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Judge clarifies gag order in foster parents' cases
BATAVIA — Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters isn't restricted by a Clermont County judge's gag order, according to a clarification issued late last week after he made statements a defense attorney called "derogatory." (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:45:30 GMT)
Appeals Court Directs Resentencing In Cannon Rape Case
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the aggravated rape conviction of Kacy Cannon, but ordered that he be resentenced. Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern has sentenced him to 32 and a half years in prison. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:20:40 GMT)
Report: Feds looking at `faked documents' by Apple in options scandal
Federal prosecutors are reportedly scrutinizing apparently ``faked documents'' found during an internal investigation into stock options backdating at Apple Computer, raising the possibility of criminal charges against any past or current executives who may have been party to a deception designed to enrich insiders. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:39:29 GMT)
Clark High senior killed in car wreck
A San Antonio criminal defense attorney's teenage daughter is dead and her sister is in critical condition after the family's car rolled on their way home from spending Christmas in Amarillo, Department of Public Safety officials said. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:50:04 GMT)
Police, fire and courts
GALESBURG - A Galesburg man was found guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child Wednesday and will face six to 30 years in prison. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:51:46 GMT)
Police say shooting was self-defense
MUNCIE -- A Muncie teenager shot in a near-southside home last week was armed with two guns himself and committing a robbery when he was wounded, police believe. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:25:19 GMT)
New twist in Apple inquiry
Federal prosecutors are reportedly scrutinizing apparently ``faked documents'' found during an internal investigation into stock options backdating at Apple Computer, raising the possibility of criminal charges against any past or current executives who may have been party to a deception designed to enrich insiders. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:21:54 GMT)
Free speech lawyer Paul Sanford dies in apparent suicide
Paul Sanford, an attorney who made his mark on Santa Cruz with his defense of homeless and indigent residents and once asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, died Sunday in an apparent suicide. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:15:44 GMT)
18 sex charges against Olympia doctor
Fifteen new criminal charges have been filed against a doctor accused of sexual misconduct with patients and co-workers in Olympia and Tacoma. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:56:18 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. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:31:32 GMT)
Law & Order Criminal Intent - The Second Year
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is the second spin-off series from Law & Order . "Criminal Intent" takes a much different approach to the television crime genre than its parent series. The focus between the balance of law and order is replaced with thought-provoking crimes and a genius detective. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:42:49 GMT)
Attorneys question handling of Duke case
Nine months after the Duke lacrosse scandal broke, hardly anyone is willing to defend the prosecutor. Defense attorneys, legal experts and even longtime colleagues are raising serious questions about District Attorney Mike Nifong's judgment and integrity. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:15:26 GMT)
Police, fire and courts
GALESBURG - A Galesburg man was found guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child Wednesday and will face six to 30 years in prison. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:21:47 GMT)
Man claims self-defense in Christmas Eve fight
ST. ALBANS CITY –– A Troy, N.Y., resident with ties to Fairfax claimed he acted in self-defense when he hit a St. Albans City man on Christmas Eve and caused life-threatening injuries. (Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:12:44 GMT)
Terror case lingers 3 years
Three years after Mohammed Warsame was arrested in Minneapolis and jailed for alleged ties to Al-Qaida and lying to FBI agents, a defense attorney is calling the case a "travesty" and has filed a brief in U.S. District Court demanding charges be dismissed because of delays in the case. "The wheels of justice have not ground slowly in this case," wrote Chicago lawyer David C. Thomas in the brief ... (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:41:09 GMT)
Scrushy/Siegelman Attorneys Receive more E-mails: Strong Difference of Opinion Between Government and Defense
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 28, 2006 - It never seems to end - the corruption case involving former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, businessman Richard Scrushy and the case of the "mysterious" or some would say "manufactured" e-mails. (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:48:47 GMT)
