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Criminal Defense Lawyer News Mar 2008

Police: Carson Suspects Had Criminal History
The two men charged in the killing of Eve Carson have long criminal histories, North Carolina police say. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:31:26 GMT)

Spitzer faces dubious future, but legal experts say criminal charges would be unusual
NEW YORK (AP) -- Resigning won't spare Eliot Spitzer from the heat of a criminal investigation -- federal prosecutors must still decide what to do with the case of the disgraced New York governor and the prostitutes. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:46:53 GMT)

Spitzer Defense Lawyers Worked in Prosecutor's Office
March 14 (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer may have made a smart move when choosing lawyers to help him avoid criminal charges for soliciting prostitutes. Two were top attorneys in the same office handling his case. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:44:53 GMT)

'War criminal' sent home by Spain
Spain will extradite former Argentine officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo to his homeland, where he faces charges of human rights abuses during the South American country's "Dirty War" more than two decades ago, a Spanish court ruled Friday. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:09:01 GMT)

Legal cloud lingers over Spitzer
Resigning won't spare Eliot Spitzer from the heat of a criminal investigation - federal prosecutors must still decide what to do with the case of the disgraced New York governor and the prostitutes. A law enforcement official said Spitzer's high-powered defense team was believed to be negotiating a plea deal with prosecutors over his connection to a high-end prostitution ring, but attorneys ... (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:53:00 GMT)

Rwanda: ICTR/Karemera - Defense Opening of Ex-Top Party Officials Postponed to Next Month
The defense's opening in the trial of three top leaders of the former Rwandan then ruling National Republican Movement for Democracy (MRND) party during the 1994 genocide before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has been postponed to 7 April, a Tribunal source confirmed Monday. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:47:17 GMT)

Will Spitzer Faces Criminal Charges?
Resigning won't spare Eliot Spitzer from the heat of a criminal investigation - federal prosecutors must still decide what to do with the case of the disgraced New York governor and the prostitutes. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:00:03 GMT)

US military reports 2,688 sex assault claims last year
The US military recorded 2,688 cases of sexual assault involving its staff last year, 60 percent of which were allegations of rape, a Department of Defense report said Friday. (Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:34:11 GMT)

Spitzer marshaling defense
NEW YORK — Resigning won't spare Eliot Spitzer from the heat of a criminal investigation — federal prosecutors must still decide what to do with the case of the disgraced New York governor and the prostitutes. A law enforcement official said Spitzer's high-powered defense team was believed to be negotiating a plea deal with prosecutors over his connection to a high-end prostitution ring, but ... (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:15:25 GMT)

Suspects in student deaths had long criminal history
DURHAM (AP) - Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. turned 17 last November. Within weeks, he was on probation. Within months, authorities allege, he embarked on a crime spree that started with the slaying of a graduate student at Duke University and ended with the fatal shooting of the University of North Carolina's student body president. Police charged Lovette with first-degree murder Thursday in the ... (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:19:11 GMT)

Court: some victims can be asked about past accusations
Defense attorneys and prosecutors say a state Supreme Court ruling will change how some sexual assault cases are handled. (Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:58:41 GMT)

Alford plea: The 'yes, but' defense
Alford pleas: another way to plead to a case (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:34:31 GMT)

Former DA Martin mixes eclectic pursuits with law
-Exotic travels, paranormal experiments keep life spicy for criminal defense lawyer Vern Fayne Martin does not know why he always has been different. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:23:36 GMT)

Experts handicap Mauldin defense
GALVESTON — In the first week of trial for a man who burned his infant daughter in a microwave oven, testimony has focused on the attack and the immediate fallout. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:37:57 GMT)

Records of Spitzer Campaign’s Payments Sought
By JO BECKER New York Times News Service Federal authorities are seeking records involving payments to a political fund-raising consultant to Gov. Eliot Spitzer as part of their criminal investigation, according to two people with direct knowledge of the inquiry. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:15:38 GMT)

Fate of microwaved baby's dad hinges on effectiveness of insanity defense
A psychologist and an attorney discuss how to prove insanity in the case of a man who burned his daughter in a microwave. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:34:32 GMT)

