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Criminal Defense Lawyer News Jan 2008

Ellison lone democrat on DA ballot
Bearing the motto — Tough, honest and fair — Kerrville lawyer Richard Ellison has decided to put his decades of experience in civil litigation and criminal defense to work for the people. (Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:16:51 GMT)

Lawyers Say Post-Verdict Inquiry Is Necessary Check on Juror Impartiality
Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers are calling an unusual post-verdict inquiry into jurors' potential racial bias in the high-profile Cape Cod trial involving the murder of fashion writer Christa Worthington a necessary check on juror impartiality in a state with few safeguards against tainted juries. (Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:34 GMT)

Murder charge dropped in caseof self defense
Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against Frederick Espy II because of a lack of evidence. Espy, 25, has claimed he was defending himself when he shot Joseph Thomas Burton on April 3, 2005, at the Club Oasis on Plummer Road. (Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:37:28 GMT)

Allen defense team pushes to get evidence
California Highway Patrol officer Earl Scott had identification cards for three or four motorists in his pocket when he was shot, because those people had been cited for driving under the influence of alcohol or driving on a suspended license, a prosecutor said Monday. (Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:06:18 GMT)

New York, January 15, 2008—
A court in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, today sent the director of a private newspaper to prison to await trial on criminal charges in connection with an editorial about a political scandal. (Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:13:06 GMT)

Bryant Pushes to Use Donations for Legal Defense
A state election committee must decide if former State Senator Wayne Bryant can use more than $640,000 in campaign donations to beat a federal corruption rap. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:34:26 GMT)

TOKYO: Perjury complaint filed against Moriya
Two panels of the two Diet chambers filed criminal complaints Tuesday against former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya over his alleged perjury while giving sworn testimony. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:38:23 GMT)

Bahamian lawyer makes history
One of Nassau's leading criminal defense lawyers made history in the Turks and Caicos Islands when he convinced a judge to free a murder defendant on bail. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:28:21 GMT)

Defense argues police inquiry of inmate was incomplete
The defense for a state prison inmate charged with murdering a correctional officer during a hospital escape says the police investigation was incomplete. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:09:10 GMT)

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Prosecutors dropped charges Tuesday against a Rancho Cucamonga criminal defense attorney accused of illegally recruiting clients in San Bernardino County jails. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:15:01 GMT)

Lawyer rebuts Lavigne defense
SPRINGFIELD - The lawyer for the parents of slain altar boy Daniel Croteau whose case has long gone cold has rebutted a defense statement on behalf of longtime suspect, defrocked priest Richard R. Lavigne. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:29:10 GMT)

Bryant wants to use campaign money for his defense
Former state Sen. Wayne Bryant, D-Camden, indicted for abusing his power to enrich himself, should be allowed to use campaign funds to pay his defense attorneys, one Bryant lawyer argued in a ground-breaking hearing Tuesday. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:45:48 GMT)

Defense: Inquiry of inmate incomplete
The defense for a state prison inmate charged with murdering a correctional officer during a hospital escape says the police investigation was incomplete. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:23:29 GMT)

Public defender position filled
Bay City attorney Jan A. Miner has been hired to fill a Bay County public defender position that had been vacant since last May. The addition of Miner to the county's staff brings the total number of in-house criminal defense attorneys back up to five, county officials announced on Tuesday. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:26:27 GMT)

O.J. Simpson's defense denies bail violation
O.J. Simpson's attorney denies the former football star violated his bail agreement in a motion asking that his client be again let out of jail to await trial in his armed robbery case. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:16:50 GMT)

ABC News subpoena quashed in sex case
A woman accused of running a high-end Washington prostitution ring cannot demand documents from ABC News as part of her defense strategy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:05:13 GMT)

Former Principal-Not Guilty
A former principal at Illini Bluffs Elementary School in Glasford, indicted on two counts of criminal sexual assault, was acquitted of those charges. A Peoria jury Wednesday found John Walker "not guilty". Walker took the stand in his own defense saying he didn't force himself on the alleged victim. (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:21:26 GMT)

ITT awarded $174.7 million defense contract - roanoke.com
The U.S. Army's order for monoculars and related gear was part of a nearly $1.4 billion contract awarded in September 2005. War and the threat of terrorism can be a boon for defense contractors such as ITT Corp. The global company announced Wednesday that its ITT Night Vision business in Roanoke County has been awarded a $174.7 million order for night vision monoculars and related gear. (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:43:27 GMT)

Defense wants jury verdict set aside in negligent homicide
Two motorcyclists were killed in 2006, but Joshua Shepard's defense says it was simple accident, not a crime. (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:42:06 GMT)