Many ask why prosecutor presses on with Duke case
Nine months after the Duke lacrosse scandal broke, few are left to defend the prosecutor. Defense attorneys, legal experts, and even longtime colleagues are raising serious questions about District Attorney Mike Nifong's judgment and integrity. The central question: Why is he pressing on with a case that looks pitifully weak and is getting weaker all the time? (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:06:03 GMT)
Defense gains delay to review gun claims
The trial for a teenager who allegedly brought a gun to school was delayed Thursday so his lawyer has more time to research assertions that the gun wasnt his. (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:11:24 GMT)
UPI NewsTrack TopNews
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein said Friday the former Iraqi leader may be executed Saturday, though that was not confirmed by the rest of the defense team. (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:58:40 GMT)
Pleas entered Dec. 11 in criminal and traffic court
Mark D. Arnold, 41, waived an attorney and pled guilty to a traffic offense. He was sentenced to $75 fines and costs. Angelina D. Cianfaglione, 23, entered a negotiated guilty plea to a Class A misdemeanor of driving while license suspended. (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:58:18 GMT)
Ford cited friendship in Nixon pardon: newspaper
Former President Gerald Ford told an interviewer last year he pardoned Richard Nixon in part to spare his friend the stigma of a criminal conviction for the Watergate cover-up, the Washington Post reported on Friday. (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:23:15 GMT)
DUKE RAPE CHARGES DROPPED; DEFENSE REFUSES TO RELEASE SURVEY RESULTS, WEEK OF DECEMBER 28, 2006-JANUARY 3, 2007
[DURHAM, N.C.] In the aftermath of the Durham District Attorney unexpectedly dropping first-degree forcible rape charges in the controversial Duke lacrosse sexual assault case, the NC NAACP insists that “there be no rush to judgment,” adding, “We must face the truth, and the justice that the truth demands.” (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:51:01 GMT)
Ford cited friendship in Nixon pardon: newspaper
Former President Gerald Ford told an interviewer last year he pardoned Richard Nixon in part to spare his friend the stigma of a criminal conviction for the Watergate cover-up, the Washington Post reported on Friday. (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:52:34 GMT)
Chaperones In Court, Facing Charges After Girl's Death
Melissa Cooks, Almikka George and Eric Martin showed up on Friday to face criminal charges launched against them after the death of a 10-year-old girl from Garfield. (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:53:46 GMT)
Ford cited friendship in Nixon pardon: newspaper
Memorial services for former President Gerald Ford began on Friday as a newly published interview he gave The Washington Post suggested he pardoned Richard Nixon partly to spare his friend the stigma of a criminal conviction over Watergate. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:21:27 GMT)
Review clears officers in Flagstaff shooting
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Two police officers who shot and killed a Flagstaff man in August have been cleared of criminal responsibility and are back on duty. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:50:47 GMT)
Iraqi TV reports Saddam executed
Saddam Hussein has been hanged, state-run television reported Saturday. "Criminal Saddam was hanged to death," state-run Iraqiya television said in an announcement. The station played patriotic music and showed images of national monuments and other landmarks. The network reported that the execution had been videotaped and that photographs had been taken. Other Arab media, including Saudi-owned ... (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:47:59 GMT)
Defense to use Nifong's witnesses
Defense lawyers in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case indicated Friday they would use some of the prosecutor's own witnesses against him, including a DNA lab director who recently admitted under oath that he and District Attorney Mike Nifong agreed to withhold information favorable to three indicted suspects. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:34:40 GMT)
Cops to report to jail Tuesday
The seven police officers charged with murder and attempted murder for killing two and wounding four others after Hurricane Katrina will have the weekend to get their lives in order, as Criminal District Court Chief Judge Raymond Bigelow on Friday signed an order to allow the officers to surrender to authorities Tuesday morning. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:22:17 GMT)
Scrushy/Siegelman Attorneys Receive more E-mails: Strong Difference of Opinion Between Government and Defense
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 28, 2006 - It never seems to end - the corruption case involving former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, businessman Richard Scrushy and the case of the "mysterious" or some would say "manufactured" e-mails. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:33:16 GMT)
