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Criminal Defense Lawyer News Dec 2006

Lincoln’s defense: Pruitt lied to authorities about shooting
Suspected attempted murderer Charles Pruitt’s allegations that codefendant Samuel Lincoln acted alone in trying to kill James Finnegan fly in the face of the facts, according to recent court filings from Lincoln’s defense. (Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:20:29 GMT)

Attorney Cameron Bowman, Santa Clara, California DUI Defense Lawyer Answers Frequently DUI Arrest Questions
Criminal defense lawyer Cameron Bowman educates those in the Santa Clara, CA area about DUI defense matters. (PRWeb Dec 15, 2006) (Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:13:52 GMT)

Students take the law into their own hands Students take law into own hands School kids try out as lawyers
REDWOOD CITY — Defense attorney Mina Ebeid won his first criminal case in San Mateo County Thursday evening after a jury found his client not guilty of stabbing her former friend in March during (Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:59:25 GMT)

Attorney decided not to avoid child murder case
Criminal defense attorney Brian Gonzalez had been looking for a colleague to help represent Eric James Tate, accused of sexually battering and killing a child, ever since prosecutors announced in early October that they would seek the death penalty in his case. (Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:01:08 GMT)

Defense wants ID of players barred
Defense lawyers in the Duke lacrosse rape case asked a judge Thursday to prohibit the accuser from identifying at trial the three players she said attacked her. (Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:39:17 GMT)

Dassey trial on schedule after judge rejects defense motions
MANITOWOC Brendan Dasseys trial on charges he participated in the torture and slaying of Teresa Halbach is on track for spring after a judge Friday rejected three defense motions. (Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:25:03 GMT)

Charges filed in pot seizure offer glimpse into massive criminal operation
When a drug task force raided Dung T. Nguyen's Chester house this week, they found a posh, but sparsely furnished, suburban home and a field of marijuana plants growing under heat lamps in his basement, a federal drug agent testified yesterday. (Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:07:32 GMT)

Attorneys Clash Over Shackling Defendants
Recent court decisions involving the shackling of defendants in front of juries have triggered confusion among prosecutors and defense lawyers. The issue: Who should object to the practice of shackling criminal defendants in front of juries -- the defense or the prosecution? (Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:11:55 GMT)

Gomez pleads guilty to criminal trespass
A 20-year-old Bismarck man who pleaded guilty on Monday to several charges related to his relationship with a 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to one remaining charge. (Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:14:17 GMT)

Testing ordered in abuse defense
A man who walked into the Purgatory Jail and confessed to sexually abusing two girls will undergo a psychological evaluation. (Sat, 16 Dec 2006 07:43:00 GMT)

Iraq legal system inadequate, probe finds
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The United States established the Central Criminal Court of Iraq three years ago, envisioning it as a pillar of a new democracy. But like the faltering effort to create effective Iraqi security forces, the system for detaining, charging and trying suspects has instead become another weak link in the rule of law in Iraq, according to an investigation by The New York Times. (Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:09:20 GMT)

Venue change requests are rare
If defense attorneys in the Duke lacrosse rape case succeed in having the proceedings shifted to another county, it would be the first time in two decades a Durham criminal action has been moved. (Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:20:11 GMT)

Judge considers Padilla allegations
Terror suspect maltreated, defense says A federal judge in Miami will soon make one of the most important rulings in the Bush administration's war on terrorism and decide whether to publicly explore evidence that an accused terrorist was brutally mistreated for years inside a one-man isolation cell. (Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:38:34 GMT)

Boeing says runoff rules too strict
The company will ask the state to ease limits on pollution at its former Simi Hills lab. Critics say it could be an effort to thwart a federal probe. Boeing Co. on Wednesday will seek to ease limits on runoff pollution at its former nuclear research and rocket testing lab in the Simi Hills amid a criminal investigation into whether the company violated clean-water standards there. (Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:37:33 GMT)

