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Criminal Defense Lawyer News Sep 2008

Alleged baby-killer deemed not insane
The insanity defense for the man accused of tossing a 23-month-old baby from an H-1 freeway overpass this year has suffered a setback. (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:36:32 GMT)

Add this lawyer show to Steven Bochco's list of clunkers
Gee, who would have thought that so many criminal court proceedings are actually resolved at the bar? Not the kind of bar that involves courtrooms and bailiffs and judges, but rather the kind that serves martinis and Bloody Marys and two-for-one domestic drafts during Happy Hour. At least that's what the creators of TNT's new legal drama, Raising the Bar, would have viewers believe. The ... (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:40:21 GMT)

CA reverses self, clears Gonzales scion in Delgado murder
MANILA, Philippines -- The Court of Appeals reverse itself and ruled that there is no probable cause to file criminal charges against Luisito Gonzales and his driver for the murder of businessman Francisco "Don Paco" Delgado last year. (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:37:49 GMT)

CA reverses ruling, drops murder charges over Delgado scion slay
The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed itself as it ordered the dismissal of the criminal charges filed by the Department of Justice (DoJ) against Luisito Gonzales, grandson of the late President Elpidio Quirino, for the March 10, 2007 death of his stepbrother, Federico Delgado, a son of businessman Don Francisco ‘Paco’ Delgado. (Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:16:01 GMT)

Raid's Outcome May Signal a Retreat In Immigration Strategy, Critics Say
The federal government's handling of a massive immigration raid at a Mississippi manufacturing plant last week has led critics to suggest that the Bush administration is backpedaling from its aggressive use of criminal charges and fast-tracked trials against illegal immigrants caught at workplaces. (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:08:57 GMT)

U.S. Republican platform calls for strong national defense
In a platform issued on the opening day of its national convention, the Republican Party of the United States adopted a tough policy on almost all immigration issues which may alienate the party from those who favor a more balanced approach. "Border security is essential to national security. In an age of terrorism, drug cartels, and criminal gangs, allowing millions of unidentified persons to ... (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:21:27 GMT)

Dr. Harry Kozol, 102, trial expert in Hearst case
Dr. Harry L. Kozol, a nationally known neurologist who examined high-profile criminal defendants such as Patricia Hearst and whose work helped establish the emerging fields of forensic psychiatry and neuropsychiatry, has died. He was 102. (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:15:33 GMT)

Harbor Springs couple sentenced on criminal sexual conduct charges
An Emmet County couple was sentenced Friday, Aug. 29, in 57th Circuit Court after pleading no contest to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct charges in June. (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:20:25 GMT)

Nacchio: Witness excluded at trial was 'heart' of defense
An expert witness excluded from testifying at former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio's insider-trading trial last year represented the "heart" of his defense, his attorneys argue in a filing. (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:58:31 GMT)

Strong Majority of Voters Disagree With Barack Obama on Second Amendment and Self Defense Issues
A strong majority of likely voters disagree with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on firearms and self-defense related issues, according to a just-released ATI-News/Zogby poll. (Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:06:00 GMT)

Putin and the New World Order
Saakashvili is a war criminal who ordered the indiscriminate murder of our civilian populace, a crime warranting death anywhere, just ask ourselves. It's called mass murder. (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:17:02 GMT)

Federal Judge Rules Government Can Scour All of Lawyer's Seized Computer Records
A federal judge has given prosecutors the go-ahead to review computer records seized from the office of a criminal defense lawyer, even if it means looking at files of clients who were not targets of the search. U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler says the procedure proposed by prosecutors for the review of the records provided adequate safeguards to protect other client files and privileged ... (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:54:04 GMT)

Analysis: Gonzales' best defense is memory lapse
In the court of public opinion, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' best defense is memory failure. Again. (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:34:24 GMT)

Analysis: Gonzales' best defense is memory lapse
In the court of public opinion, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' best defense is memory failure. Again. Throughout congressional testimony and in responding to various investigations, Gonzales has said he can't remember key events or didn't know what was happening at the Justice Department under his watch. In perhaps the most memorable example, he ducked 71 questions from the Senate ... (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:40:54 GMT)

Attorneys: Punch was self-defense
WOODSTOCK – Attorneys for a man accused of delivering what proved to be a fatal punch outside a Crystal Lake bar last year are arguing that he acted in self-defense. (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:08:12 GMT)