Fearing conflict, attorney quits molestation defense
The attorney for a Daly City man accused of keeping a teenage girl captive in his parents' home for more than a year stepped down Friday because of a conflict of interest. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:06:40 GMT)
Targets of Frostproof Recall Go on Defensive
FROSTPROOF - A recall effort continues one step at a time, with Mayor Damon Nicholson and Councilman Otto Polk this week filing defense statements opposing their removal from office. Both deny having done anything wrong, but their opponents put the major share of the blame on them for not being able to keep a city manager. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:12:02 GMT)
Fearing conflict, attorney quits molestation defense
The attorney for a Daly City man accused of keeping a teenage girl captive in his parents' home for more than a year stepped down Friday because of a conflict of interest. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:32:31 GMT)
Real perpetrators not held accountable for Abu Ghraib
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 prisoner abuses at Abu Ghraib. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:39:12 GMT)
Scrushy/Siegelman Attorneys Receive more E-mails: Strong Difference of Opinion Between Government and Defense
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 28, 2006 - It never seems to end - the corruption case involving former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, businessman Richard Scrushy and the case of the "mysterious" or some would say "manufactured" e-mails. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:48:36 GMT)
Dollars for Deals Year's Top Story
By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Dec. 30--A program that allowed criminal defendants to make cash donations to a youth program in exchange for reducing charges against them and ongoing Hanford cleanup funding issues highlighted the Mid-Columbia's biggest news stories of 2006. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:10:57 GMT)
Task force trims criminal laws
Complete local and regional news, local business directory including restaurants, local classifieds and Central Illinois information. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:31:36 GMT)
Brother of man killed by police after Katrina sees 'no justification' for shootings
A man whose mentally retarded brother was shot and killed by police in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina said Saturday that he is relieved to be cleared of criminal charges but sees "no justification" for the deadly shootings. (Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:47:51 GMT)
Video Link To Ease Crime Lab Backlog
FAYETTEVILLE -- A new reality show's coming to some of Arkansas' busiest criminal courts. (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:03:22 GMT)
Top 10 stories of 2006
Four Albemarle County teenagers accused of planning to blow up two area high schools spent 2006 getting a lesson in the criminal justice system. (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:06:40 GMT)
Soldier, bishop among Brownsville’s loses in 2006
Cameron County and Brownsville suffered significant losses in 2006 from the death of people who spent their lives in defense of freedom, service to their community, making music or making history. (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:38:55 GMT)
The Sentinel
DURHAM, N.C. - Nine months after the Duke lacrosse scandal broke, hardly anyone is willing to defend the prosecutor. Defense attorneys, legal experts and even longtime colleagues are raising serious questions about District Attorney Mike Nifong's judgment and integrity. (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:57:17 GMT)
Care to railroad someone? There's a new verb for you
We can celebrate the addition of a new verb to our American lexicon - "to Nifong." Already, when the moment calls for activities that need no elaboration, we "Bobbitt," "Bork" and "Lewinsky." Now we can "Nifong" someone when we want to trump up criminal charges based on flimsy evidence, allegedly for political purposes. In short, when we want to screw up someone's life. "Nifong," as in Durham ... (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:01:16 GMT)
Video Link To Ease Crime Lab Backlog
FAYETTEVILLE -- A new reality show's coming to some of Arkansas' busiest criminal courts. (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:52:28 GMT)
Mecklenburg County homicides
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have investigated the following slayings so far this year. They count 83 as homicides. But their tally doesn't include the handful of killings ruled accidental or those that the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office decided were justified as self defense. The Observer is including all 90 who police say were slain. A third of the homicides remain open and ... (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:29:47 GMT)
The abandoned whistleblower of Abu Ghraib
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. (Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:29:39 GMT)
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