Child sex law could be costly
Judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers are warning that the state is ill prepared to implement the landmark Sexual Predator Act that goes into effect Jan. 1. The bill won bipartisan support in the Legislature this spring, but lawmakers never sent it to Finance Committee to see what it would cost. (Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:39:06 GMT)

WAS RACE A FACTOR IN THE LEGRANDGE CASE?, WEEK OF DECEMBER 14-20, 2006
There is no question, according to those lobbying Gov. Mike Easley to commute the death sentence of convicted murderer Guy Tobias LeGrande, that he does not have the mental capacity to adequately contribute to his legal defense. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:06:11 GMT)

The National Center
The National Center for Public Policy Research is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan communications and research foundation established in 1982 and based in Washington, D.C. We believe the principles of a free market, individual liberty and personal responsibility, combined with a commitment to a strong national defense, provide the greatest hope for meeting the challenges facing America in the ... (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:07:08 GMT)

Urgent Need For Truth-In-Language In US Public Diplomacy
Author's Note: Although this critique is focused on Under Secretary of State Karen Hughes as the President's point person on Public Diplomacy, many others in State, Defense, the White House, the Intelligence Community and elsewhere are equally at fault -- as is the Iraq Study Group's new Report to the President, as well -- for major deficiencies in the vital "war of words" and "hearts, minds and ... (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:31:34 GMT)

Wingfield's escape trial on hold
A state district judge in the escape trial of convicted murderer Raymond Wingfield temporarily put the proceedings on hold after his state-appointed defense attorneys requested fees that are above what the law allows. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:55:11 GMT)

Around the Big Ten
Around the Big Ten (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:58:18 GMT)

Forecast Today
BRATTLEBORO -- Attorneys defending Robert "Clint" Barnum III told the Reformer Saturday that a pair of affidavits submitted by the Windham County State's Attorney's office support their contention Barnum was acting in self defense. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:11:28 GMT)

Court Begins Hearing Unprecedented Chechen Lawsuit
December 18, 2006 -- A Moscow court began hearings today of an unprecedented lawsuit filed by a group of Chechens against the Russian Defense Ministry. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:25:42 GMT)

Duke Rape Case All Too Common
In another twist in an already questionable criminal case, DNA testing in the infamous Duke lacrosse rape case found no genetic material from any of the accused males on the woman's body or on her clothing, but analysts found DNA from several unknown male on the accuser's body. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:35:51 GMT)

No Tank, no Tommie, so defense in turmoil
CHICAGO - If this really is life without Tank and Tommie, the Chicago Bears have to be concerned. Yes, as players and coaches repeatedly reminded us media vultures after Sunday's 34-31 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bears won. Yes, they're 12-2. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:13:01 GMT)

Saddam trial shown govt memos about gas attacks
Prosecutors who accuse Saddam Hussein of genocide by ordering chemical attacks on Kurds produced documentary evidence at his trial on Monday in a new phase crucial to pinning down his personal responsibility. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:55:03 GMT)

Nolan pleads not guilty to drug charge
Salina's comptroller entered a not guilty plea in Syracuse City Court this morning. Daniel Nolan is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:21:17 GMT)

Nortel First on DoD Approved List With JITC-Certified Stand-Alone Optical Platform
Nortel Government Solutions(x), a U.S. company wholly owned by Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT), today announced that Nortel's Optical (formerly OPTera(x)) Metro 3500 has become the first stand-alone optical network element certified interoperable with the U.S. Defense Switched Network (DSN) for voice and data transport and included on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Voice Network Approved Products ... (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:57:53 GMT)

Rwanda: Three French Military Officers to Testify Via Video-Link Early Next Year
Three French military officers will testify via video-link early next year before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) based in Arusha, Tanzania, Hirondelle Agency has learnt on Friday. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:50:18 GMT)

Rwanda: One Verdict This Week, Another in January
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has pronounced a verdict and accepted a guilty plea this week before the Tribunal's recess begins. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:50:43 GMT)

