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Court: Lawyers must do good job on plea bargains
Justice Antonin Scalia, in a rare move, dissented aloud from the bench, calling the decisions "absurd" and warning courts would be flooded with appeals from criminals now claiming their plea bargain rights were violated, despite the fact that there is
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:40P
Jury deliberating in murder trial
By Elbert Starks III of The News-Sentinel An Allen Superior Court jury is now deliberating the fate of a man accused of beating another man to death with a baseball bat. What was originally scheduled to be a three-day trial for Manuel Silva will in all
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:38P
Jury deliberating in murder trial
By Elbert Starks III of The News-Sentinel An Allen Superior Court jury is now deliberating the fate of a man accused of beating another man to death with a baseball bat. What was originally scheduled to be a three-day trial for Manuel Silva will in all
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:38P
Supreme Court extends effective lawyer right to plea deals
Splitting by a 5-4 vote, with moderate conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy joining the court's four liberals in two cases, the majority held that the right to effective counsel applied to informal plea bargain negotiations that take place between
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:34P
Allen Stanford Asks US Judge for New Criminal Trial
R. Allen Stanford, the onetime Caribbean banking tycoon found guilty of leading a $7 billion investment fraud through his Antiguan bank, asked a US judge for a new trial, claiming the original proceeding was unfair. A federal court jury in Houston on
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:32P
Noted Scientist Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Term for Attempted Espionage
He also worked as a physicist for the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he designed highly advanced technology. Nozette was the president, treasurer, and director of the Alliance for Competitive Technology (ACT),
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:31P
7 justices defend CJ on ruling recall
7, 2011 Resolution of the ruling division was a proper and legal move to make under applicable laws and rules, and the indisputably unusual developments and circumstances of the case,” the court held. The SC stressed the recall order “was made by the
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:23P
Cuevas is back at impeachment trial
The twitter owner of account @attyjong said he did not twit the message: “Carmina Cruz rocks :) Best witness in the Corona trial by far!!! and yes, she is single! Hahaha.” Last month, the impeachment court cited Roy for contempt over his remarks that
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:23P
Court shown video of McClintic's police interview at Rafferty murder trial
His ex-girlfriend, Terri-Lynne McClintic, has already pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Tori's death and is now testifying at Rafferty's trial. She has told the court that she was the one who killed Tori using a hammer, but in the videotaped
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:22P
Senate dared to cite Pulse Asia for contempt
AN opposition lawmaker yesterday challenged the Senate impeachment court to cite for contempt officials of Pulse Asia for allegedly trying to influence senator-judges on their forthcoming decision in connection with the trial of Supreme Court Chief
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:18P
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