Judge to rule Feb. 7 on Wasserstrom case
A judge on Feb. 7 will decide on several defense motions in the criminal case against a former Hollywood commissioner, including whether his conviction should be tossed out. (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:27:28 GMT)

Filipino nurses face criminal charges
For months, the nurses complained that they were subject to demeaning and unfair working conditions — not what they were promised when they came to America from the Philippines in search of a better life. So they abruptly quit. (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:17:59 GMT)

Filipino Nurses Face Criminal Charges
For months, the nurses complained that they were subject to demeaning and unfair working conditions -- not what they were promised when they came to America from the Philippines in search of a better life. (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:28:57 GMT)

Filipino nurses face criminal charges
For months, the nurses complained that they were subject to demeaning and unfair working conditions - not what they were promised when they came to America from the Philippines in search of a better life. So they abruptly quit. But in doing so, they put more than their careers at risk: Prosecutors hit them with criminal charges for allegedly jeopardizing the lives of terminally ill children they ... (Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:29:13 GMT)

Chinese frontier defense force crack 12,449 criminal cases in 2007
Police officials announced on Thursday that Chinese border police had cracked 12,449 criminal cases in 2007 including drug, arms and human trafficking, as well as smuggling. They also dealt with 37,603 minor public security offenses ... (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:16:50 GMT)

Wade appointed Seattle-based attorney
A new attorney specializing in criminal defense, specifically homicide and drug cases, has been appointed to defend Joshua Wade in court. (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:17:13 GMT)

10 nurses face criminal charges after quitting
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — For months, the nurses complained they were subject to demeaning and unfair working conditions — not what they were promised when they came to America from the Philippines in search of a better life. So they abruptly quit. But in doing so, they put more than their careers at risk. Prosecutors hit them with criminal charges for allegedly jeopardizing the lives of terminally ... (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:12:48 GMT)

Defense, prosecutor trade accusations
A McHenry County prosecutor and defense lawyers for two former police officers convicted of beating a man while off duty traded heated accusations of unethical behavior and incompetent legal work Thursday during a hearing to determine whether the two ex-cops deserve a new trial (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:55:39 GMT)

Lawyers, landlord-tenant group honored for pro bono work
Chicken soup warms the soul. So does pro-bono legal work. Just ask Mary Maran. The criminal-defense attorney was one of six lawyers honored last night in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania's second annual Pro Bono Publico Award ceremony. (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:36:56 GMT)

Fate of C'ville man's killer in judge's hands
As four days of sentencing proceedings ended Thursday in the criminal case against Michael Calabrese, defense attorneys said it was no surprise that he grew to be a troubled man. (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:17:41 GMT)

Defense lawyer calls Frazier liar
Capping a criminal trial that has lasted six weeks, the attorney for a gun dealer accused of defrauding Owsley Brown Frazier by overcharging him for antique weapons yesterday claimed that Frazier, not his client, "is the con artist and liar." (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:46:10 GMT)

Defense raises questions about witnesses credibility, murder trial could go to jury by Tuesday
Defense attorneys for Floyd Eugene Maestas, who is charged with capital murder, again hammered at the motives and credibility of two key prosecution witnesses who have testified that Maestas is the killer. (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:13:30 GMT)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Orders New Trials for Two Men Convicted for 1996 Panhandle Murder
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has reversed and vacated the convictions of two indigent Mexican nationals who have spent the last 12 years in prison on life sentences for the Aug. 6, 1996 killing of a convenience store clerk in the Texas Panhandle. (Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:15:00 GMT)

Seattle lawyer hired to handle Wade defense
The federal government is paying a high-profile Seattle lawyer to take over the defense of Joshua Wade. (Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:48:54 GMT)

Defense pushes to include woman's sexual background
A man set to stand trial Friday on sexual assault charges is asking, through his attorney, that a jury hear testimony about his accuser’s sexual history, which the defense says is “extremely critical” to his case. (Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:13:16 GMT)

Seattle lawyer hired to handle Wade defense
The federal government is paying a high-profile Seattle lawyer to take over the defense of Joshua Wade. (Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:18:48 GMT)

Fort Collins psychiatrist embroiled in ground-breaking criminal case
By Andra Coberly (Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:34:24 GMT)

Longtime advocates of young people
We are writing in response to the cover article in the Jan. 6 edition of Neighbors ["In defense of the children"], which addresses the representation of abused and neglected children in Montgomery County. (Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:08:00 GMT)