Quarterly report shows violence in Iraq at highest level on record
ARLINGTON, Va. — Violence in Iraq is at the highest level on record, according to the most recent report measuring progress in Iraq. The Defense Department released the congressionally mandated quarterly report late Friday. (Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:07:14 GMT)

Nolan pleads not guilty to drug charge
Salina's comptroller entered a not guilty plea in Syracuse City Court Monday morning. Daniel Nolan is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:25:11 GMT)

Ex-council member is ready to hear his sentence
For U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery, the debate she will attempt to navigate today comes down to this: Is Dean Zimmermann a liar who betrayed the public trust and must be suitably punished by an upper-limit prison term to send the public a message and deter him from further criminal conduct? Or is the former Minneapolis City Council member an idealistic activist who offered his community a ... (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:15:34 GMT)

Abramoff Opts for Self-Defense in Latest Suits
After paying for a high-priced criminal defense by Chadbourne & Parke's Abbe Lowell in the government's corruption probe, former uber-lobbyist-turned-jailbird Jack Abramoff is taking a different approach in two lawsuits filed against him by Indian tribes. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:11:44 GMT)

Bucher can still call the shots with defense
What a strange turn of circumstance it will be when long-serving Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher sets... (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:04:07 GMT)

ReadyOne awarded new defense contract
The Department of Defense has awarded ReadyOne Industries a new contract for chemical protective suits that could be worth $150 million, and ReadyOne officials say it's a reaffirmation of the government's confidence in the nonprofit after a troubled year. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:20:50 GMT)

Padilla to get mental exam
After defense assertions that terror suspect Jose Padilla is suffering from severe mental health problems, a federal judge in Miami agreed Monday to order a psychiatric evaluation of the suspected al-Qaida agent. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:06:56 GMT)

Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for terror suspect Padilla
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — After defense assertions that terrorism suspect Jose Padilla is suffering from severe mental health problems, a federal judge in Miami agreed Monday to order a psychiatric evaluation of the accused Al Qaeda agent. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:11:42 GMT)

Judge orders psychiatric evaluation of terrorism suspect Padilla
After defense assertions that terrorism suspect Jose Padilla is suffering from severe mental health problems, a federal judge in Miami agreed yesterday to order a psychiatric evaluation of the accused al-Qaida agent. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:55:24 GMT)

Hevesi, quit or land in jail: DA
ALBANY - Controller Alan Hevesi faces a tough ultimatum from prosecutors today: resign or face criminal charges. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:23:17 GMT)

Erasing the past
Your sins will find you out. But if you were convicted of a misdemeanor in Kentucky five or more years ago, nobody will know. Your record is being expunged. Send "Thank you" cards to Chief Justice Joseph Lambert, who is behind a file-destruction policy that will hide the criminal records of numerous offenders. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:47:51 GMT)

Haditha case appears headed for court, criminal charges imminent
A massive investigation into the actions of a Camp Pendleton-based Marine squad in connection with the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians appears to be headed to court. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:24:51 GMT)

World digest
BUCHAREST · Romania's president presented a report Monday denouncing the former Communist regime as "criminal and illegitimate" and guilty of committing crimes against humanity -- the country's first such official condemnation. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:51:53 GMT)

Criminal Justice Resources
Appellate Law and Practice This web log publishes case summaries from various federal circuits and some state courts. Categories include criminal defenses, offenses, procedure and sentencing. It is authored by a group of federal law clerks and appellate lawyers, each of whom cover discrete topics. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:28:22 GMT)

Nov. 27 circuit court cases
The following cases were on the calendar for the Nov. 27, 2006, criminal and traffic call in Edgar County Circuit Court. Bobby E. Adams, 28, was charged with a Class A misdemeanor of driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to signal when required. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:42:57 GMT)

Cheney to be defense witness in leak trial
Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a defense witness in the CIA leak case, an attorney for Cheney's former chief of staff told a federal judge Tuesday. "We're calling the vice president," attorney Ted Wells said in court. Wells represents I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who is charged with perjury and obstruction. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:07:18 GMT)