Analysis: Gonzales' best defense is memory lapse
WASHINGTON -- In the court of public opinion, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' best defense is memory failure. Again. Throughout congressional testimony and in responding to various investigations, Gonzales has said he can't remember key events or didn't know what was happening at the Justice Department under his watch. (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:22:29 GMT)

Love-triangle slaying: Judge won't issue gag order
A prosecutor sought this morning to silence the defense attorney in a deadly love triangle involving a student-teacher and a pupil. Knox County Assistant District Attorney General Bill Crabtree complained to Criminal Court Judge Mary Beth Leibowitz about an interview with attorney Bruce Poston that aired on local television stations Tuesday night and today. "It was totally inappropriate," ... (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:33:46 GMT)

Analysis: Gonzales' best defense is memory lapse
WASHINGTON - In the court of public opinion, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' best defense is memory failure. Again. Throughout U.S. congressional testimony... (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:05:57 GMT)

Miami judge rules poor defense caseload crushing
A Miami judge has ruled that the local public defender's office cannot adequately represent all poor criminal defendants who can't afford their own lawyer. (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:55:10 GMT)

Man With Long Record To Be Evaluated For Trial
A man with a 33-year-long criminal record who talked in secretly recorded conversations about two slayings and other crimes may not be mentally competent to stand trial, his defense attorney says in a court filing. (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:10:14 GMT)

Miami judge rules poor defense caseload crushing
The public defender's office that represents Miami-Dade County's poorest criminal defendants is overburdened by a crushing caseload and will stop accepting thousands of lesser felony cases until the situation improves, a judge ruled Wednesday. Prosecutors vowed to appeal. (Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:37:10 GMT)

Rwanda: Setako Defense Complains Over 'Irrelevant' Prosecution Witness
The defence of former Rwandan senior Army Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Ephrem Setako, Tuesday bitterly complained prosecution's fielding of a witness who gave testimony which had no link to their client before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), trying key suspects of the 1994 genocide. (Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:17 GMT)

Deal reached in baby bathtub death
The prosecution and defense have reached one plea agreement and are close to another in the criminal neglect cases prompted by the death of 14-month-old Israel Gordon. (Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:29:45 GMT)

Ex-'Laguna' star Jason Wahler's trial tabled for criminal-past appeal
Jason Wahler's past still seems to be stuck in the present. Daniel Wagner, the attorney representing plaintiff Dario Stevenson in a civil assault-and-battery trial involving Wahler, had been granted a suspension to appeal a recent court ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Justice Elizabeth A. Grimes prohibiting the use of details regarding Wahler's criminal past in court, E! News reported ... (Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:18:48 GMT)

War crimes court's 1st case still on hold
A Congolese warlord's trial on charges of using child soldiers still cannot start because judges and the suspect are being given insufficient access to evidence that could acquit him, International Criminal Court judges said Thursday. (Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:37:43 GMT)

Judge: Teen's death self-defense
A Hamilton County Common Pleas judge determined a man who gunned down a 13-year-old Avondale boy two years ago acted in self defense. (Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:21:05 GMT)

Work of Kilpatrick's defense team questioned after deal
DETROIT -- The sentence Kwame Kilpatrick will receive next month is close to what he might have gotten had he gone to trial and been convicted, according to experts and one of his former lawyers. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:25:18 GMT)

ANALYSIS: Gonzales' best defense is memory lapse
WASHINGTON — In the court of public opinion, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' best defense is memory failure. Again. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:19:54 GMT)

Defense attorneys argue that murder case not proven against two men accused in the shooting at a drug house in ...
SAN BERNARDINO - Defense attorneys claimed Thursday that the prosecution failed to prove its case against two men charged in a fatal shooting at a Highland drug house in 2002. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:21:23 GMT)

Criminal-defense group again backs Nacchio
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has once again come to the support of former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio, whose insider- trading conviction is being reviewed by the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:16:40 GMT)

Drug-deal shooting ruled self-defense
A Hamilton County Common Pleas judge determined a man who gunned down a 13-year-old Avondale boy two years ago acted in self-defense. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:47:20 GMT)

