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Attorney angrily defends handling of O.J. Simpson case
LAS VEGAS — Over a day of often-vitriolic cross examination, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney faced a barrage of pointed challenges that his representation was so shoddy and even duplicitous that the fallen football star deserves a new trial...
Tags: Trials, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Judges, Criminals, Lawyers
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Enron's Jeff Skilling doesn't deserve a break
As if you didn't know this already, we're coddling criminals in America. By that I don't mean the petty drug dealers, three-strikes necklace-snatchers and other mooks filling up our state prisons; many of them are doing hard time. I'm talking about...Tags: Theft, Prosecution, Countrywide Financial Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Criminals
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Court denies Boston bombing suspect request for photos by lawyers
ReutersBOSTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday denied a request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to take photographs of their imprisoned client without sharing them with prosecutors. The defense wanted to document 19-...Tags: Prosecution, The New York Times, Sports, Religion and Belief, Judges
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Niles man sent to prison after capturing and assaulting woman
South Bend TribuneCASSOPOLIS — A Niles man whose obsession with a Cass County woman led to her unlawful imprisonment, sexual assault and an eventual 14-hour standoff with police will pay a heavy price for his crime. Despite Michael Long’s tearful apology, Cass...Tags: Theft, Prescription Drugs, Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Judges
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EDITORIAL: A miscarriage of justice
York Daily Record, Pa.For his own sake, let's hope Stephen Stetler is being held incommunicado in prison -- without access to news reports. If he were to hear about former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's sentence for crimes involving the misuse of her office...Tags: Pittsburgh, Judges, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Raleigh man gets five years in prison for child pornography
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.A 21-year-old Raleigh County man was sentenced to five years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Irene Berger Thursday for collecting hundreds of images of child pornography. Steven Russell Helton, of Beaver,...Tags: Sex Crimes, Trials, Pornography, Judges, Prisons
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OAS study says countries should consider decriminalizing drug use
BOGOTA, Colombia — The Organization of American States said Friday that countries should consider decriminalizing drug use, a shift backed by several Latin American leaders but opposed by the United States. Decriminalization could be one of many...
Tags: Bogota (Colombia), Mexico, Recreational Substance Use, Colombia, Pakistan
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OAS calls for softer approach toward illegal drug users
Reuters* OAS suggests countries consider debate legalizing marijuana * Report hopes to open debate on tactics in drug war By Eduardo Garcia BOGOTA, May 17 (Reuters) - The Organization of American States on Friday published a report calling for...Tags: Addiction, Politics, Behavioral Conditions, Bogota (Colombia), Mexico
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Mother, son sentenced in 2008 O.C. murder and robbery
An Orange County mother and her 26-year-old son were sentenced Friday after they were convicted of luring a man to a motel from a nightclub, where they robbed and killed him in 2008, prosecutors said. Leticia Carrasco, 52, was sentenced to 25 years to...Tags: Prosecution, Theft, Crimes, Murder, Trials
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Trial begins for College Park woman in boyfriend's slaying
Jury selection began Thursday for Caryn Kelley, the College Park real-estate agent accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend almost two years ago. The parties hadn't yet settled on a jury when court recessed for the day. Trial preparations will continue...
Tags: Murder, Shootings, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Annapolis prisoner admits threatening Anne Arundel judge
An Annapolis man who admitted sending a threatening letter from his prison cell to an Anne Arundel County judge who'd sentenced him to serve 10 years for armed robbery had a year and a day added onto his sentence Friday. "I will send a firebomb into...
Tags: Judges, Annapolis, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Teen, 17, fatally stabbed during fight in Romeoville parking lot
Special to the TribuneA 22-year-old Romeoville man suspected of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old Joliet male outside of a Romeoville supermarket Thursday night is scheduled to appear in Will County Holiday Court Saturday morning for a bond hearing. Will County state's attorney...Tags: St. Joseph Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Trials, Romeoville
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