Fernandez Lawyer’s Request to Remove Lamar: Denied by Judge
10/13/2010 The request of Mildred Fernandez’s lawyer to remove State Attorney Lawson Lamar from her trial was denied by a circuit judge. Fernandez was suspended as Orange County Commissioner due to corruption charges. In the argument presented by Fernandez’s lawyer, Anthony Suarez, he said that Lamar has been “compromised” due to the interactions he had […]
Racine Circuit Court Imposes Decorum
10/13/2010 Wisconsin – New Racine Circuit Court Judge Gene Gasiorkiewicz’s, imposes decorum in his courtroom, particularly at Racine Circuit Court Branch 2. The judge, who took the bench in August laid out certain rules in his courtroom. Lawyers were not allowed to wear shorts. Female lawyers in particular were prohibited from wearing flip-flops, and they […]
Man Gets 80 Years for Slaying 6 Hispanics
10/11/2010 Tifton – Stacey Bernad Sims, was convicted for the killing of 6 Hispanics during various home invasions in 2005 and was sentenced to a minimum of 80 years imprisonment. District Attorney Paul Bowden, in a press release stated that it was on August 12 that Sims entered guilty pleas on 17 counts and his […]
Attorneys General in a Fiery Mood to Investigate Lenders
10/11/2010 Numerous attorneys general are getting fiery to pursue the investigation on the three financial institutions namely Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Ally Financial Inc., regarding allegations on home foreclosures that partook of a fraudulent nature. Customers of the three lenders, along with Congress, alleged that there were some fraudulent acts, […]
A Lawyer Seeks to Have Online Court Records Blocked
10/8/2010 A lawyer for five defendants filed motions to prevent access to his clients’ online court records. J. Anthony Rich, attorney for defendants Brady Phillips, Anthony Riggins, Richar Perry, Gregory Barnes, and Billy Gilbert, filed the motions for the purpose of avoiding juror misconduct. Gilbert, Perry and Phillips were charged with murder and a few […]
House Members from California Seeking Investigation on Foreclosures
10/8/2010 Some House members from California call on federal regulators to investigate if mortgage companies violated the law when they used paperwork that might have contained errors in relation to the foreclosures that swept the nation. Democratic lawmakers namely Rep. Zoe Lofgren, along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, led other members of the House in […]
Defense Lawyers for Carthage Murders Argue to Move Venue of Trial
10/8/2010 Defense lawyers of Robert Stewart argued that their client would not be given a fair trial, if it would be done in Moore County. He said that most of the potential jurors would have already prejudiced the accused for the killings in a Carthage nursing home in 2009. In support of their argument, the […]
Lawyers of Molly Wei Said She is Inncocent
10/8/2010 New Jersey – Lawyers for one of the students who were arrested for charges of invasion of privacy said that she was innocent and has a bright future ahead of her. The 18-year old Molly Wei, along with her friend Dharun Ravi, were held responsible for the suicide Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutger […]
Filing Both Claim and Lawsuit Against BP is the Answer
10/6/2010 Florida – At the forum at Pensacola Beach, which was sponsored by the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, it was discussed that if you have already filed a claim at the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, it is not a hindrance for you in filing a lawsuit against BP. Various forums are scheduled to be […]
Suspected Driver in 1994 Taco Bell Murders is Set Free After 15 Years
10/6/2010 David G. Housler, 36, has been set free under certain conditions after serving time in the penitentiary for 15 years. In 1994, the 19-year-old Housler was charged as one of those who took part in the murders of the Taco Bell employees at Riverside Drive restaurant, who were gunned down. He was indicted as […]