Bond set in 1997 murder case
Associated Press - September 5, 2008 7:45 AM ET ELKHORN, Wis. (AP) - The defense attorney for a man accused of killing his wife in 1997 says a criminal complaint lacks sufficient evidence to... (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:50 GMT)

Upstate NY woman admits pulling knife, shotgun from stroller, claims self-defense
UTICA, N.Y. - An upstate New York mom has pleaded guilty to packing more than diapers on her baby's stroller. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:48:44 GMT)

'Been there, done that' is career criminal's defense strategy
Police blotter Paul Baldwin, 48, was ordered held on $10,000 bail in Portsmouth, N.H., in May after his arrest for stealing a can of beer, which seems expensive except that it was Baldwin's 152nd arrest. When a judge asked if he wanted a lawyer appointed for him, Baldwin said, "I don't need a lawyer. I've been in this court more than you have." (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:18:15 GMT)

Bond set in 1997 case of woman found dead in lake
ELKHORN, Wis. — The defense attorney for a man accused of killing his wife in 1997 says a criminal complaint lacks sufficient evidence to link his client to the murder. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:56:32 GMT)

No such thing as 'deserved killing,' jury told
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- A prosecutor described a schoolteacher's husband as a jealous, calculating killer as trial opened Friday on charges he murdered his wife's teenage lover. But a defense lawyer told the jury that the defendant was a victim himself of a spouse who flaunted her infidelity. (Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:24:39 GMT)

Man found guilty of criminal threat
After a day-long jury trial Thursday, Brent Oehme was found guilty of two counts of criminal threat in the Crawford County District Court. (Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:07:22 GMT)

Indigent defense, caseload limits are focus of hearing
As Clark and Washoe counties explore the need for caseload limits for public defenders, Nevada officials and national groups are calling on the Legislature to fund indigent defense services across the state. (Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:07:47 GMT)

Defense attorney group criticizes charges against S. Florida lawyer
Trial of prominent lawyer would chill practice, group says The nation's principal organization of defense attorneys is backing a prominent South Florida lawyer against federal money laundering charges, calling the prosecution an assault on a defendant's right to counsel. (Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:25:10 GMT)

Broadcom billionaires take different legal paths
Samueli's and Nicholas' styles of dealing with criminal cases reflect contrasts in personalities and stakes of losing in court. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:03:06 GMT)

Prosecution, defense keep mum on Stockton's role
Of the seven people connected to the Brian Wells case, three remain alive: Kenneth E. Barnes, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Floyd A. Stockton Jr. Of those three, only Stockton will avoid criminal prosecution. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:07:02 GMT)

Trial of ex-State Sen. Wayne Bryant set to start
With more than 100 public officials convicted for corruption in the last seven years, New Jersey residents have gotten used to politicians passing through the criminal dockets. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:21:10 GMT)

Prosecutor becomes figure in mortgage mess
Thomas O'Brien, the U.S. Attorney for California's Central District, is emerging as a likely prosecutor in criminal cases expected from the U.S. mortgage meltdown. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:34:14 GMT)

Top defense attorney Joel Daniels shuns accolades
Former Niagara Falls Mayor Vince Anello found out that FBI agents were poking into his business dealings, including a $40,000 no-interest loan from a prominent developer. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:34:05 GMT)

Israeli police seek criminal charges against Olmert
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police said on Sunday Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should face criminal charges, issuing a non-binding recommendation in a corruption scandal driving him from office in the midst of peace talks with the Palestinians. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:13:44 GMT)

Israeli police seek criminal charges against Olmert
Israeli police said on Sunday they wanted Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to face criminal charges in a corruption scandal driving him from office during peace talks with the Palestinians. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:46:39 GMT)

Scheck marks new era for Innocence Project
Famed criminal defense lawyer Barry Scheck told a roomful of future lawyers Friday that wrongful convictions are falling all over the country. (Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:04:57 GMT)

Jury selection has begun in Fumo case
The trial of State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo began this morning, as prosecutors and defense counsel began the laborious process of picking a jury. (Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:36:22 GMT)

Three women, defense attorney paint picture of troubled Inman
Testimony begins to paint picture of Inman, his troubled childhood, other attacks highlight first day of hearing (Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:44:50 GMT)

Jury selection begins in trial of former State Sen. Wayne Bryant
Jury selection is under way in the criminal trial of a man who was once one of New Jersey's most powerful lawmakers. Former state Sen. Wayne Bryant is facing charges that he got jobs with two public agencies to boost his state pension. (Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:40:27 GMT)