Fort Collins psychiatrist embroiled in ground-breaking criminal case
Christian Hageseth was Fort Collins' own Patch Adams. (Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:05:59 GMT)

Firm defense
Vancouver lawyer Jeff Barrar says he does criminal defense because he's "an Irish kid from Boston who doesn't trust the cops." His smile suggests he's kidding. It's hard to tell. (Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:54:06 GMT)

Defense looks for holes in Napier’s testimony
HARTFORD, Conn.—Defense lawyers opened fire last week on the credibility of a key government witness in the trial of five former General Re Corp. and American International Group Inc. executives, accusing former Gen Re Senior Vp Richard Napier of changing his story and fabricating details of an alleged sham reinsurance deal at the heart of the case. (Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:32:26 GMT)

Mitchell E. Ignatoff, Esq.
Practice Areas: My practice is concentrated on criminal defense, drunk driving defense, and defense of traffic matters. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:58:43 GMT)

Schools test policies targeting racial disparity in suspensions, arrests
Proposal seeks to address racial disparity in number of suspensions, arrests Black students face suspensions and criminal arrests in far greater numbers than their white peers in Palm Beach County public schools, records show. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:27:56 GMT)

Attorney-client privilege keeps wrong man in prison
For a quarter of a century, defense lawyers Dale Coventry and Jamie Kunz were bound by the rules of law to hold onto a secret that now could mean freedom for a man serving a life sentence for murder. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:05:16 GMT)

Family seeks facts in Kennewick shooting death
Three months have passed since Michael P. Salazar, 27, was shot to death in Kennewick, reportedly in self-defense. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:45:02 GMT)

Update: "Diddy Did It," Witnesses Say Puff Punched Out Real Estate Agent
Though no criminal charges were filed against hip-hop mogul Sean Combs in last February's alleged post-Oscars party beating, four witnesses have come forward to say Diddy did it. Visit SOHH.com for the complete story. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:13:42 GMT)

'Sweetest, kindest gentleman' shoots suspect
A white-haired 85-year-old man, rushing to his son's defense, shot and wounded a would-be car thief Monday morning in Little Havana, Miami police said. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:18:59 GMT)

Analysis: 3-strikes law wouldn't have stopped killing
Chadwick J. St. Louis, who is accused of murdering an employee of his landscaping business and burying the man's body in the back yard of his Manchester house, had accumulated 26 criminal convictions in Connecticut by the time his employee disappeared in October 2006. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:37:55 GMT)

Man Found Not Guilty Of Murder Faces New Charges
KINGSLAND, Ga. -- A man's testimony in his own defense at a murder trial last month in which he was acquitted contributed to a criminal indictment unsealed on Friday. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:15:34 GMT)

Stanwix Faces Criminal Charges
Former Monroe County Water Authority Executive Director John Stanwix faces criminal charges related to his time in that office. Stanwix was arraigned Monday morning in Rochester City Court on a misdemeanor for allegedly violating state public authority law. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:07:03 GMT)

Judge ordered to pay $354,465
A southwest Ohio judge who was once removed from the bench for 16 months while fending off a criminal indictment said he defaulted on a farmland mortgage because he used all his available money to pay his defense attorney. (Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:15:30 GMT)

Charges dismissed in November shooting
HUNTINGTON -- Criminal charges have been dismissed in a November shooting, according to court records recently reviewed by The Herald-Dispatch. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:50:53 GMT)

Kuwait News
KUWAIT : The Criminal Court Monday looked into a case of a Kuwaiti man, identified only as J. Al-Saffar, who has been charged with trying to sell aircraft spare parts to the Iranian Ministry of Defense. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:18:58 GMT)

2 convicted in GUEA scandal appeal sentences
HAMMOND | Former Lake County tax collector Roosevelt Powell and former Gary attorney Willie Harris have filed appeals of their criminal convictions and prison sentences. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:21:05 GMT)

Student in gun, drugs mess
Now a St. John's University graduate student is facing criminal charges and the loss of his scholarship because police found drugs and a gun in the house he was sharing with five people he met on the Craigslist Web site. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:41:02 GMT)

Maine indigent defense funding is running dry
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine supreme court Chief Justice Leigh Saufley has told lawmakers she is running out of money to pay for the defense of poor Mainers charged with crimes, and members of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee are concerned that Gov. John Baldacci rejected her request for supplemental funding. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:20:01 GMT)

Bank awarded judgment against judge for default on farmland mortgage
CINCINNATI - A southwest Ohio judge who was once removed from the bench for 16 months while fending off a criminal indictment said he defaulted on a farmland mortgage because he used all his available money to pay his defense attorney. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:34:16 GMT)