A Slow March To Legal Reform
Criminal justice is unlikely to appear on the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party's 17th National Congress, scheduled to open on Oct. 15. Yet the Congress will have an important impact on this critical area of human rights, through its appointments to the Party leadership and the generalities concerning "socialist legality with Chinese characteristics" in its policy statements and speeches. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:53:20 GMT)

Top Scoops
Washington - The Defense Department is conducting an extensive review of the videotaping of interrogations at military facilities from Iraq to Guantánamo Bay, and so far it has identified nearly 50 tapes, including one that showed what a military spokesman described as the forcible gagging of a terrorism suspect. (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:15:30 GMT)

Hard-Drinking Defense Lawyer Is No Miss Manners
Imagine if ?The Devil Wears Prada? had featured a grisly crime as one of its subplots. What you might be left with is the aggravating new Fox drama ?Canterbury?s Law.? (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:09:41 GMT)

S.F. dog-mauling conviction back in court
The case of a fatal San Francisco dog mauling will be back in court today as defense lawyers try to return the proceedings to the now-retired judge who reduced Marjorie Knoller's conviction from murder to manslaughter for the death of an apartment house... (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:27:22 GMT)

U.S. facing new world of warfare
Terrorism shows limits of military, civilian forces Humbled by America's bloody experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military is looking ahead with rising concern to a decade of widening terrorism and insurgency, new conflicts in overcrowded, failing states, and the near certainty that additional nations or terrorist or criminal gangs will obtain nuclear weapons. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:37:07 GMT)

Ky. to tackle rising prison numbers
Alarmed by Kentucky's exploding prison population -- and fast-rising costs -- state Justice Secretary J. Michael Brown has called a meeting today of the state Criminal Justice Council to take up the issue and find some solutions. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:10:43 GMT)

U.S. WARNS RUSSIA AGAINST 'SHAM GAME' ON MISSILE DEFENSE
An unidentified "Kremlin official" told RIA Novosti on March 17 that President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dmitry Medvedev will meet with U.S. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:37:57 GMT)

Banking and Financial
A lively roundtable discussion featuring FIDS executive Jack Holleran focuses on compliance programs, the investigation of compliance violations, and civil and criminal defense. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:24:48 GMT)

Defense: 24 counts filed against Wecht over $3.96
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht used public employees, resources and equipment to "cut the overhead" of his multimillion-dollar private practice, a federal prosecutor said Monday in his closing argument at Wecht's trial. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:18:32 GMT)

Wecht defense: 24 counts filed over $3.96
Read full story for latest details. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:18:32 GMT)

March 10 criminal and traffic call
In custody Kathleen J. Brewer, 26, was in custody and charged with a Class A misdemeanor of criminal damage to property. Public defender L. Kaye DeSelms was assigned as counsel. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:52:22 GMT)

PBC teen charged with killing boyfriend plans insanity defense
Barbara Pullman, a middle-school dropout diagnosed with mental development problems, plans to wage an insanity defense against a charge she fatally stabbed her 34-year-old boyfriend when she was 16. (Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:11:37 GMT)

US defense report once again fails to convince
The US Department of Defense recently published yet another report on China's military capabilities. The US military has been publishing these reports every year since 2000. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:01:21 GMT)

A False Claim of Valor and a Cry of Free Speech
Is a man who lies about having served in the military a criminal as well as a liar? (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:45:20 GMT)

TABLES TURNED
Defense attorney Tony Fusco said Marc Jenkins will ask to serve his time in the Hunterdon County Jail, which fired him in August after he was charged with the criminal sexual acts in two indictments. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:08:25 GMT)

Teen to wage insanity defense to murder charge
Barbara Pullman, a mentally retarded middle school dropout, plans to wage an insanity defense to a first-degree murder charge stemming from the fatal stabbing of her 34-year-old boyfriend when she was 16. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:27:07 GMT)