Jury selection begins for ex-Sen. Bryant's trial
Jury selection is under way in the criminal trial of a man who was once one of New Jersey's most powerful lawmakers. (Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:15:16 GMT)

Forgetting boy in burning trailer was ‘thoughtless,’ but not criminal
BEAVER — A former Center Township man was found not guilty Monday of reckless endangerment for leaving his son in a burning trailer last September. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:02:03 GMT)

Twice-convicted killer Robert Brown to get new trial, prosecutorial misconduct cited
Plain Dealer FileRobert Brown, shown at his trial in 1988, was sentenced to life in prison 20 years ago. He will receive a new trial beacuse the defense was not told a witness was offered immunity for testimony. A notorious... (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:43:25 GMT)

The Election for Criminal Justice Reform
While the media spotlight on October 4, 2008 will be in on the newly rescheduled Second Congressional District primary, Hurricane Gustav aside, the critical underlying theme of most of the remaining political contests will be skyrocketing crime-throughout the Southshore. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:22:58 GMT)

Dixon backers mull defense fund to defray legal fees
They consider helping mayor defray legal fees in probe on gifts from developers Supporters of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon are considering creating a defense fund to defray legal fees incurred during a probe that has focused in part on gifts Dixon received from developers getting tax breaks from the city. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:48:30 GMT)

New Orleans Area Criminal Justice Elections
by Christopher Tidmore (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:16:11 GMT)

Buchanan Lands White-Collar Defense Practice Leader James Becker
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC added James M. Becker to its White-Collar Defense and Investigations Practice. He is a shareholder in the firm's Philadelphia office. Becker, who most recently served as co-chair of Saul Ewing's White-Collar and Government Enforcement Group, had been with Saul Ewing for 21 years. He has defended a wide variety of clients under government investigation and in ... (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:24:00 GMT)

Man says shooting was self-defense
OMAHA — An Omaha man arrested after the fatal shooting of another man over the weekend says he pulled the trigger in self-defense. Robert Muckey said in a jailhouse interview that he shot 25-year-old Domingo Gutierrez Jr. of Bellevue on Saturday when Gutierrez broke into his home. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:24:14 GMT)

Judge rebuffs dismissing first-degree; love-triangle murder defense to begin
A Knox County judge this morning turned aside a bid by Eric McLean's attorney to have the first-degree murder charge against him tossed out. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:54:55 GMT)

Defense Hopeful Charges In Murders Of Detective, Woman Will Be Dropped
CHICAGO (WBBM) - Tomorrow a Chicago man now charged in a double homicide could walk free. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:49:01 GMT)

Jury selection begins in Chappaqua wife-slaying case
Disbarred criminal defense lawyer Carlos Perez-Olivo stood to collect nearly $900,000 in life insurance on his wife when he killed her nearly two years ago, prosecutors will argue when the trial begins this week. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:13:15 GMT)

Stevens Accuses Prosecutors of Hindering Defense
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors aren't turning over materials Senator Stevens of Alaska needs to defend himself at his quickly approaching corruption trial, including possible criminal investigations and the medical records of the prosecution's star witness, the senator's lawyers complained today. Mr. Stevens, the Senate's longest-serving Republican, is scheduled to stand trial later this month ... (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:38:52 GMT)

Stevens says federal prosecutors not turning over material needed for his defense
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors aren't turning over materials Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens needs to defend himself at his quickly approaching corruption trial, including possible criminal investigations and the medical records of the prosecution's star witness, the senator's lawyers complained Tuesday. (Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:48:51 GMT)

Contracting Audit Agency Target of Investigations
In 2005 and 2006, the Defense Contract Audit Agency helped enable Boeing to recover about $270 million in losses from a failed commercial satellite business, approving unorthodox accounting methods that allowed the company to receive the payments through an Air Force contract, according to testimony... (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:21:32 GMT)

Incumbent attorney blasts rival on donations
Republican incumbent Andrew Thomas on Tuesday announced plans to run for re-election for Maricopa County Attorney and lashed out at his Democratic opponent for accepting an ''unprecedented'' amount of campaign donations from criminal defense attorneys. (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:36:24 GMT)