Yukos vice president Aleksanyan's case submitted to court
MOSCOW, January 22 (RIA Novosti) - The criminal case against a former Yukos executive, Vasily Aleksanyan, has been submitted to court, but his defense claims they know nothing about it. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:08:35 GMT)

Yukos’ Aleksanian case referred to court
MOSCOW, January 22 (Itar-Tass) The criminal case against former Yukos Executive Vice-President Vasily Aleksanian has been referred to court, the Russian Supreme Court said on Tuesday. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:12:27 GMT)

TODAY: Defense gets its shot in Logan Goodall case
WINFIELD - The state rested its case today in the murder trial of Michael Merrifield, who is accused in the 2005 death of toddler Logan Goodall. The defense brought its first witnesses to the stand this morning in Judge Ed Eagloski's courtroom. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:31:26 GMT)

ICE agent on unpaid leave in database probe
A federal immigration agent charged with improperly accessing a criminal-information database for Bob Beauprez's gubernatorial campaign has been placed on unpaid leave. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:41:14 GMT)

Witness for Kim defense says killings weren't planned
Bryan Kim did not plot and cannot remember the grisly deaths of his parents at their Mount Spokane home on the night of Dec. 5, 2006, a Texas psychiatrist told a Spokane County Superior Court jury today after the state rested its first-degree murder case against the Spokane teenager. (Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:07:18 GMT)

Family, friends offer property, homes for ex-Evergreen president's jail release
Five family members and friends of former Evergreen Corp. President David B. Willan offered their homes and property Tuesday to back a signature bond that defense lawyers are requesting for Willan's release from the Summit County Jail. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:41:09 GMT)

Narc probe fear: Dealers go free
The mushrooming NYPD narcotics squad scandal has compromised more than 150 criminal cases in Brooklyn and could put drug dealers back on the streets, sources told the Daily News. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:42:50 GMT)

Man pleads not guilty in letter case
An inmate at the James River Correctional Center has pleaded not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility to two counts of terrorizing related to threats mailed to a judge and a prosecutor. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:12:48 GMT)

Parish Court Recruits For Jury Duty
The Orleans Parish criminal justice system is looking for a few good jurors ? recruiting volunteers to help decide cases. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:02:24 GMT)

Teen wants trial moved
Jan 23, 2008 — A 15-year-old city boy charged as an adult in the September stabbing death of his sister's boyfriend is asking that his case be moved to juvenile court. Paul Pierre Goodin has remained in York County Prison without bail since his arrest on a criminal homicide charge Sept. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:33:31 GMT)

5 make cut to replace Judge Shabaz
Erik Peterson, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, and Madison defense attorney Stephen Meyer are among five candidates recommended Tuesday by the Federal Nominating Commission to replace District Judge John Shabaz. Also recommended for consideration by the state's two U.S. senators, Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, and U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner are circuit judges Michael ... (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:38:42 GMT)

Trial of accused serial rapist stalls
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that the trial of an alleged serial child rapist may begin at Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:00:04 GMT)

Namibia turns to world for answers on missing soldiers
Relatives of 'disappeared' fighters hope the International Criminal Court will investigate. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:26:45 GMT)

Bryant can't use funds for defense, state rules
Former state Sen. Wayne Bryant, D-Camden, indicted for allegedly abusing his power to enrich himself, cannot use campaign funds to pay his defense lawyers, state election regulators ruled today. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:50:27 GMT)

Sri Lanka: Criminal Investigations Need Monitoring
The Asian Human Rights Commission strongly supports the call for a human rights monitoring mission by the United Nations as a measure to resuscitate the severely damaged criminal investigation capacity of the Sri Lankan policing system. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:29:19 GMT)

Butler slay suspect testifies in his defense
Defendant Levi Carl Hayes took the witness stand in his own defense today, telling a jury of seven women and five men he fatally stabbed Donny Schaeffer in self-defense Sept. 19, 2006. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:23:34 GMT)

Criminal Resources: Criminal Defense Investigation
Investigation is a cornerstone of criminal defense work. See Part IV Investigation and Preparation in ABA Standards for Criminal Justice: Prosecution and Defense Function (3rd ed 1993). And the role of the investigator is central to every important step in the process from case preparation to post-conviction challenges. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:39:06 GMT)

Barry Bonds asks court to dismiss criminal charges
All-time U.S. baseball home run king Barry Bonds asked a federal court on Wednesday to dismiss criminal charges that he lied to a grand jury about past steroid use. (Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:50:08 GMT)

