AltWeeklies Wire
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
'Every Gangsta Got His Day'new
Brad Braxton knows who shot him; before he goes to a gangster's final destination, he has a choice to make.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
09-27-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Sex Thiefnew
Over 25 years and six dropped rape cases, Hy Doan has perfected the art of stealing sex.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
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
Sickness in Jail Can Be a Death Sentencenew
An inmate at the Dallas County Jail who was diagnosed with schizophrenia hung himself; his body showed no traces of the medication he was supposed to be taking to control his disease.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
09-19-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Government's $4 Billion-a-Year Weed Habitnew
Enforcing marijuana laws costs more and more every year. And for what?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Trial to Determine If Mother Burned Her Son Alivenew
Sandy Kemper is accused of setting the fire that killed her 15-year-old son Zachary and brought her an insurance settlement.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
09-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Faulty Breath-Testing Machines Jeopardize DUI Casesnew
Problems with maintaining Intoxilyzer machines mean thousands of cases against accused drunk drivers could be dropped.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
09-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Judges Experiment With Advisory Juriesnew
Taking a novel approach to encourage the parties in a lawsuit to settle, a Florida judge empaneled a jury for a half-day to predict what a likely verdict would be.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
09-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Houston Gets Hit With Its Own Hurricane Surgenew
The people who found refuge from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina in Houston's Astrodome brought with them countless stories.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly, Ray Hafner and Todd Spivak |
09-12-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Jail Bates?
DA Wes Lane says Brian Bates, Oklahoma City's "Video Vigilante," paid prostitutes to have sex on camera. Bates says it's a setup and has documents to back up his claim.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
09-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Family of Man Lost in Bahamas Find New Cluesnew
A young man named Jairo Sanchez disappeared in the Bahamas in 1983, and his host in that country may have been the same American who hosted another man who vanished.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
09-05-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Convicted Rapist's Request for New Trial Turned Downnew
A rapist who figured in a Springfield police controversy says he felt pressured to plead guilty.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Illinois, Renatta Frazier
Hijacked Softwarenew
Criminals recently defrauded a local company out of more than $5,000 in pilot-training software. It could be a simple case of credit-card fraud--but Brett Bell thinks it's the work of terrorists.
Boulder Weekly |
Daniel Boniface |
09-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Passing Judgmentnew
The scramble to pigeonhole Supreme Court nominee John Roberts misses the point.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate |
09-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
