AltWeeklies Wire
Judge Denies Melton Defense Motionsnew
Friday the 13th was a dark day for Mayor Frank Melton's defense team as Judge Joe Webster threw out most of their motions, leaving his defense in tatters.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
04-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Drunken Rampage?new
New legal filings state that Mayor Frank Melton was intoxicated the night of the Ridgeway incident.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
04-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Frank's Boynew
At the heart of the approaching trial of Mayor Frank Melton is a young man named Michael Taylor.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
04-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What of Those Who Can't Afford Expensive Defense Attorneys?new
When the Duke lacrosse case was over, the defendants thanked their families, who paid large legal bills, and wondered aloud: What happens if a prosecutor like Mike Nifong comes after you and you're not rich?
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Start Snitchin': Crime Tips Don't Pay Enoughnew
Criminals stay on the street because residents, fearful of retaliation, refuse to share information with police.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
04-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Is a New Prisoner Labor Program a Solution to Farmers' Staffing Woes?new
Or is the convicts-for-farm-workers plan, hatched two months ago by Rep. Dorothy Butcher, a shortsighted mistake?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
04-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Algiers Connectionnew
Sofaine Laimeche's long friendship with a 9/11 suspect has put his future in America in doubt.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: War on terror, 9/11
Alabama Church Arsonists Receive Federal Sentencenew
A combination of alcohol and Christian forgiveness may have spared three convicted church arsonists from longer stints in federal prison -- now they still have to face state prosecution.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Yet Another Deputy Alleges Misdeeds by Constable Mike Dupreenew
The Dallas County constable already accused of sexually harassing Hispanic men and deporting his Honduran lover in a jealous pique is now the subject of a sworn statement that says he conspired to frame his political rivals on false drug charges.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge Gene Knize: Bully on the Benchnew
When big-city lawyers appear in Knize's courtroom, they better be prepared to duck and cover.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
04-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Meet the 'Cow Cops'new
Out on the Missouri prairies, this odd collection of lawmen hunt modern-day cattle thieves.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Paynter |
04-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Freed Sex Slave Caught in Legal Bindnew
Looking for Schwarzenegger pardon to save trafficking victim-turned-counselor Maria Suarez from deportation.
L.A. Weekly |
Jill Stewart |
04-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
High-ranking BMF Member Pleads Guiltynew
Chad 'J-Bo' Brown faces 15 or more years in prison.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
04-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Eat or Get Ate' at Parchmannew
As the ACLU brings the Mississippi Department of Corrections back into court for abuses at Unit 32 in Parchman Prison, a former inmate who was exonerated and released describes a system where corrupt guards regularly abuse inmates.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
04-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cutting Death-Row Inmates Offnew
As if they weren't already isolated enough: Activists allege that Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees are applying death-row mail and visitation policies arbitrarily, and in some cases, using the rules as a form of punishment.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
04-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