Rape suspect is himself a victim, defense says
After an hour-long opening statement by prosecutors describing Kendrich Thomas as a serial rapist of boys - with promises that there will be three victims on the stand along with DNA evidence - defense attorneys started to tell the same jury of their client's years in Louisiana's troubled juvenile prison system. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:29:24 GMT)

Ex-Senator Can’t Use Campaign Fund in Legal Case
TRENTON — A former state senator in New Jersey who is facing federal fraud and corruption charges cannot use money in his campaign account to pay for his criminal defense, a state commission said on Wednesday in a ruling that could establish a precedent for public officials and candidates facing criminal charges. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:56:58 GMT)

Suspects possess lengthy criminal records
HUNTINGTON -- Two armed robbery suspects linked to what turned out to be a fatal shooting at a motel on Tuesday possess lengthy criminal records, according to court documents filed in Cabell County. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:52:03 GMT)

Ex-senator can't use coffers for his defense
TRENTON | Former state Sen. Wayne Bryant cannot use any of the $640,000 left in his campaign coffers to defend himself against federal corruption charges, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission ruled Wednesday. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:26:39 GMT)

Defendant in fatal attack testifies it was self-defense
As Levi Carl Hayes told it yesterday, the fatal stabs he delivered to 30-year-old Donny Schaeffer early on Sept. 19, 2006, were a desperate series of "jabs" aimed not at Mr. ... (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:28:03 GMT)

Trial begins in rapes, kidnaps
After an hourlong opening statement Wednesday by prosecutors describing Kendrich Thomas as a serial rapist of boys, defense attorneys in Orleans Parish Criminal Court started to tell the jury of their client's years in Louisiana's troubled juvenile prison system. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:48:54 GMT)

Judge with legal woes ordered to repay loan
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A southwestern Ohio judge who was once removed from the bench for 16 months while fending off a criminal indictment said he defaulted on a farmland mortgage because he used all his available money to pay his defense attorney. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:21:42 GMT)

ELEC denies Bryant request for defense money
Former state Sen. Wayne Bryant, indicted for allegedly abusing his power to enrich himself, cannot use campaign funds to pay his defense lawyers, state election regulators ruled Wednesday. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:49:14 GMT)

Judge Disqualifies Kerik's Defense Attorney
A federal judge on Thursday disqualified former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik's lawyer from representing him because of a potential conflict of interest. Prosecutors had asked for the ruling in the criminal case against Kerik, arguing that defense lawyer Kenneth Breen was at meetings when Kerik gave his lawyers false information. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:08:18 GMT)

Lawyer disqualified from Kerik case
A federal judge disqualified a lawyer Thursday from representing former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik because of a potential conflict of interest. Prosecutors had asked for the ruling in the criminal case against Kerik, arguing that defense lawyer Kenneth Breen was at meetings when Kerik gave his lawyers false information. The potential conflict is "so severe that no remedial ... (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:46:52 GMT)

Weinberg seeks curbs on pols' defense funds
State Sen. Loretta Weinberg is expected to propose legislation today to both cap how much money public officials can accept for their legal defense funds and require disclosure of such contributions. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:43:58 GMT)

Editorial: Regulate politicians' defense funds
IT'S A DREARY sign of the place and the time: New Jersey politicians facing criminal charges have become numerous enough that the state needs more laws on how they pay legal bills. That's right -- the corruption defense industry has officially become a regulatory issue in the Garden State. (Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:51:00 GMT)

Defense in Bell Case To Waive Jury Trial
A veteran judge in Queens will be responsible for deciding the case against the three detectives charged in the shooting death of Sean Bell. At 2 p.m. Friday in Queens Criminal Court, lawyers for detectives Gescard Isnora, Michael Oliver, and Marc Cooper will waive their right to have the case against them decided by a jury, the president of the Detectives Endowment Association, Michael ... (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:48:51 GMT)

S.C. lawyers seek help with defense work
One of the ideas raised by South Carolina Bar members gathering in Charleston this week is to make state lawmakers feel the pain of taking indigent defense cases. (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:09:21 GMT)

State senator proposes regulating legal defense funds
State Sen. Loretta Weinberg proposed a bill Thursday that would regulate the legal defense funds of elected officials in the same way the state regulates campaign contributions. (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:14:40 GMT)

Self-defense possible in Oakland shooting death
Police on Thursday were investigating whether a Topeka man acted in self-defense in the shooting death of another man Wednesday evening in the city's Oakland neighborhood. (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:27:50 GMT)

