FL: Defense lawyers fight public defender revamp

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on September 22, 2007 @ 5:17 pm

“You can’t create an appointed position that the Florida Constitution says must be elected,” said A. Russell Smith, the group’s president. “And that is exactly what they’re trying to do here.”

Judge makes ‘Green Eggs & Ham’ ruling

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on @ 11:42 am

“I do not like eggs in the file,” Muirhead wrote. “I do not like them in any style. I will not take them fried or boiled. I will not take them poached or broiled. I will not take them soft or scrambled/Despite an argument well-rambled.”

BillingsGazette.com :: DNA test clears Billings man of rape, as he claimed

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on September 20, 2007 @ 7:33 am

After his arrest, Glode wrote a string of letters to The Gazette, saying he would be exonerated when DNA results came back.

Burglar says TV taught him his craft

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on September 17, 2007 @ 12:17 pm

Police said Hobbs learned how to break into homes by watching the Discovery Channel TV show “It Takes a Thief.”

Parole hearing surprises families

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on September 16, 2007 @ 12:01 pm

A little on the sensational side Gazette…

Jailed Jailer Wants Public Defender

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on September 15, 2007 @ 9:04 pm

Gavett was arrested last weekend following an investigation into allegations he had sexual contact with an inmate while employed as a jailer.

Policeman’s Taunts Caught on Tape

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on September 14, 2007 @ 4:52 pm

A suburban St. Louis police sergeant has been put on unpaid suspension, accused of threatening to invent charges against a driver who caught the exchange on videotape.

I want a new drug

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on @ 4:47 pm

I’m trying to become addicted to the euphoria on a defendant’s face when we win.

TechnoEsq » The United Kingdom – Gattaca Style

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on @ 4:36 pm

“It means that everybody, guilty or innocent, should expect their DNA to be on file for the absolutely rigorously restricted purpose of crime detection and prevention.”

City, Feuerstein’s lawyer battle in court over fees

Filed under:NewsBits — posted by tc on @ 2:16 pm

She also called herself as a witness, asking herself questions and then providing the answers. Dahle was then allowed to cross-examine Best while they stood a few feet apart.


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