Defense to call Cheney to testify in CIA leak case
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a defense witness in the CIA leak case, an attorney for Cheney's former chief of staff told a federal judge Tuesday. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:24:46 GMT)

Cheney to be defense witness in CIA leak trial
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would... (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:27:54 GMT)

Cheney to be defense witness in CIA leak trial
Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a defense witness in the CIA leak case, an attorney for Cheney's former chief of (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:50:26 GMT)

Cheney to be defense witness in CIA case
Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a defense witness in the CIA leak case, an attorney for Cheney's former chief of staff told a federal judge today. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:43:46 GMT)

Defense to call Cheney to testify in CIA case
Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify as a defense witness at the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of his former top aide in the CIA leak case, a defense lawyer said on Tuesday. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:56:53 GMT)

Cheney to Be Defense Witness in CIA Case
Vice President Cheney will be called to testify in the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of his former chief of staff, which is scheduled to begin next month, a lawyer for the defense announced today. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:08:40 GMT)

Cheney to be defense witness in CIA case
Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would be historic testimony. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:04:48 GMT)

Cheney to Be Defense Witness in CIA Case
Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would be historic testimony. "We're calling the vice president,"... (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:21:52 GMT)

Defense Lawyers to Call Cheney to Testify in CIA Leak Case
Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to testify as a defense witness in the CIA leak case brought against his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Libby's lawyers say. (Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:42:10 GMT)

DEFENSE HOPES TO SPARE MAN DEATH SENTENCE
QUITMAN - The man convicted of killing a Quitman store clerk in 1986 scored low on standardized tests and was enrolled in special education classes in high school, defense witnesses testified Tuesday. (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:14:03 GMT)

Defense to call Cheney in CIA leak case
ASSOCIATED PRESS Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said yesterday , ending months of speculation about what would be historic testimony. (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:02:47 GMT)

Cheney to testify in former chief of staff's criminal case
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would be historic testimony. (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:20:20 GMT)

Libby's defense will call Cheney to testify
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify at the perjury and obstruction trial of his former chief of staff, in what would be a historic appearance by a sitting vice president in a criminal prosecution, lawyers said yesterday. (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:04:49 GMT)

Defense: Circumstances led to shooting death of sleeping husband
ANDERSON -- The defense attorney for a woman accused of fatally shooting her husband while he slept said that circumstances explaining the shooting would emerge. (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:17:56 GMT)

Cheney to be defense witness in leak case
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday. (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:33:35 GMT)

Defense calling Cheney to stand in trial over leak of CIA name
Washington - Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would be historic testimony. (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:09:46 GMT)

Cheney to be defense witness in CIA leak trial
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify on behalf of his former chief of staff in the CIA leak case, defense attorneys said Tuesday, ending months of speculation over what would be historic testimony. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:40:25 GMT)

Charges imminent for Pendleton Marines
As many as eight Marines could be charged in the biggest U.S. criminal case to emerge from the war in Iraq in terms of people killed. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:57:25 GMT)

Criminal charges to be announced against Marines
As many as eight Marines, including one from Connecticut, could be charged in the biggest U.S. criminal case to emerge from the war in Iraq in terms of people killed. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:52:54 GMT)

Criminal charges to be announced against Marines
As many as eight Marines could be charged in the biggest U.S. criminal case to emerge from the war in Iraq in terms of people killed. Lawyers for two Marines already have said they expect their clients will be charged and it's believed up to six others could join them. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:54:55 GMT)

Marines expected to face charges in Haditha killings
SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- As many as eight Marines could be charged in the biggest U.S. criminal case to emerge from the war in Iraq in terms of Iraqis killed. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:55:10 GMT)

Criminal charges to be announced against Marines
SAN DIEGO - As many as eight Marines could be charged in the biggest U.S. criminal case to emerge from the war in Iraq in terms of people killed. Camp Pendleton officials scheduled a briefing Thursday... (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:12:55 GMT)