Philippine defense secretary scraps US$29.3 million proposed US helicopter deal
The Philippine Department of National Defense scrapped a proposed 12 billion peso (US$29.3 million, €20 million) deal for six attack helicopters after accusing a U.S. manufacturer of altering its bid, an official said Friday. (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:17:00 GMT)

Reinsurance Mistrial Request Rejected
A federal judge in the criminal trial of five ex-employees of two of the world's largest insurers rejected a defense motion for a mistrial on Friday. (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:02:17 GMT)

Bergen GOP: Campaign funds shouldn't pay Coniglio's lawyers
Bergen County Republicans have asked the state to apply a new rule banning the use of campaign funds for criminal defense lawyers to a former Democratic legislator under federal investigation. (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:43:24 GMT)

Former KBR Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud the Department of Defense
Wallace A. Ward, 26, of Spring Lake, NC, a former employee of Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) who worked at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to receive bribes, make false statements, and file false claims announced Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division, and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District ... (Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:55:00 GMT)

Ed Jew Trial Setting Postponed, March 19 Hearing Set On Defense Motion
SAN FRANCISCO -- Former San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew appeared briefly Friday in federal court where he faces corruption charges and was given a March 19 date for a hearing on an expected pretrial defense motion. (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:16:24 GMT)

Philippines: Defense Secretary Scraps US$29.3 Million Proposed US Helicopter Deal
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The Philippine Department of National Defense scrapped a proposed 12 billion peso (US$29.3 million) deal for six attack helicopters after accusing a U.S. manufacturer of altering its bid, an official said Friday (25 Jan). (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:13:35 GMT)

Philippine defense secretary scraps US$29.3 million proposed US helicopter deal
The Philippine Department of National Defense scrapped a proposed 12 billion peso (US$29.3 million, €20 million) deal for six attack helicopters after accusing a local agent of a U.S. manufacturer of altering its bid, an official said Friday. (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:59:00 GMT)

A warning on illegals
A stepped-up federal crackdown on incarcerated illegal immigrants could swamp Dane County 's court system, a Madison lawyer is warning. Anthony Delyea has threatened to resign from the Criminal Defense Project, a county program that provides legal counsel for defendants who don 't qualify financially for a public defender, unless the county changes its policy of reporting undocumented inmates to ... (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:23:16 GMT)

GOP leader seeks probe of Coniglio spending
Days after a state elections agency ruled that it is illegal to use campaign funds to pay for criminal defense attorneys, Bergen County Republicans asked the state to apply that rule to a former Democratic legislator under federal investigation. (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:27:34 GMT)

RP defense secretary scraps US$29.3M proposed US helicopter deal (8:22 p.m.)
MANILA -- The Department of National Defense scrapped a proposed 12 billion peso (US$29.3 million, euro20 million) deal for six attack helicopters after accusing a local agent of a U.S. manufacturer of altering its bid, an official said Friday. (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:35:18 GMT)

Gunmen slaughter 11 villagers in Guyana
Gunmen with assault rifles shot and killed 11 people in a Guyana village early Saturday, in an attack police blamed on a criminal gang whose leader has threatened widespread violence. (Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:27:12 GMT)

Judge Rejects Mistrial Request In Reinsurance Trial
Hartford — A federal judge in the criminal trial of five ex-employees of two of the world's largest insurers rejected a defense motion for a (Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:46:23 GMT)

Odd, but strangely endearing
Like the Cartoon Network show it is based upon, "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" is a surrealistic comedy adventure starring a superhero masquerading as a criminal defense attorney. (Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:10:49 GMT)

Attorney Mike Hunsinger: key player in Huskies' defense
That Mike Hunsinger, a Seattle lawyer, represented at least 14 players on the University of Washington's 2000 football team is surprising... (Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:13:47 GMT)

Leitner was prosecutor, now a defense attorney
Jim Leitner favors the death penalty and is foreman of a grand jury. He was a prosecutor. He commanded Coast Guard Reserve units and helped protect military and commercial traffic at the Houston Ship Channel during the Persian Gulf War. (Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:49:54 GMT)

Rogue French Trader "Did Nothing Wrong" - Defense Lawyers
(RTTNews) - Lawyers for French trader Jerome Kerviel, accused in the loss of US$7.9 billion at French bank Societe Generale, say their client has done nothing illegal and are blaming the bank for trying to divert attention from other losses. (Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:04:33 GMT)

In Dallas, the DNA has changed
Though his job is to prosecute, Craig Watkins aims to make sure no one goes to jail who shouldn't and to clear those who have been wrongly convicted DALLAS — If it isn't enough that the office once occupied by the legendary Dallas County District Atty. Henry Wade now is occupied by a black man, consider this: The office next door is occupied by a veteran defense lawyer whose job is to free ... (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:26:17 GMT)

