Tag Archives: hearing
U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson (Reuters)
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) ? A federal judge has granted prison doctors four more months to attempt to restore the mental competency of the man charged with a deadly shooting spree in Arizona that gravely wounded then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords last year. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns granted on Monday a request by prosecutors to extend Jared [...]
Marine pleads guilty to assault fellow Marine (AP)
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii ? A Hawaii-based Marine accused of hazing a fellow Marine who later committed suicide in Afghanistan was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank. Navy Capt. Carrie Stephens, the judge in Lance Cpl. Jacob Jacoby’s special court-martial, handed down the sentence after Jacoby pleaded guilty to assault. [...]
Sandusky attorney: ‘This is a fight to the death’ (AP)
BELLEFONTE, Pa. ? Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer says he will not negotiate a plea deal in his client’s child sex-abuse case. Joseph Amendola spoke on the courthouse steps Tuesday after his client waived his preliminary hearing. Amendola says: “There will be no plea negotiations. This is a fight to the death.” He also calls the decision [...]
After crime, punishment awaits ex-Gov. Blagojevich (AP)
CHICAGO ? Rod Blagojevich’s days of reckoning arrive Tuesday when a federal judge opens a sentencing hearing for the disgraced former Illinois governor on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. The impeached state executive-turned-reality TV star has good reason to feel anxious and afraid at the two-day [...]