DA opens the door to defense partway
Before this summer, local prosecutors made some of their most sensitive decisions - those involving whether to pursue the death penalty for murder defendants - in secret and without any input from defense lawyers. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:05:16 GMT)

McLaughlin’s Attorneys Get One Month Reprieve
Lawyers for indicted Flushing Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin will have a little more time to mount their defense against a litany of federal racketeering charges as they prepare for a criminal trial next year. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:38:16 GMT)

Iraqis: Marines in Haditha case should be tried in Iraq
Some Iraqis said Thursday that U.S. military plans to charge Marines in the shooting deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians were a sham, and that the American troops should face justice in Iraq. In terms of the number slain, the expected U.S. criminal case is the biggest to emerge from the war. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:58:13 GMT)

Eight Marines Charged in Haditha Killings
A Marine Corps squad leader and seven other Marines are charged in the deaths of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha last year. It's the most serious U.S. criminal case involving civilian deaths in the Iraq war. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:12:16 GMT)

8 U.S. marines charged in killings of Iraqi civilians
The criminal charges reflect an unusually aggressive judicial reaction by military prosecutors to a massacre that has damaged the military's credibility in Iraq. (Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:44:54 GMT)

Marines Charge 4 With Murder of Iraq Civilians
The criminal charges are an unusually aggressive judicial reaction to a massacre that has damaged the military?s credibility with Iraqis. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:48:52 GMT)

New Trenches Await
Maryland offensive lineman Donnie Woods is healthy, recovered from a head injury that required him to be airlifted from the playing field earlier this season. He remains on track to graduate with a criminal justice degree thanks to a full-ride scholarship earned with his aptitude for a game he started playing at age 7. He smiles easily under a mop of scruffy dark hair and has a face that looks as ... (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:43:58 GMT)

'Atrocity' cases test US military justice
Haditha, Hamdaniyah, and Mahmudiya - Iraqi cities where US troops are alleged to have committed wartime atrocities - may not have seared the public consciousness as deeply as did My Lai in Vietnam. But the cases, including new criminal charges filed Thursday against eight marines in connection with the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, are sure to focus more attention on how the military ... (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:00:00 GMT)

Marine commander is seen as tough but fair
FALLOUJA, IRAQ — Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, who brought the criminal charges in the Haditha case, has shown no reluctance to take hard-nosed actions against Marines. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:11:49 GMT)

State to fund ousted judge's defense
Kenai's ousted judge will get state money to defend himself before the Alaska Judicial Conduct Commission, but he may be the last embattled judge afforded that luxury. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:59:09 GMT)

Court Brief
Notice to raise mental disease or defect as defense filed A notice of intent to raise mental disease or defect as a defense was filed Tuesday in Washington County Circuit Court on behalf of James Patrick Davison, 46, who faces charges of theft of property, felon in possession of a firearm, criminal use of a prohibited weapon and residential burglary. (Northwest Arkansas Times) (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:18:45 GMT)

Council to meet to consider mayor veto override
Council President Charles Cross. Cross submitted a bill for $10,000 to pay for fees related to his criminal defense. Cross faced three misdemeanor charges for violating the city's charter by making requests of city employees without first going through the mayor. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:35:17 GMT)

Friday, December 22
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Saturday will meet with new Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other top administration officials, the White House said. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:25:25 GMT)

Supreme Court: State must resume lawyers' payments
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that criminal defense lawyers who represent the poor should be paid for their office overhead - a decision that will cost the state millions each year. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:09:51 GMT)

Supreme Court: State must resume lawyers' payments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that criminal defense lawyers who represent the poor should be paid for their office overhead — a decision that will cost the state millions each year. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:34:06 GMT)

Supreme Court: State must resume lawyers' payments
MONTGOMERY, Ala. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that criminal defense lawyers who represent the poor should be paid for their office overhead. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:40:38 GMT)

