All posts tagged "new trial"
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4.6K1Editors ChoiceConvictions of Ex-Texas Mayor and Developer Upheld, Legal Battle Continues While Couple Remain on Bond
Appeals Court Verdict is Vacated in Part, No Doubt to Aid the Extended Time Before these Convicted Felons Actually Report to Prison.
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1.1KAppellate CircuitAppellate Court Mandates Reassignment to a Different Judge Under Reasonableness Test
"...an appellate court will mandate reassignment when the facts “might reasonably cause an objective observer to question the original judge’s impartiality.”"
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1.3KAppellate JudgesJudicial Corruption On the Bench Demands a New Trial Sayeth Tennessee Supreme Court
Evidence of judicial corruption requires reversal regardless of the other facts of the particular case. - Tennessee Supreme Court
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3.9KEditors ChoiceCriminal Trial II After Fifth Circuit Appeal Finds Corrupt Laura Jordan and Dowry Hubby Guilty, Again
Our elected officials are held to the highest standards, and former Mayor Laura Jordan traded her responsibility to serve her constituents to...
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3.6KEditors ChoiceCorrupt Former Texas Mayor Laura Jordan and Real Estate Boyfriend, Now Hubby, Awarded a New Criminal Trial As Fifth Circuit Decides to Rely on the Judge’s Discretion
In a published opinion, Judge Elrod for the panel held that the district court did not abuse its broad discretion without holding...