TABLES TURNED- PennLive.com
UPDATED: 00 :28 a.m. EDT, March 18, 2008 Defense attorney Tony Fusco said Marc Jenkins will ask to serve his time in the Hunterdon County Jail, which fired him in August after he was charged with the criminal sexual acts in two indictments. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:34:56 GMT)

Dos Gringos owner fights for his bouncer
A valley bar owner is coming to the defense of one of his bouncers, after video surfaced showing the bouncer knocking out an unruly patron. The cell phone video is only 16 seconds long but it's launched a criminal investigation. FOX 10's Troy Hayden has more. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:51:01 GMT)

Dissent defends ban on testimony
Joe Nacchio's criminal conviction should stand because the Denver trial judge properly excluded a key defense witness's testimony, a federal appellate judge wrote in a 14-page dissent. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:17:15 GMT)

Fort Lauderdale Criminal Lawyer's New Book Fires up the Feds!
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----John Contini, a Fort Lauderdale criminal lawyer and author, announced the release of his new book, "Feeling the Heat." The book is based on a true story involving a client and trusted friend who sets up and betrays the lawyer as part of a plea deal with the Feds. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:00:00 GMT)

Fort Lauderdale Criminal Lawyer's New Book Fires up the Feds!
John Contini, a Fort Lauderdale criminal lawyer and author, announced the release of his new book, "Feeling the Heat." The book is based on a true story involving a client and trusted friend who sets up and betrays the lawyer as part of a plea deal with the Feds. It exposes the dirty techniques of certain rogue federal agents, including wires, phone taps and more. When the Heat gets turned up on ... (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:54:39 GMT)

Congo-Kinshasa: War Crimes Case Extended
The war crimes trail by the International Criminal Court of DR Congo militia leader has been moved back to June after prosecution refused to give evidence to the defense, RNA reports. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:01:03 GMT)

Ex-OC sheriff's longtime lawyer steps down from corruption case
Associated Press - March 18, 2008 2:04 PM ET SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona has lost his longtime criminal defense attorney because he can't afford to pay... (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:09:14 GMT)

Ex-OC sheriff's longtime lawyer steps down from corruption case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona has lost his longtime criminal defense attorney because he can't afford to pay him. H. Dean Steward filed a notice with the federal court Tuesday to withdraw from the corruption case. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:19:47 GMT)

Former OC Sheriff Can't Afford His Criminal Defense Attorney
Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona has lost his longtime criminal defense attorney because he can't afford to pay him. (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:17:14 GMT)

People and defense rest in "Flaco" trial; Closing arguments Wednesday
UTICA - The people and the defense have rested in the murder trial of Wesley Molina-Cirino, also known as "Flaco." (Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:23:58 GMT)

3 appointed to Miami-Dade Expressway board
A hospitality industry academic, an office equipment salesman and a white-collar criminal defense lawyer have been appointed to the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:05:25 GMT)

Teen to face criminal charges in 'skitching' death
A teenage driver whose friend was killed last summer in a “skitching” accident will face a criminal charge. Paperwork filed Tuesday in Clark County Juvenile Court includes... (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:15:36 GMT)

Self-defense 101: Women learn how to stay safe
ABERDEEN - Area women participating in a recent self-defense class walked away with not only major moves, but with lifelong guidance from two veteran police detectives. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:56:15 GMT)

Rodney Reed makes renewed plea for new trial
It was a significant day for Reed and his family because his defense lawyers made their case for new trial before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. (Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:31:25 GMT)

Two D.A. candidates skip gathering
Members of the Durham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association were surprised when two of four district attorney contenders didn't show up for a private candidates' get-together earlier this month, President John Fitzpatrick said Wednesday. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:25:29 GMT)

Self-defense or excessive force?
TEMECULA -- After an off-duty Costa Mesa police officer shot and killed a Temecula man during a fight in Old Town earlier this month, he told homicide investigators he believed his life was in danger and was acting in self-defense. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:11:00 GMT)

Sentence in racially charged killing angers victim's family
The family of a black man who fatally shot a white teenager during a racially charged confrontation was under police protection after the victim's father blasted the man's sentence as too mild and made what defense lawyers saw as a threat. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:37:13 GMT)

FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS U.S. WILL ALLOW RUSSIA TO MONITOR MISSILE-DEFENSE OPERATION
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published in the daily "Izvestia" on March 20 that the United States recently offered Russia "confidence-building measures" that will enable Russian monitors and monitoring equipment to determine that the proposed missile-defense system is not directed against Russia (see "RFE/RL Newsline," March 17, 18, and 19, 2008). Lavrov added that "we ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:38:31 GMT)

No defense allowed
The 33rd annual CHSCA All-Star Festival was featured high scores, high flying, and a lot of fun. In the Class S-M game, the East won 129-104, and Coventry’s Jamie Kohn was named the MVP. Kohn scored 22 points and added 11 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks for the winners. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:31:20 GMT)

Defense lawyer held in contempt for lewd gesture at judge
Adam Reposa jailed briefly while representing DWI client. An Austin defense lawyer was jailed briefly last week after being accused of making a lewd gesture at a judge while representing a driving while intoxicated client in court. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:37:04 GMT)

Lawyer Agrees To Plead Guilty In Kickback Scheme
A defense attorney says prominent attorney Melvyn Weiss has agreed to plead guilty in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits.Â Attorney Benjamin Brafman said Thursday that Weiss will plead guilty to "limited participation in a criminal conspiracy" involving payments to plaintiffs in cases targeting a number of large corporations.Â Brafman did not specify the charges involved ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:17:33 GMT)

Prominent Lawyer to Plead Guilty
Melvyn I. Weiss, a prolific filer of lawsuits against publicly held corporations, has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in Los Angeles, according to his defense lawyer. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:39:49 GMT)

Comments by shot NY teen's dad probed
An irate father is unlikely to face criminal charges for incendiary comments he made after learning a gunman would face no more than four years in prison for the racially charged killing of his teenage son, legal experts said Thursday. (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:52:16 GMT)

Man killed by Tucker homeowner had criminal record
The intruder shot to death by an 81-year-old Tucker homeowner has been identified as a 25-year-old Atlanta man with a criminal record. The man killed late Tuesday night was Jynard Marshall, DeKalb police officer Marcus Hodge said Thursday. Marshall was paroled from prison in March 2005, about a year before the expiration of a two-year sentence for robbery by force and possession of cocaine in ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:59:00 GMT)

Police say shots were fired in self-defense
ABA COUNTY, Sichuan province: Police opened fire and wounded four rioters "in self-defense" during Sunday's unrest that rocked the Tibetan-inhabited Aba county of Sichuan province, police sources told the Xinhua News Agency Thursday. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:56:32 GMT)

U.S. Defends Tough Tactics With Spitzer
The Justice Department used some of its most intrusive tactics against Eliot Spitzer, examining his financial records, eavesdropping on his phone calls and tailing him during its criminal investigation. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:01:09 GMT)

Comments by shot NY teen's dad probed
A father is unlikely to face criminal charges for incendiary comments he made after learning a gunman would face no more than four years in prison for killing his teenage son after a racially charged confrontation, legal experts said Thursday. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:08:07 GMT)

Hennepin County / Defense requests sex expert as witness
The defense attorney for former University of Minnesota football player Dominic Jones, who is facing trial in a sexual assault, has asked to call a "sexologist" as a witness — and he's asking the state to foot the bill for the expert's testimony. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:24:12 GMT)

REMY SHOOTING VICTIM DROPS CIVIL SUIT: Makeda Barnes-Jones may be waiting for outcome of criminal trial.
*The woman who says she was shot in the abdomen by Remy Ma has withdrawn a $20 million civil lawsuit against the rapper, but she may be waiting for the outcome of the current criminal trial to refile, according to reports. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:06:24 GMT)

Cherokee suspect acquitted of criminal sexual conduct
GAFFNEY A jury on Thursday found a Cherokee County man not guilty of committing criminal sexual conduct and lewd acts on two young girls. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:19:37 GMT)

