behind closed doors in the judge's chambers -- with defense lawyers shut out. (Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:16:10 GMT)

14-Year-Old Tells Of Seeing Father Gunned Down In Road Rage Case Defense Attorney Says Rockholt Did Not Fire Shots
Fourteen-year-old Sydney Pickett told a Walker County Criminal Court jury on Monday of seeing her father, Mark Pickett, gunned down in a road rage incident last year. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:14:37 GMT)

Defense seek evidence in wiretapping case
Defense attorneys for a private investigator accused of eavesdropping on Hollywood celebrities scolded federal prosecutors Monday for not turning over evidence. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:05:25 GMT)

Lawyer: Officials thwarted Gitmo defense
A lawyer for one of three Guantanamo Bay detainees who committed suicide said Monday his defense team was thwarted in efforts to work on his behalf by U.S. officials who disputed the lawyers' right to represent him. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:35:08 GMT)

Lawyer: Officials Thwarted Gitmo Defense
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A lawyer for one of three Guantanamo Bay detainees who committed suicide said Monday his defense team was thwarted in efforts to work on his behalf by U.S. officials who disputed the lawyers' right to represent him. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:57:05 GMT)

Independent Probe Urged For Suicides Of Detainees
Human rights groups and defense lawyers yesterday called for an independent investigation into the three detainee suicides at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, questioning the military's preliminary explanation of how the men killed themselves and the way U.S. officials have characterized the deaths. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:23:42 GMT)

'Where's Jack?' defense lawyer asks jury
A defense lawyer is portraying the Justice Department's effort to convict a former Bush administration official in the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal as a clear case of prosecutorial excess. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:24:52 GMT)

'Where's Jack?' Defense Lawyer Asks Jury
WASHINGTON (AP) - A defense lawyer is portraying the Justice Department's effort to convict a former Bush administration official in the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal as a clear case of prosecutorial excess. Closing out a trial in which the government never put Abramoff on the witness stand, the government depicted defendant David Safavian as an ethically challenged public servant (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:31:34 GMT)

Lawyer: Officials Thwarted Gitmo Defense
Lawyer for Guantanamo Bay Detainee Who Committed Suicide Says U.S. Officials Thwarted Defense (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:46:34 GMT)

Lawyer says U.S. thwarted defense of Guantanamo suicide victim
A lawyer for one of three Guantanamo Bay detainees who committed suicide said Monday the U.S. government thwarted his attempts to represent the man "at every turn." (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:39:15 GMT)

Defense rests -- with no defense
MONTGOMERY -- After waiting through 29 days of court proceedings for an opportunity to offer his defense against a litany of federal corruption charges, former Gov. Don Siegelman's lead attorney summed up his case in a matter of seconds. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:28:51 GMT)

Man gets 10 years for shooting at motel, homes
Despite a request to reduce his sentence from defense attorney Anthony Churchward and tearful pleas for leniency from family members, Christopher Windmiller, 20, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday on five counts of criminal recklessness. He also was sentenced to an additional 180 days for public intoxication. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:34:39 GMT)

Man handed 10-year sentence for Feb. 2 shootings
Despite a request to reduce his sentence from defense attorney Anthony Churchward and tearful pleas for leniency from family members, Christopher Windmiller, 20, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday on five counts of criminal recklessness. He also was sentenced to an additional 180 days for public intoxication. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:24:37 GMT)

Judge dismisses criminal charge vs. Grace
A federal judge dismissed a criminal charge against W.R. Grace & Co. and some former top officials that alleged they knowingly endangered miners and area residents in the town of Libby. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:18:20 GMT)

Judge Dismisses Criminal Charge Vs. Grace
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A federal judge dismissed a criminal charge against W.R. Grace & Co. and some former top officials that alleged they knowingly endangered miners and area residents in the town of Libby. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy concluded the time allotted under federal law to pursue that allegation had run out. A federal grand jury indicted Grace and seven top officials in February (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:30:51 GMT)

Judge Dismisses Criminal Charge Vs. Grace
BILLINGS, Mont. -- A federal judge dismissed a criminal charge against W.R. Grace & Co. and some former top officials that alleged they knowingly endangered miners and area residents in the town of Libby. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:33:21 GMT)

Judge Dismisses Criminal Charge Vs. Grace
(AP) BILLINGS, Mont. A federal judge dismissed a criminal charge against W.R. Grace & Co. and some former top officials that alleged they knowingly endangered miners and area residents in the town of Libby. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:42:17 GMT)