Defense: Agents acted like criminals
Defense attorneys have unleashed an ambitious attack on the credibility of a 15-month federal undercover investigation aimed at some of the valley’s most violent criminals. (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:16:55 GMT)

Tapes in counterfeiting conspiracy case a real concern for defense
Defense attorney Theodore Cohen ambled across the courtroom like an aging barnyard rooster, his right hand cupped behind his ear in an attempt to improve his hearing. (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:20:20 GMT)

Judge appoints defense attorney to represent suspect in slaying of girl
One of the area's top defense attorneys was appointed Tuesday to represent the East Side teenager who has allegedly told police he accidentally shot and killed 14- year-old Nancylia Salter last month. (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:29:20 GMT)

Love-triangle murder: McLean defense rests
Defense attorney Bruce Poston rested his case this morning and renewed his motion for the first-degree murder charge against Eric McLean to be thrown out. (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:59:10 GMT)

Dallas Bar Association Names Burnham Trial Lawyer of the Year
One of the top criminal defense attorneys in Texas is now at the top of the Dallas Bar Association's annual awards list as well. (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:31:05 GMT)

Defense lawyer Elliot M. Weinstein has pancreatic cancer
By Globe Staff Well-known defense lawyer Elliot M. Weinstein has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is scheduled to undergo surgery today, according to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Weinstein has represented the reputed former accountant for the Boston Mafia, Francesco J.... (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:31:29 GMT)

Defense Attorney Says Yokley Fired At Drug Dealer Because He "Felt Threatened"
A defense attorney told a Criminal Court jury Wednesday that Dyron Yokley shot a drug dealer because he felt threatened at the end of a chase through a Red Bank park. (Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:14:19 GMT)

A Class C Defense
Anyone who’s watched a TV cop drama can recite the words: “If you cannot afford an attorney one will be appointed for you.” But what if that attorney is so overworked and underpaid that the defense he or she provides is “at best, minimally competent”? (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:31:52 GMT)

Cuyahoga judges agree to open discovery; prosecutors must turn over all evidence to defense
CUYAHOGA COUNTY -- A controversial amendment to the rules governing criminal prosecution in Cuyahoga County will require prosecutors to submit all police reports, witness statements and other evidence to defense lawyers, a process known as "open discovery." Cuyahoga County judges... (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:57:39 GMT)

In Price-Fixing Probes, All Eyes on Samsung
For more than a year, antitrust prosecutors have been probing suppliers of LCD flat panels and cathode ray tubes. The probes haven't led to the announcement of criminal charges -- but a common belief among some defense lawyers is that the government has bestowed amnesty on Samsung Electronics. That would be an antitrust turnaround for the company, which paid a $300 million fine in 2005 for ... (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:13:23 GMT)

Defense Lawyer Charged With Witness Tampering
Robert Simels, who has represented some of New York?s most notorious gangsters and rappers, was charged with a plot to ?neutralize? witnesses willing to testify against his clients. (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:39:03 GMT)

Lawyer Arrested, Accused of Scheme to ``Neutralize' Witnesses
Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- A New York criminal defense lawyer accused of trying to ``eliminate'' and ``neutralize'' witnesses against one of his clients in a drug-trafficking case was arrested on federal charges, prosecutors said. (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:41:04 GMT)

Judge upholds charges in boy’s beach death, though defense argues burial was accidental
The attorney defending a man accused of manslaughter in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was buried in the sand at Pismo State Beach argued in court Wednesday that the Fourth of July incident was an unfortunate accident, with no criminal intent. But prosecutor Matt Kraut argued that a reasonable person in the same situation would not have covered Jesse Alvarez’s face with sand, considering how ... (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:17:33 GMT)

Cuyahoga judges agree to open discovery, requiring prosecutors to turn over all evidence to defense
A controversial amendment to the rules governing criminal prosecution in Cuyahoga County will require prosecutors to submit all police reports, witness statements and other evidence to defense lawyers, a process known as "open discovery." (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:46:06 GMT)

Defense rests in Peters homicide trial
The defense rested this morning in the homicide trial of Mark Fisher, who is charged in the January 2003 death of an elderly Washington County woman (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:40:50 GMT)

Criminal defense attorneys side with Nacchio
The 12,000-member National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers recently filed an appeals court brief in support of ex-Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio’s defense, arguing that the overturning of the former executive’s insider trading conviction should stand. (Q) (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:46:34 GMT)