Russian oil tycoon moved to detention
Jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been transferred to a detention center in Siberia, possibly signaling that new criminal charges will be filed against him, a defense lawyer said Friday. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:32:07 GMT)

Parents accused of caging some adopted children convicted
An Ohio couple convicted Friday for keeping some of their adopted children in cages aren't commenting, but a defense lawyer says he still doesn't think they committed any criminal offenses. (Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:16:00 GMT)

Couey's defense asks to ban statement
INVERNESS - As expected, John Couey's defense team filed a motion Friday asking a judge to suppress incriminating statements its client made to Orlando police officers who questioned him about an unrelated case shortly after his arrest in the death of Jessica Lunsford. (Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:13:34 GMT)

Defense asks to ban statement
INVERNESS - As expected, John Couey's defense team filed a motion Friday asking a judge to suppress incriminating statements its client made to Orlando police officers who questioned him about an unrelated case shortly after his arrest in the death of Jessica Lunsford. (Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:17:26 GMT)

Week in Review
Vice President Dick Cheney will testify in the criminal prosecution of his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice in the leak of the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. "We're calling the vice president," defense attorney Ted Wells told a federal judge in court Tuesday. Plame's name was leaked to reporters shortly after her ... (Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:59:38 GMT)

High Court says state must pay indigents' lawyers for overhead
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that criminal defense lawyers who represent the poor should be paid for their office overhead — a decision that will cost the state millions each year. (Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:51:08 GMT)

DUKE CASE – RAPE CHARGES DROPPED, AS DEFENSE DISTORTS FACTS, WEEK OF DECEMBER 21-27, 2006
[DURHAM, NC] Now that the accuser in the Duke lacrosse case has told authorities that she could not testify “with certainty” that she was forcibly raped “with a male sex organ,” Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong, the credibility of his office and the case at risk, must decide whether it’s worth it to proceed with first-degree kidnapping and sexual offense charges against the three Duke ... (Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:21:01 GMT)

As Duke rape case unravels, D.A.'s judgment questioned / Defense describes him as willing to skirt law for conviction
The moment that may have changed the course of the Duke lacrosse rape case came in a packed courtroom two Fridays ago. On the stand at a pretrial hearing was Brian Meehan, director of a private laboratory that performed extensive DNA testing on swabs... (Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:39:03 GMT)

No misconduct for ex-prosecutor
MONROE, N.C. - A former district attorney and an assistant who were accused of mishandling a death penalty case ten years ago will not faces criminal charges, a special prosecutor appointed to the case said Friday. (Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:34:31 GMT)

Closing Arguments Set For Global Limo Trial
McAllen -- Closing arguments were set for Monday afternoon in the criminal trial of an operator of a bus that exploded during a Hurricane Rita evacuation. (Sun, 24 Dec 2006 22:26:20 GMT)

Fired officers seek city representation in Jude civil suit
Several of the former Milwaukee police officers facing criminal charges in the beating of Frank Jude Jr. have filed claims against the city because the city attorney's office won't represent them in Jude's multimillion dollar civil lawsuit.... (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 02:42:45 GMT)

Interior, Pentagon Faulted In Audits
The Defense Department paid two procurement operations at the Department of the Interior to arrange for Pentagon purchases totaling $1.7 billion that resulted in excessive fees and tens of millions of dollars in waste, documents show. (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:48:07 GMT)

Crackdown on prosecutor conduct
Minnesota prosecutors, the people accustomed to dishing out punishment, have found themselves on the receiving end of two recent state Supreme Court decisions that targeted improper closing arguments and other out-of-bounds trial behavior. Prosecutors are bristling over the decisions, but many defense lawyers believe the stiff medicine is overdue. In one case, the court reversed a gang member's ... (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:15:11 GMT)

Millions in waste linked to Pentagon
WASHINGTON | The Defense Department paid procurement operations at the Interior Department to arrange Pentagon purchases totaling $1.7 billion that resulted in millions of dollars in waste, documents show. (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:21:09 GMT)

