California Law News

Editorial: Detroit shouldn't bankroll officials' criminal defense
DetNews.com, MI - Mar 26, 2008
Most other defendants who face criminal charges have to pay for their own defense. Michigan statute allows publicly traded companies to pay criminal defense ...

New Prosecutors Consider Dropping Some Charges Against Attorney ...
Law.com (subscription), CA - 15 hours ago
Jon May, criminal defense attorney with May & Cohen in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said he can't remember a case where the government has changed prosecutors ...

Former OC sheriff loses criminal defense attorney
Los Angeles Times, CA - Mar 18, 2008
Associated Press Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona has lost his longtime criminal defense attorney because he can't afford to pay him. ...

Live updates from the Blue Heron Bridge hit-and-run trial
Palm Beach Post,  United States - 2 hours ago
Roth is assisted by upstart criminal defense attorney Richard Tendler. Tendler has been a member of the bar since 1999. A story about Tendler circulates ...

A DEFENSE STRATEGY EMERGES Mayor would attack messages' authenticity
Detroit Free Press, United States - Mar 22, 2008
Defense lawyers will deconstruct any charges and "take that case apart inch by inch," predicted Mt. Clemens criminal defense lawyer Brian Legghio, ...

'How Can You Defend Those People?'
ABC News - Mar 24, 2008
Connecticut criminal defense attorney Mickey Sherman tackles the questions so many Americans have for defense attorneys who handle high-profile cases: In ...

State funding sought in Beaver County murder case
Deseret News, UT - Mar 26, 2008
Some criminal defense attorneys have refused to take on such cases, saying the costs aren't worth the time and energy put into effectively representing a ...

Commentary: In (sad) defense of Internet pornography
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - 9 hours ago
Some obscene material is so abhorrent and inexcusable; child pornography is criminal, and the sex industry can be exploitative of women. ...

Ontario's Chief Coroner wants to restructure its operation
Globe and Mail, Canada - 7 hours ago
"Succinctly, the various participants of the criminal justice system are inextricably connected and it is impossible to fairly judge any one participant in ...

Privilege Protection
National Review Online Blogs, NY - Mar 26, 2008
... the ACLU and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to support the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act. The attorney-client privilege ...

Backers see minor victory in state interrogation bill’s defeat
The News-Press, FL - Mar 26, 2008
By Jim Ash • news-press.com Tallahassee bureau chief • March 26, 2008 TALLAHASSEE — Criminal defense attorneys reached a milestone Wednesday in their ...

Va. Court-Appointed Lawyers Shun Fund, Jeopardizing Future
Washington Post, United States - Mar 21, 2008
By Tom Jackman Criminal defense lawyers have used only a tiny fraction of the $8.2 million fund created last year to supplement Virginia's ...

Davis Beat - Work will slow traffic along I-15
Davis County Clipper, UT - 13 hours ago
As a part of the investigation, the admiral will work with the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, and the Naval Criminal ...

Marshal, Defendant Both Claim Self-Defense In Courthouse Scuffle
TheDay, CT - 4 hours ago
The self-defense issue came up when Perkins appeared before Judge Kevin P. McMahon Thursday on charges that could result in a stiff prison sentence: assault ...

Tapes’ Destruction Hovers Over Detainee Cases
New York Times, United States - 14 hours ago
... the Defense Department and other agencies is only growing longer. In addition to criminal and Congressional investigations of the tapes’ destruction, ...

Long Island, NY Defense Firm Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Mar 26, 2008
WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Long Island, NY, defense firm pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay a $275000 criminal fine for its role in ...

State prison officers under investigation
Baltimore Sun, United States - 8 hours ago
By Gus G. Sentementes | Sun reporter March 28, 2008 State prison officials said yesterday they have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that ...

Suspected war criminal escaped arrest through police inaction
The Muslim News, UK - 6 hours ago
In 2006, Gaza Division Commander, Brigadier-General Aviv Kochavi, who was scheduled to study at the Royal College of Defense Studies in London, ...

Ex-football player's defense: Alleged rape victim gave consent
Pioneer Press, MN - Mar 26, 2008
Jones, 21, is accused of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. He was charged in July after an 18-year-old woman said he and three other players got her ...
Jones' sex assault defense: Woman consented Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

Courts: Criminal
Tampabay.com, FL - Mar 25, 2008
An experienced criminal defense attorney, he said he felt he did a good job representing Meus. Franklin didn't interview Otero because he was given a list ...