A DEFENSE STRATEGY EMERGES: Mayor would attack text messages' authenticity
If perjury charges are filed against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick or his former aide Christine Beatty, defense lawyers are preparing to make prosecutors work hard to prove whose thumbs were on the keys when racy text messages zipped between the pair's paging devices. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:31:35 GMT)

Lawyers may use retardation defense for man accused in Suffern soldier's slaying
Defense attorneys representing the man accused of killing a Suffern Army captain and another officer in Iraq kept alive the possibility of using mental retardation as a defense if a jury were to decide on the death penalty. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:36:08 GMT)

Client objects to 'cross' exam
Tony Belletier did all the things you'd expect a defense lawyer to do as his client Daniel Ubbink was arraigned last week on a stalking indictment. He entered a not guilty plea for Ubbink. He challenged the prosecution's proof of a felony criminal contempt charge. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:19:28 GMT)

Lingle vetoes police legal defense bill
Gov. Linda Lingle has vetoed a bill that would have required county taxpayers to fund the legal defense of any police officer accused of civil or criminal violations while on duty or special duty. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:48:12 GMT)

Defense Questions Evidence In Lankford Murder Trial
The defense for Kirk Lankford offers a forensic expert and more as they begin their case. (Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:51:53 GMT)

Alcoa, Accused of Bribery, Is Under U.S. Investigation
Alcoa is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department over accusations that the company bribed officials in Bahrain in an effort to obtain business. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:58:29 GMT)

Va. Court-Appointed Lawyers Shun Fund, Jeopardizing Future
Criminal defense lawyers have used only a tiny fraction of the $8.2 million fund created last year to supplement Virginia's lowest-in-the-nation pay for the court-appointed bar, jeopardizing the continuation of the fund. (Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:11:48 GMT)

Arrest of prominent lawyer troubles defense attorneys
An opinion letter on a drug kingpin's finances lands a lawyer in hot water. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:38:23 GMT)

Miami lawyer's unprecedented arrest troubles defense attorneys
Ben Kuehne is a top-tier Miami defense lawyer, the type other attorneys rely on for legal advice. Member of the Florida Bar's Board of Governors. Ex-president of the Dade County Bar Association. Counsel to former Vice President Al Gore during the 2000 vote recount. (Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:19:23 GMT)

Gallagher Pleads Guilty, Resigns
In a cramped arraignment courtroom at Kew Gardens Criminal Court on Saint Patrick’s Day morning, City Councilman Dennis Gallagher pleaded guilty to forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse — Class A and B misdemeanors, respectively. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:18:24 GMT)

Lawyers Tension Erupts At Bell Trial
(Michael O’Kane) Detective Marc Cooper, who is on trial for reckless endangerment, was mentioned in testimony as claiming he only fired one shot, and not the four listed in the criminal complaint. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:20:48 GMT)

Miami lawyer's unprecedented arrest troubles defense attorneys
MIAMI -- Ben Kuehne is a top-tier Miami defense lawyer, the type other attorneys rely on for legal advice. Member of the Florida Bar's Board of Governors. Ex-president of the Dade County Bar Association. Counsel to former Vice President Al Gore during the 2000 vote recount. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:43:42 GMT)

Lawyer's indictment concerns defense bar
MIAMI -- Defense lawyers around the country are worried about the recent indictment in Miami of attorney Ben Kuehne on money-laundering and obstruction charges. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:58:32 GMT)

Cyclist's trial foreshadows Bonds' case
Caught up in the BALCO steroids scandal, an elite athlete adamantly denies using banned drugs, then mounts an aggressive defense to a perjury indictment. It sounds like the case of former Giants slugger Barry Bonds, accused of lying under oath to the federal... (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:25:25 GMT)

Daniel Howes: Mayoral scandal's victims: All of us
A little after 11 a.m. today, when Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is set to learn whether he is under criminal indictment for perjury and who knows what else, they'll begin toting the casualties of his widening scandal. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:18:37 GMT)

April ruling by Arcara on whether to dismiss Kurtz case is expected
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara is expected to decide sometime next month whether to dismiss a criminal case against a University at Buffalo art professor accused of mail fraud and wire fraud felonies. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:54:06 GMT)