Defense, Interior wasted millions, auditors find
Contract deals bypassed bids, procedures WASHINGTON — The Defense Department paid two procurement operations at the Department of the Interior to arrange for Pentagon purchases totaling $1.7 billion that resulted in excessive fees and tens of millions of dollars in waste, documents show. (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:10:53 GMT)

Newsweek & the Iran war show goes on
The Newsweek item below is typical of 'alibi journalism': 'But we also published criticism.' they'll whine in defense of their betrayel at coming war crimes tribunals. (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:55:24 GMT)

UK forces kill 7, blow up Iraqi police HQ
British forces killed seven gunmen and blew up the headquarters of the police serious crimes unit in southern Basra on Monday in a raid to rescue prisoners who were about to be killed, the British military said. (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:56:04 GMT)

Supreme Court Targets Prosecutorial Misconduct
Minnesota prosecutors are being told to clean up their act. Two recent state Supreme Court decisions have cracked down on improper closing arguments and other prohibited trial behavior by the state's prosecutors, to the delight of defense attorneys who have been lobbying for such action. More Political News (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:00:13 GMT)

Major Business Trials to Begin in January
The eyes of the business will be on the courts in 2007 since public hearings in civil and criminal cases involving big businesses such as Samsung, Hyundai, Kia Motors and LG are scheduled to begin in January. (Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:41:46 GMT)

British Troops Raid, Raze Station House In Southern Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec. 25 -- About 1,000 British and Iraqi troops raided a police station in the southern city of Basra on Monday, killing seven gunmen and taking custody of more than 100 prisoners who were believed to be marked for execution by a renegade police unit. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 02:21:40 GMT)

Report: DOD recovered $1.9B in fraud cases
RAF MILDENHALL, England — The Defense Criminal Investigative Service recently completed a record-setting year of recoveries as a result of scores of investigations worldwide. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:37:33 GMT)

Courts Side With NSA On Wiretaps
Defense lawyers who had hoped that the public disclosure a year ago of the National Security Agency's wiretapping program would yield information favorable to their clients are being rebuffed by the federal judiciary, which in a series of unusually consistent rulings has rejected efforts by terrorism suspects to access the records. In at least 17 criminal cases, federal district judges nominated ... (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:01:38 GMT)

Prosecutions toughen up
The defense lawyer fumed. At a hearing this month, Eric A. Chase derided Kansas City federal prosecutors and their tactics as “vicious,” “draconian” and “evil” as they pushed to send his client to prison for at least 15 years in a child pornography case. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:09:18 GMT)

Anonymous testimony pushes limits
Defense lawyers say justice isn't served if they can't know the identities of the Israeli agents. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:18:44 GMT)

Anonymous testimony pushes limits
Defense lawyers say justice isn't served if they can't know the identities of the Israeli agents. In three current high-profile criminal cases, federal prosecutors have asked that the identities of Israeli government witnesses be withheld from defendants and their attorneys — a move some legal scholars see as a highly unusual end run around the 6th Amendment. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:41:58 GMT)

BHC man watched over Rumsfeld
BULLHEAD CITY - A 1998 Mohave High School graduate has been a witness to history as he helped protect Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld the past 18 months. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:19:14 GMT)

Cases to test secret witnesses
In three pending high-profile criminal cases, including one in Dallas, federal prosecutors have asked that the identities of Israeli government witnesses be withheld from defendants and their attorneys -- a move some legal scholars see as a highly unusual end run around the Sixth Amendment. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:31:13 GMT)

County video explains rights for those arrested
Tony Garcia knows the criminal justice system. He knows about the right to remain silent and the right to hire an attorney. And he's familiar with the procedures for achieving a fair and just resolution in criminal cases. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:16:53 GMT)

Sheriff's dealings outlined in papers filed in gambling case
CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - Documents filed in a criminal gambling case in Grady County indicate that Sheriff Kieran McMullen and his wife paid more than $10,000 to the Elks Lodge during the year preceding a September gambling raid. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:18:44 GMT)