'Goodfellas' defense attorney arrested
Veteran defense attorney Robert Simels has represented the mobster immortalized in "Goodfellas," a drug kingpin with ties to hip-hop and other notorious clients in his long career. (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:48:23 GMT)

"Goodfellas" lawyer charged with witness tampering
Investigators say a veteran defense attorney who once represented the mobster immortalized in "Goodfellas" has plotted to murder witnesses in another case. Robert Simels, 61, was arrested Tuesday on charges of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. He was released on $3.5 million bond. A criminal complaint accuses Simels of plotting to "eliminate" prosecution witnesses against an alleged ... (Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:41:48 GMT)

Supreme Court gives defense lawyers more leeway in mental health cases
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 (5:22 p.m.) CARSON CITY -- Criminal defense lawyers are going to get additional opportunities to prove their clients are mentally incapable of standing trial. (Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:32:08 GMT)

Criminal law maven to serve in Manhattan
A prominent Brooklyn criminal defense lawyer - who counts corrupt judges among his clients - was sworn onto the Manhattan bench Thursday. (Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:01:41 GMT)

Inman’s trial put on hold
PICKENS — Jerry Buck Inman will have to wait awhile before learning whether he will be sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. His death penalty trial was put on hold indefinitely Thursday after his attorneys accused 13th Circuit Solicitor Bob Ariail of trying to intimidate a defense expert Wednesday by suggesting she could face criminal penalties if she testified. Defense ... (Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:15:17 GMT)

Ex-judge trying to forge settlement in Wecht case
A former federal appellate judge has been working behind the scenes since May to try to help the federal government and defense attorneys settle the criminal case involving former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril H. Wecht (Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:40:50 GMT)

Judge: Defense gets DUI machine source codes
A Pima County Superior Court judge on Friday ruled that software that powers a breath-testing machine used on suspected drunken drivers must be revealed to defense lawyers. (Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:08:58 GMT)

Judge: Defense Gets DUI Machine Source Codes
A judge rules that software that powers a DUI breath-testing machine must be revealed to defense lawyers. (Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:37:46 GMT)

Defense questions Red Bank police handling of homicide case
Defense attorneys tried Friday to show holes in the Red Bank Police Department’s handling of that city’s first homicide since 2001. (Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:16:17 GMT)

Judge upholds charges in boy's beach death: Defense argues that sand burial death was an accident
The attorney defending a man accused of manslaughter in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was buried in the sand at Pismo State Beach argued in court Wednesday that the Fourth of July incident was an unfortunate accident, with no criminal intent. (Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:23:02 GMT)

Man charged in wife's stabbing death to take insanity defense
WORCESTER - The lawyer for a 64-year-old Milford man accused of killing his wife will raise an insanity defense on his client's behalf. (Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:38:09 GMT)

Prosecutor to provide defense with information
RED LODGE, Mont. (Lee News Service) -- A Montana prosecutor said Thursday she would agree to provide information to a defense lawyer rather than further delay the murder trial of a Billings, Mont., woman accused of shooting a Wyoming man nearly four years ago. (Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:59:24 GMT)

Contract indigent defense system saving money
The cost of justice in Houston County remains affordable for the underprivileged who face criminal charges after county officials revamped the legal defense system nearly five years ago. (Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:44:01 GMT)

Insanity defense delays murder-for-hire trial
As their marriage collapsed, D'Antonette Burns and her husband went to battle. He choked her, Burns said. He told police that she struck first, forcing him to fight back in self-defense. (Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:02:45 GMT)

Review: A Cure for Night, by Justin Peacock
In Brooklyn's criminal courts, justice often depends on who has the better story to tell. Justin Peacock's excellent novel illustrates how truth is not only the first casualty of war, but jeopardized by the stubborn fight between prosecuting and defense attorneys. Myra Goldstein, a criminal defense lawyer for the Brooklyn Defender's Office, remarks to Joel Devereaux, her assistant in a ... (Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:22:42 GMT)

Moorestown lawyer joins board of defense group
Moorestown attorney William H. Buckman has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:23:58 GMT)

Judge: Defense gets DUI machine source codes
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Pima County Superior Court judge on Friday ruled that software that powers a breath-testing machine used on suspected drunken drivers must be revealed to defense lawyers. (Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:31:30 GMT)