Judge dismisses criminal charge vs. Grace
A federal judge undercut the criminal prosecution of W.R. Grace & Co., ruling that prosecutors could not allege that the company and former top officials knowingly endangered miners and people in the town of Libby. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:57:37 GMT)

Judge Dismisses Criminal Charge vs. Grace
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A federal judge dismissed a criminal charge against W.R. Grace & Co. and some former top officials that alleged they knowingly endangered miners and area residents in the town of Libby.U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy concluded the time allotted under federal law to pursue that allegation had run out. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:01:11 GMT)

Judge Dismisses Criminal Charge Vs. Grace
(AP) BILLINGS, Mont. A federal judge undercut the criminal prosecution of W.R. Grace & Co., ruling that prosecutors could not allege that the company and former top officials knowingly endangered miners and people in the town of Libby. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:11:37 GMT)

Defense lawyers shut out by new secrecy
Witnesses testified under assumed names, the public was barred from the courtroom and part of the hearing was held in the judge's chambers, with defense lawyers shut out. (Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:17:59 GMT)

Officer Who Shot Teen at IHOP Not Charged
An off-duty Alexandria police officer was acting in self-defense in February when he fired into a sport-utility vehicle outside a pancake house, killing a teenage passenger, and will not face criminal charges, the city's chief prosecutor said yesterday. (Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:35:05 GMT)

'Suspicious Box' Blown Up Near Courthouse May Have Contained Criminal Evidence
When police blew up a suspicious box that caused the evacuation of two federal buildings in downtown Miami, they may have blown up a federal criminal case. According to two lawyers, the box turned out to contain papers and evidence for a case where a verdict had just been reached. (Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:57:33 GMT)

Feds probe Palmetto company
A local defense contractor is involved in a federal criminal investigation concerning the sale of some of its products to certain government customers, the company disclosed this week. (Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:15:56 GMT)

Unger defense tells jury death was tragic accident
BEULAH -- A defense attorney for a Huntington Woods man charged with his wife's 2003 death told a Benzie Circuit Court jury Wednesday that a series of events, including the zeal of police to investigate a perceived crime, ultimately led to his client being charged with first-degree murder. (Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:32:39 GMT)

Murder trial delayed
ROGERSVILLE—Citing the need to give defense attorneys more time to prepare, Criminal Court Judge James E. Beckner has set an October 10 court date for two brothers indicted on murder charges in January in connection with a July 2005 shooting that resulted in the death of 22-year-old Chad A. Williams. (Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:15:01 GMT)

Criminal investigation puts company's plans in Superior on hold
A Florida defense and aerospace company’s future in Superior may be in jeopardy. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:11:24 GMT)

Defense Contractor Investigated
PALMETTO -- Telesis Technology, which maintains weapons systems for the Department of Defense and makes components for larger defense contractors, acknowledged Tuesday that it is the subject of a federal criminal investigation regarding the quality of its work. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:10:36 GMT)

Subic rape defense lawyers mull summons for reporter
LAWYERS of the four US servicemen accused of raping a 22-year old Filipina said Thursday they are considering the possibility of summoning a reporter of a major daily who reportedly told a US US-Naval Criminal Service Investigation (NCIS) agent that the alleged rape was just a ploy by police to extort money from their clients. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:02:38 GMT)

Statements of accused in rape questioned
THE defense in the Subic rape case will file a motion to exclude the statements of the four accused Marines from the record of the trial on the ground that the US Naval Criminal Investigation Service obtained them without the presence of counsel. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:08:46 GMT)

Defense: Federal case against Scrushy "utterly ridiculous"
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy told jurors Thursday that federal prosecutors should never have included him in the government corruption case against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:58:03 GMT)

Defense: Federal case against Scrushy "utterly ridiculous"
Lawyers for former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy told jurors Thursday that federal prosecutors should never have included him in the government corruption case against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:16:00 GMT)

Defense rips into prosecution murder case against Mark Unger
BEULAH -- A defense attorney for a Huntington Woods man charged with the 2003 murder of his wife at a northern Michigan resort ripped into the prosecution's circumstantial case today. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:47:28 GMT)

Defense hits statements of accused in Subic rape case
The defense in the Subic rape case will file a motion to exclude the statements of the four accused Marines from the record of the trial on the ground that the US Naval Criminal Investigation Service obtained them without the presence of counsel. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:16:44 GMT)

Defense drift: ‘Nicole’ wanted more sex
THE US NAVY fact-finding report on the rape case against four American Marines, a series of documents presented as evidence by lawyers for the Filipino complainant, is proving to be a double-edged sword. (Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:52:21 GMT)

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