A general of criminal defense
At first glance, it really makes no sense for Steve Thayer to venerate George Washington's crossing of the Delaware. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:54:10 GMT)

DOD battles spear phishing
The Defense Department is battling “a significant and widespread effort” to penetrate DOD information systems with sophisticated, targeted, socially engineered e-mail messages in a technique known as spear phishing, according to internal documents. The Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO) warned DOD users last month in an internal presentation that everyone within DOD is ... (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:07:00 GMT)

Online news and information for the Rhinelander region
In his farewell address at the Pentagon, Donald Rumsfeld said that the worst day of his nearly six years as Secretary of Defense was the disclosure to the world of the photographs of the abuses at Abu Ghraib. (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:45:22 GMT)

SEC makes UnitedHealth probe formal
The Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's stock-option program has been upgraded from informal to formal, meaning regulators may have seen enough evidence to lead to civil or criminal charges. However, the change in the status of the investigation, announced by the company Tuesday, was not surprising to experts familiar with the operation of the SEC. ... (Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:03:02 GMT)

Plan allows use of technical colleges during emergencies
The grounds of Georgia’s 34 technical college campuses can be used as emergency staging areas or disaster command centers under a new agreement between the Department of Technical and Adult Education and the Georgia Department of Defense. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:42:25 GMT)

Indicted Martinsburg attorney enters not guilty plea
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Martinsburg attorney indicted earlier this month by a federal grand jury on a charge of criminal contempt entered a not guilty plea last week, according to attorneys involved in her defense. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:55:57 GMT)

Preparation, cross-party respect streamline Ford's confirmation as vice president
Although he had known for weeks that Vice President Spiro Agnew was in serious trouble with the U.S. attorney's office in Maryland -- trouble that was gravely political if not criminal -- Ford was surprised at the vice president's decision to resign on Oct. 10, 1973. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:41:47 GMT)

Khodorkovsky suspected of money laundering
MOSCOW. Dec 27 (Interfax) - The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has notified former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his lawyers that he is suspected of money laundering in a new criminal case. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:07:25 GMT)

Defense lawyer moves to bench
For 32 years as an Orlando lawyer, Marc Lubet defended drug dealers, murderers, cops in trouble and women wronged in their marriages. And as one of the area's best-known attorneys, Lubet earned salaries in the mid-six figures. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:10:36 GMT)

Attorney pleads not guilty in contempt case
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - A Martinsburg attorney indicted earlier this month by a federal grand jury on a charge of criminal contempt entered a not guilty plea last week, according to attorneys involved in her defense. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:38:02 GMT)

Criminal code cuts proposed
CHICAGO - After nearly two years of closed-door study, a privately funded task force is sending a proposed rewrite of the state's criminal laws to Illinois legislators that would prune the massive code by about one-third. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:21:31 GMT)

Afton man faces additional charges
CHEBOYGAN — An Afton man convicted of counterfeiting U.S. currency faces additional charges of child pornography and criminal sexual conduct. Kenneth Richard Harrison, 45, is charged with possession of child pornography and using a computer to obtain child porn. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:10:00 GMT)

Judge: Belief in marijuana as sacrament not a defense for possession
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A federal judge in New Mexico has ruled against the founders of an Arizona church that deifies marijuana and uses it as a sacrament. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:09:59 GMT)

UPDATED: San Antonio teen dies, family members are injured in traffic accident
A San Antonio criminal defense attorney's teenage daughter died and her 23-year-old sister was in critical condition after their car rolled on the family's way home from spending Christmas in Amarillo, Texas Department of Public Safety officials said. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:04:58 GMT)

Capital Attorney Recalls Questioning Ford in Squeaky Fromme Case
It was the first time a sitting president was ever questioned under oath in a criminal case. The president was Gerald Ford. The attorney was Sacramento's John Virga, defending Lynette Fromme. (Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:29:24 GMT)

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