Lawyer supports search training
A local criminal defense lawyer is applauding calls by a pair of Philadelphia-area state lawmakers to establish training for all police officers about when they are allowed to conduct strip searches. (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:21:26 GMT)

IMETTE JUDGE IS 'BOUNCED'
For more than a year, lawyers for Darryl Littlejohn, the beefy bouncer accused in the horrific murder of criminal-justice grad student Imette St. Guillen, begged the trial judge to step aside. Now she has - sort of. Gov. Spitzer on Jan. 15... (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:59:03 GMT)

PROSECUTOR OPENS CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST UKRAINIAN INTERIOR MINISTER
Kyiv's prosecutor's office has opened a criminal case against Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported on January 25. The prosecutor charges Lutsenko with "infliction of slight injuries. (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:54:43 GMT)

Criminal trial begins against Wecht
Opening statements were to begin this morning in the federal criminal trial against former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:03:47 GMT)

Defense: Prosecutors Play Politics With Wright's Trial
A state lawmaker wants to delay his trial on fraud and obstruction of justice charges, saying the case is being expedited because of politics. (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:53:59 GMT)

Carona's legal help: why free?
Jones Day, one of the nation's top law firms, would not say. Pro bono work is usually reserved for society's most vulnerable -- the indigent, the homeless, the infirm. Discuss As former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona prepares for trial on criminal charges that he sold access to his office for cash, favors and gifts, he has retained the best lawyers money can buy. ... (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:35:24 GMT)

Mental evaluation ordered for accused cop killer
The Ivanhoe man accused of gunning down a Tulare County sheriff's detective last month was ordered today to undergo a mental evaluation before the criminal case against him can continue. (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:35:16 GMT)

New York, January 28, 2008
—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s brazen public call yesterday to censor the media and reintroduce criminal defamation laws. (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:45:16 GMT)

Acquitted terror defendant gets limited ability to speak publicly
A man facing deportation to Haiti despite his acquittal on terrorism conspiracy charges can speak publicly about his immigration situation but not about the underlying criminal case, a federal judge ruled Monday. (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:29:17 GMT)

Mayor Hires Top Criminal Lawyer, $600/hour
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has hired prominent criminal defense attorney Mayer Morganroth, a man best known recently for representing Jack Kevorkian and Geoffrey Feiger. INSIDE: Watch latest update (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:10:43 GMT)

Defense Contractor and a Former Manager Charged in Conspiracy to Bribe a Military Contracting Officer in Iraq
A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned an indictment against a U.S. Department of Defense contractor and one of its former managers for conspiring to bribe a military contracting officer in Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment was returned on Jan. 22, 2008, and was unsealed today against Elie Samir Chidiac, a U.S. citizen, and Raman International Inc. of ... (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:26:00 GMT)

Former Department of Defense Employees are Sentenced for Defrauding the United States
Two former civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) were sentenced in El Paso, Tex., for defrauding the United States of tens of thousands of dollars, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. (Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:53:00 GMT)

Supreme Court chief justice pleads for defense reform, drug courts
ATLANTA - Georgia's top judge is asking lawmakers to start moving on indigent defense reform even though money is tight. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:00:57 GMT)

Sri Lanka: Refrain from Intimidation of the Media - CPJ
New York - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Executive Director, Joel Simon, said, Sri Lanka’s defense secretary’s call for the censorship of media reintroduce criminal defamation laws are alarming developments calling to ensure that members of Rajapaksa’s government to refrain from violence, intimidation and harassment against journalists and media personals in Sri Lanka. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:21:21 GMT)

Experienced criminal going to prison for gas station robbery in Spotsylvania
Local criminal gets more time behind bars after entering plea in Spotsylvania service station robbery (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:34:33 GMT)

Defense seeks mistrial in Reiser's case
OAKLAND — The defense in the Hans Reiser murder trial filed a motion seeking a mistrial in the case Monday. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:47:48 GMT)

Defense seeks mistrial in Reiser's murder case
OAKLAND — The defense in the Hans Reiser murder trial filed a motion seeking a mistrial in the case Monday. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:58:32 GMT)

Endorsement of media repression in Sri Lanka, alarming- CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York based media rights group, in a press release issued Monday, expressed alarm at "Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s brazen public call yesterday to censor the media and reintroduce criminal defamation laws." Condemning Gotabhaya's statement to Sri Lanka media, CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said, "This is an open intimidation ... (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:12:36 GMT)