Defense Department Takes Custody of High-Value Al Qaeda Operative
The Defense Department has taken custody of a “high-value” al Qaeda operative, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said today. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:07:31 GMT)

Pueblo West Man Shot Dead, Possible Self-Defense
A Pueblo West man is dead after an early-morning shooting on Easter Sunday, but investigators said it appears to be a case of self-defense. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:48:37 GMT)

Police: Suspect in Easter Shooting Claims Self-Defense
PUEBLO - A Pueblo West man is dead after an early-morning shooting on Easter Sunday, but investigators say it appears to be a case of self-defense. Pueblo County Coroner James Kramer used fingerprints to identify the man as 19-year-old James McCarty. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:58:05 GMT)

Pueblo West man shot dead; self-defense suspected
PUEBLO, Colorado — A Pueblo West man is dead after an early-morning shooting on Easter Sunday, but investigators say it appears to be a case of self-defense. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:24:11 GMT)

Remy Ma Trial Update: Victim Admitted Shooting Was Accident, Claims Defense
Grammy nominated rapper Remy Ma was back in Manhattan Criminal Court today (Mar. 24) for the closing arguments in her assault trial. Visit SOHH.com for the complete story. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:43:55 GMT)

Statements made by prosecutor Worthy and defense lawyer Webb
Statements made Monday by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and Dan Webb, lawyer for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: ___ WORTHY: (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:59:15 GMT)

WSU professor: Mayor still considered innocent
Now that Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has made the decision to charge Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick with 8 felonies, the upcoming criminal trial will determine whether the mayor stays in office or is forced out. The Mayor has said that he will not resign, and he should not do so. (Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:30:49 GMT)

Defense in Attorney's Money-Laundering Case Says Feds Ignored '88 Exemption
High-profile Miami attorney Ben Kuehne has thrown two haymakers at the government's case charging he laundered drug proceeds while vetting $5.3 million in defense fees for convicted trafficker Fabio Ochoa Vasquez. In two pleadings, Kuehne's legal team accuses the government of manufacturing the complaint by ignoring a 1988 exception that Congress carved out to protect defense attorneys. Another ... (Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:08:57 GMT)

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Sorry, no items are currently available. A criminal defense attorney accused of wrongly giving his client documents related to an attempted murder case indicated in court Monday he will try to disqualify the judge. (Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:28:18 GMT)

TAKING ON THE PROSECUTION: Defense to attack how text messages obtained
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's criminal lawyer put the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office on notice Monday about how he'll defend his client against charges that he committed perjury in last year's police whistle-blower trial. (Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:30:45 GMT)

Chinese Agent Sentenced for Exporting United States Defense Articles to China
An engineer who conspired with family members to export United States sensitive military technology to the People's Republic of China was sentenced today to 293 months in federal prison. (Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:28:56 GMT)

Court dubious of taking on Iraq cases
The Bush administration told a seemingly receptive Supreme Court on Tuesday that the U.S. military should be allowed to turn over two Americans to the Iraqi government for criminal proceedings. (Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:18:39 GMT)

Experts say brain injury may be factor
A blackout or seizure could be used as a successful defense to charges of criminal homicide or any other crime, a law professor said Tuesday. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:00:53 GMT)

Other developments
BUSH: LET IRAQIS DECIDE: The Bush administration told a seemingly receptive Supreme Court on Tuesday that the U.S. military should be allowed to turn over two Americans to the Iraqi government for criminal proceedings. For now, defense lawyers have s (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:48:36 GMT)

U.S. Tries to Resurrect KPMG Tax Shelter Case
NEW YORK, March 25 -- The U.S. government promised Tuesday to play fair if a federal appeals panel resurrects its criminal case against more than a dozen former KPMG tax firm employees. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:00:12 GMT)

Bracewell & Giuliani Lands Prominent Washington Litigator Carol Elder Bruce
WASHINGTON----Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Carol Elder Bruce has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, where she will practice in the White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations group. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:25:00 GMT)