Idaho counties ponder costly criminal court cases
Paying for costly criminal prosecutions is on the agenda this week as members of the Idaho Association of Counties gather for their annual meeting in Idaho Falls. (Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:19:07 GMT)

Web site for IDF draft dodgers faces criminal probe
Attorney General Menachem Mazuz recently ordered the police to open a criminal investigation against the New Profile organization - the first time a criminal probe has ever been launched against a group that encourages draft dodging. (Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:57:41 GMT)

Attorneys specialize in Marchman Act cases
With Florida's approximately 85,000 licensed lawyers swarming every beat from criminal defense to corporate law, real estate to probate and entertainment to maritime, it's hard to imagine an untapped vein in the market. (Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:03:14 GMT)

Amazon Defense Coalition: Criminal Indictment of Chevron Lawyers in Ecuador Based on Wide Body of Scientific Evidence
A criminal indictment in Ecuador against two Chevron lawyers, one an executive vice-president, is based on scientific evidence that the oil giant conspired with Ecuadorian government officials to falsify the results of an environmental clean-up to escape a potential multi-billion dollar civil liability pending in U.S. federal court. (Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:07:16 GMT)

Former Federal Prosecutor Michael Buchanan Joins Jenner & Block
Michael F. Buchanan, an experienced white-collar criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor with a substantial background in patent law and engineering, has joined Jenner & Block's office in New York. (Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:26:00 GMT)

As Simpson Robbery Trial Opens, Motive Is the Focus
Opening arguments in the criminal trial of O. J. Simpson boiled down to a debate over whether Mr. Simpson aimed to steal sports memorabilia or recover personal keepsakes. (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:49:28 GMT)

Informant's drug cases winding down
An Akron defense lawyer facing his own criminal indictment turned federal informant three years ago, helping bring down two of Northeast Ohio's biggest drug kings. (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:31:56 GMT)

Hernandez didn't cause fatal crash, defense lawyer says
The woman driving the pickup in a triple fatality Sept. 4 in Aurora was at fault in the collision, said the attorney representing the illegal immigrant charged with the deaths. (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:14:45 GMT)

Attorney who won landmark Guantanamo case to work here
The retired Navy lawyer who beat the president of the United States in a pivotal Supreme Court battle over trying alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay plans to open a criminal defense practice in Seattle. (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:18:30 GMT)

Man accused of being fake lawyer won't defend self
A man accused of impersonating a lawyer in federal courts in at least 10 states has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges _ and won't be representing himself at trial. Howard O. Kieffer, 53, is director of Federal Defense Associates, of Santa Ana, Calif., which promises clients "specialized, creative and tenacious criminal defense, post-conviction representation and zealous Bureau ... (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:26:00 GMT)

Man accused of being fake lawyer won't defend self
A man accused of impersonating a lawyer in federal courts in at least 10 states has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges - and won't be representing himself at trial. Howard O. Kieffer, 53, is director of Federal Defense Associates, of Santa Ana, Calif., which promises clients "specialized, creative and tenacious criminal defense, post-conviction representation and zealous Bureau of Prisons ... (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:41:20 GMT)

Intellectual Property
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected the contention that the first-sale doctrine provided a defense to criminal violation of the copyright laws by the purchaser of copyrighted material. (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:27:49 GMT)

British navy breaks up criminal network
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The British Royal Navy has busted a major drug-smuggling operation run by a London-based organized criminal network. (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:25:14 GMT)

Sources: Charges against Blackwater guards debated
Defense attorneys for Blackwater Worldwide employees are trying to head off Justice Department charges against the company's bodyguards who were involved in the deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians exactly one year ago. (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:30:11 GMT)

Probation provides option for growing criminal population
Court dockets are heavily loaded with felony cases and more criminal offenders are being released on probation. Jails are at capacity while law enforcement, attorneys, elected officials and judges are asking themselves if building more jails is really the solution to a growing problem facing every county in the country. (Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:54:44 GMT)

Former defense attorney joins Portland police oversight agency
Portland has hired a former criminal defense lawyer to work as the new assistant director for its police oversight agency. (Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:06:56 GMT)

U.N. Tribunal Holds Hearing On Karadzic Trial
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has held a hearing on the Karadzic case. The judges met with the prosecution and defense to discuss preparations for the trial of former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. (Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMT)

