AltWeeklies Wire
He Said, She Said, He's Deadnew
Was Orinda, Calif., housewife Susan Polk the cold-blooded killer of her husband (and former psychologist), or a victim of his abuse who killed in self-defense? The reader is invited to be part of the jury in this dramatic case.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
11-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
A Man Named Suenew
Citizen Fred Whitaker, blacklisted for filing dozens of "frivolous" lawsuits, hopes to clear his name -- by filing more lawsuits.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
10-03-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: California, Bay Area, a Bay Area forensic psychiatrist, a professor at University of Californai Berkeley's Boalt School of Law, Alameda County Superior Court, crusaders, Dr. Mark Levy, nuisance to the judicial system, public watchdogs, Republican State Senator Charles Poochigian, Stephen Bundy, Superior Court Judge James Richman, vexatious lawsuits
Girl Accused in Slashing Case Was Neglectednew
The teenager accused of attacking a 75-year-old woman is likened by her psychiatrist to a "caged, abused animal poked with sticks at the zoo...."
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
09-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Mother to Cross-Examine Her Own Sonnew
It's a courtroom scene that even writers for Law & Order haven't dreamed up: A housewife, on trial for murdering her husband, will question the prosecution's star witness -- her teenage son.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
08-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Room for Onenew
Most sex offenders chased from their neighborhoods end up in flophouses. One is chilling in a kingsized pad at a California Marriott.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
06-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
In Notorious Murder Case, Outcome Is Left Hangingnew
A juror explains why the jury couldn't reach a verdict against three defendants in the Gwen Araujo trial, also known as the "transgender murder case."
East Bay Express |
Brian Kluepfel, juror |
05-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Jury Rigged?new
Recent charges of ethnic bias in picking death penalty juries have not only scandalized prosecutors in California's Alameda County. They've put the entire system on trial.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Former Sexual Offender Has Trouble Finding a Homenew
Rehabilitated prisoner Cary Verse had to face an angry crowd of people in court and convince a judge he should be allowed to live in their neighborhood.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
03-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Real East Bay Sniper Could Still Be at Largenew
The construction worker the California Highway Patrol identified as the East Bay Sniper sits in prison, insisting on his innocence, while the real sniper or snipers may remain on the loose.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-14-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Feds Have Questions for Wife of Ask Jeeves Cofoundernew
Did Ask Jeeves cofounder David Warthen marry a call girl? The millionaire says in court papers he is "without knowledge" as to the alleged prostitution activities of his busty new wife.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
12-20-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Gang Member Named Lizard Serves as a Rat for the FBInew
The exploits of Daniel "Lizard" Hernandez, a high-ranking member of Nuestra Familia who became a snitch for the FBI, show how prison policies adopted to control gangs may actually have helped them bloom.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
10-25-2004 |
Crime & Justice