Robert Heilbronner Releases Latest Forensic Neuropsychology Book
CHICAGO----Trial lawyers, civil litigators and criminal defense attorneys will find Dr. Robert Heilbronner's latest book, "Neuropsychology in the Courtroom: Expert Analysis of Reports and Testimony" , to be an informative legal guide for the evaluation of neuropsychological impairments in civil and criminal litigation. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:15:00 GMT)

Defense Says Deaf, Retarded Man Unable To Stand Trial
Defense attorneys say a man charged with first-degree murder is profoundly deaf and retarded and is not competent to help them at a trial. Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern said she is inclined to agree with the defense in the case in which Alex Smith, 31, is charged. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:00:02 GMT)

Dying sex offender, 78, seeks release
In a Milwaukee County criminal courtroom today, a judge, jury, prosecutor and defense attorney have all convened for a trial. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:48:02 GMT)

Kidnapper, rapist pleads guilty, gets life
Prosecutor Sheila Whirley and defense attorney Nancy Pew spent all day Monday selecting a jury for a criminal trial in St. Louis County Circuit Court that was supposed to last the rest of the week. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:50:33 GMT)

Lawyers Want High Court to Review Child Porn Law
Criminal defense lawyers say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a novel legal approach the government has begun using to win stiff mandatory prison terms for those who've downloaded child pornography from file-sharing sites. (Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:03:15 GMT)

Judge 'Thinking Very Hard' About Lynne Stewart Case
A panel of federal appellate judges is struggling with the question of whether the First Amendment requires that the conviction of a criminal defense attorney, Lynne Stewart, be overturned. At the end of oral arguments yesterday, the three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals appeared likely to ultimately uphold the jury's verdict that Stewart is guilty of passing on messages between ... (Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:35:01 GMT)

Prof. Benson Weintraub to Present "Defense of a Criminal Healthcare Fraud Case" at Health Care Compliance ...
Prof. Benson Weintraub to present "Defense of a Criminal Healthcare Fraud Case" at Health Care Compliance Association's 12th annual Compliance Institute. (Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Lou Pearlman criminal trial delayed
The scheduled March criminal trial of Orlando music mogul Lou Pearlman was delayed until April today by a federal judge in Orlando. (Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:37:44 GMT)

Jeremy Scahill: Pioneering Blackwater Protesters Given Secret Trial and Criminal Conviction
Last week in Currituck County, N.C., Superior Court Judge Russell Duke presided over the final step in securing the first criminal conviction stemming from the deadly actions of Blackwater Worldwide. (Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:58:05 GMT)

Jury to Start Deliberations in Wesley Snipes Tax Case
Defense lawyers described Mr. Snipes’ views on taxes as “kooky” and “dead wrong,” but said he had not committed a crime. (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:40:10 GMT)

Bush Anti-Terrorist Eavesdropping Spurs Criminal Investigations
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration's use of clandestine eavesdropping to fight terrorism is fueling an increase in criminal cases that rely on cooperation between prosecutors and intelligence agents. (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:36:56 GMT)

Possession of ecstasy could become felony in Kansas
Making possession of the "love drug" a felony would help keep children from taking ecstasy, law enforcement officers told a House committee on Monday. But opponents, such as the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, worry that House Bill 2524 would give felony records to more juveniles, to whom the drug is marketed. "We're telling them that it's not a big deal by keeping it as ... (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:49:26 GMT)

Boggs’ spending will get a second look
Thu, Jan 31, 2008 (2 a.m.) State agents said Wednesday they will investigate former Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs’ reported use of $15,900 in campaign funds to pay a criminal defense lawyer. (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:11:29 GMT)

Defense attorney makes case against assisted communication
A 14-year-old autistic West Bloomfield girl couldn't answer questions in court Monday using a controversial communication method she had earlier used to accuse her father of raping her, according to a defense attorney. (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:16:56 GMT)

Bush Anti-Terror Eavesdropping Spurs Criminal Probes
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration's use of clandestine eavesdropping to fight terrorism is fueling an increase in criminal cases that rely on cooperation between prosecutors and intelligence agents. (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:48:21 GMT)

Teens charged in horse shooting spree plead guilty
Two eastern Kentucky teenagers charged with killing three horses and injuring several others in a 2007 shooting spree pleaded guilty Thursday. Jacob Ratliff and Michael Damron, both 18, each pleaded guilty to felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor cruelty to animals, a clerk for Pike County Judge Eddy Coleman told The Associated Press on Thursday. Defense Attorney Stephen Owens told the ... (Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:38:26 GMT)

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