Former top DOJ officials emerge in Abramoff case
Two former top Justice Department officials emerged Wednesday as figures in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal as prosecutors disclosed plans to turn over some of the officials' correspondence to defense attorneys preparing for trial in the case. (Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:52:56 GMT)

'Affirmative self-defense' argument planned in Abernathy case
CHARLESTON — Self-defense will be part of the argument for a man accused of severely beating a woman to the point she was comatose for about two weeks. (Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:27:24 GMT)

Senate passes defense bill, military pay raise
The Senate has passed a massive defense bill that includes a pay raise for military personnel. It was a defeat for some Republicans who said Congress had added too many special projects _ $5 billion worth _ to the legislation. (Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:11:13 GMT)

Legal Defense Fund Persuades Federal Court to Overturn Death Sentence in Alabama Case
On September 17, 2008, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted relief to Herbert Williams, an NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (LDF) client sentenced to death nearly 20 years ago. Holland & Knight LLP served as co-counsel in the case, and former LDF Assistant Counsel, Miriam Gohara, argued the case. The court declared that Mr. Williams' trial attorneys failed to carry out their duty to ... (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:44:00 GMT)

U.S. Steps Up Its Criminal Prosecution of Illegal Technology Exports to Iran
Iran has proven an aggressive suitor for American military goods to replace the aging fleet of jets and weapons supplied by the United States before the fall of the shah in 1979. (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:33:58 GMT)

Prosecutor lectures about terrorism and criminal justice
Andrew McCarthy discussed terrorism at Amherst College Tuesday, trying to answer the question, "Does our criminal justice system work for terrorism?" (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:01:12 GMT)

Movement aims to keep sex offenders from living near campuses
Some legislators and colleges are trying to push sex offenders away from college campuses. That movement is opposed by organizations, such as The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, who say any living restrictions on offenders hurt communities. (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:05:52 GMT)

Expert testimony crucial but can mislead, lawyers hear
- Defense lawyers and prosecutors bone up on latest criminal law in continuing education confab (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:33:14 GMT)

Defense spending raises questions
As the Defense Ministry continues with a plan to purchase 110 more light-armored vehicles and signed the contract this month for 30 such vehicles, Deputy Defense Minister Martin Barták faces a criminal complaint that he abused power in purchasing four light-armored vehicles without a public tender earlier this year. (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:05:38 GMT)

FBI Agent's Defense Team Takes Aim At Hit Man
Ex- FBI agent John Connolly's defense team opened today's trial session with a sarcastic series of jabs at Winter Hill gang hitman John Martorano, the confessed 20-time murderer who testified earlier that he did "the right thing" by becoming one of the chief prosecution witnesses against Connolly. (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:12:41 GMT)

Lawyers argue over wiretaps in Stevens case
Defense and prosecutors in Sen. Ted Stevens' criminal disclosure case wrangled today over the admissibility of a wiretapped conversation in which two of Stevens' friends spoke of his aversion to opening his own wallet. (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:07:34 GMT)

Brother of RI mayor to be sentenced for scheme
The Providence mayor's brother is set to be sentenced for his role in a complicated scheme involving clients he represented as a criminal defense attorney. (Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:11:58 GMT)

Attorneys debate wiretapped conversations in Stevens case
Defense and prosecutors in Sen. Ted Stevens' criminal disclosure case wrangled over the admissibility of a wiretapped conversation Thursday where two of Stevens' friends spoke of his aversion to opening his own wallet. "Ted gets hysterical when he has to spend his own money," Alaska restaurateur Robert Persons told the former chairman of oil-field services company Veco Corp., Bill Allen, in a ... (Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:08:58 GMT)

Chattanooga: Jurors deliberate Red Bank slaying case
A jury in Hamilton County Criminal Court could decide as early as today whether Dyron Yokley’s admitted shooting of Tyus Steele in January 2007 was an act of first-degree, premeditated murder or simply self defense during a botched drug deal. (Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:15:33 GMT)

Traffic and Criminal Defense Attorney in Raleigh, NC Takes on I.C.E.
The Law Offices of William Fay, a defense attorney Raleigh firm specializing in DWI, traffic and criminal law, recently provided defense for a case that made the local press. (Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

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