ADDING MULTIMEDIA Bracewell & Giuliani Lands Prominent Washington Litigator Carol Elder Bruce
WASHINGTON----Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced today that Carol Elder Bruce has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, where she will practice in the White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations group. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:03:00 GMT)

Long Island, N.Y. Defense Firm Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on Department of Defense Contracts
A Long Island, N.Y., defense firm pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay a $275,000 criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids on U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts for military tiedown equipment and cargo securing systems, the Department of Justice announced today. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:26:00 GMT)

NY Firm Admits Rigging Defense Bids
A Long Island manufacturer that provides equipment for tying down military cargo shipments admitted Wednesday it conspired to rig bids for defense contracts. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:49:38 GMT)

Jones' sex assault defense: Woman consented
Former University of Minnesota football star Dominic Jones' defense will argue next week that the woman he is accused of sexually assaulting gave her consent to the behavior, according to detailed new filings in the case. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:52:53 GMT)

National Air Cargo to Pay U.S. $28 Million to Resolve Allegations of Defrauding the Department of Defense
National Air Cargo (NAC) has agreed to pay the United States $28 million to settle both criminal and civil allegations that it defrauded the Department of Defense, the Justice Department announced today. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:20:00 GMT)

Defense Rests Case Raymond Lee Young Trial
The defense rested its case in the trial of a man accused of killing his girlfriend with a shot gun. Raymond Lee Young, a former Orange Police Officer, is on trial for the death of 35-year-old Shelia Davis back in 2004. (Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:10:53 GMT)

Nat'l Cargo to pay U.S. gov't $28M
National Air Cargo will pay the federal government $28 million to settle allegations it defrauded the U.S. Defense Department, prosecutors said Wednesday.The Orchard Park, N.Y., air cargo company was facing criminal and civil charges but pleaded guilty to just one count of "knowingly making a material misstatement, the U.S. Justice Department said in a news release.The settlement, reached in New ... (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:04:42 GMT)

Man insists self-defense in killing as trial wraps up
Baldomero Galindo admits he killed his ex-girlfriend but insists it wasn't murder. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:03:47 GMT)

Mayor Kilpatrick to get legal defense funding
A team of prominent businessmen, power brokers and politicians has formed a legal defense fund to help Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick afford a legal fight against felony perjury charges that could cost millions of dollars. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:17:56 GMT)

Mayor Kilpatrick to get legal defense funding
A team of prominent businessmen, power brokers and politicians has formed a legal defense fund to help the mayor afford a legal fight against felony perjury charges that could cost millions of dollars. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:04:49 GMT)

Ex-football player's defense: Alleged rape victim gave consent
The attorney for former University of Minnesota football player Dominic Jones said in a recent letter to the court that his defense will be that the woman Jones is accused of sexually assaulting gave consent for the act. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:24:38 GMT)

After 11 years, House votes on interrogation bill
Criminal defense attorneys reached a milestone Wednesday in their decade-long effort to force police to record the interrogations of all felony suspects — even though their bill went down in flames. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:06:28 GMT)

Rights group: Deaths in IDF Bethlehem raid were apparent executions
The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem has requested a criminal investigation into the deaths of four wanted Palestinian militants in Bethlehem on March 12, saying that the deaths during the Israel Defense Forces raid appeared to have been an execution. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:47:08 GMT)

Accused in Stein Killing Is Denied Bail
Natavia Lowery, the chief suspect in the killing of a high-profile real estate broker, Linda Stein, was denied bail yesterday in Manhattan Criminal Court at a combative proceeding in which the prosecution sought to quash a theory that the killer was a man. Male DNA that was found mixed with Stein's blood in her bathroom sink, a piece of evidence the defense made public on Tuesday, in no way ... (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:21:37 GMT)

Child Sexual Abuse Cases Languish in Criminal Justice System
New research from the University of New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center finds that child sexual abuse cases in the criminal justice system take an unusually long time to be prosecuted and resolved. This is concerning because a prolonged court process has been shown to be detrimental to a child victim's recovery and ongoing mental health. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:24:41 GMT)

Lawyer barred from father's defense in Gambino case
In a decision that stunned both prosecutors and defense attorneys, a federal judge in Brooklyn abruptly ruled that embattled attorney Joseph Corozzo couldn't represent his reputed gangster father in a Gambino crime family racketeering case. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:17:17 GMT)

US Army suspends suspect Afghan munitions deal
A defense contractor reportedly led by a 22-year-old has been suspended from doing business with the US government for allegedly supplying Afghan security forces with old Chinese-made munitions in violation of its contract and US law, officials said Thursday. (Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:58:04 GMT)

Coroner's Inquest Could Determine if Criminal Charges are Filed
On Thursday, a date was announced for a Coroner's Inquest to determine if criminal charges will be filed in the shooting death of 27-year-old Michael Salazar. As of now no charges have been filed against 25-year-old Jon Gannon. (Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:43:55 GMT)

KILPATRICK'S DEFENSE FUND: TV judge says he won't help run committee, calls for resignation
Less than a day after a group of community and business leaders organized a legal defense fund for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the fund suffered a surprise withdrawal Thursday. (Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:29:45 GMT)

INDUS Corporation Wins Department of Justice Criminal Division Recompete
INDUS Corporation (INDUS), a leading Federal IT solutions provider, announced it has been awarded a task order against its existing GSA contract to provide IT Support Services to the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (CRM). CRMs mission includes supervising federal criminal laws, conducting litigation activities, coordinating with other law enforcement agencies, and interfacing ... (Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:32:00 GMT)

UN confirms 'criminal network' carried out Hariri assassination
A UN investigation commission said on Friday that a "criminal network" had carried out the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and was connected to other acts of political violence in Lebanon, but the commission's report did not name anyone involved with the network. (Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:35:16 GMT)

A case of murder? Or self-defense?
Tyeric Lessley, charged with shooting another man to death after a crash at Washington and Chicago Avenues, feared for his life, relatives say. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:25:25 GMT)

Alliance community relations committee member found guilty of criminal mischief
Alliance Municipal Court Judge Robert Lavery convicted a city community leader of scratching a co-worker's car. After a two-and-a-half hour bench trial, he found Cindy C. King, 49, guilty of criminal mischief, a fourth-degree misdemeanor. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:45:54 GMT)

George Porter handled law cases with finesse
Among the many cases handled by criminal-defense attorney George Porter was the George Gwaltney murder case in the early 1980s. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:20:21 GMT)

UN confirms 'criminal network' carried out Hariri assassination
BEIRUT: A UN investigation commission said on Friday that a "criminal network" had carried out the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and was connected to other acts of political violence in Lebanon, but the commission's report did not name anyone involved with the network. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:02:48 GMT)

Defense lawyer says politics mar Gitmo tribunals
The Navy lawyer for Osama bin Laden's driver argues in a Guantánamo military commissions motion that senior Pentagon officials are orchestrating war crimes prosecutions for the 2008 campaign. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:14:32 GMT)

Inmate beating case has five defendants, defense lawyers
Five defendants, five defense lawyers and one prosecutor in inmate beating case After prosecutor Anne Colt Leitess questioned inmate Bradford Matthews yesterday about the beating he allegedly suffered at the hands of correction officers, the defense attorneys got their chance. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:09:27 GMT)

Defense: LaBarre not serial killer
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) -- Sheila LaBarre admits she has killed two former lovers and claims she was insane when she murdered them, but her defense attorney takes "offense" to LaBarre being referred to as a serial killer. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:48:46 GMT)

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Among the many cases handled by criminal-defense attorney George Porter was the George Gwaltney murder case in the early 1980s. The accused was a California Highway Patrol officer stationed in Barstow who was arrested in the slaying of a female motorist driving in theHigh Desert. (Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:22:01 GMT)

Criminal Gangs Influence Locals
Case 1: On a damp, chilly Friday night, a black teenager met two pretty blonde sisters outside a nightclub. The girls invited him to a party given by their neighbors, young El Salvadorian men. The black boy was cheerful, wearing a white beanie hat. At the party he played cards, listened to music, drank beer and called the men "homeboys." (Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:10:28 GMT)

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