All posts tagged "public defender"
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1.2KAppellate JudgesFormer Public Defender and Employee of the Judiciary Tells Her Story of Workplace Sexual Harassment
I am a former asst federal public defender who was forced to resign because judiciary officials failed to protect me from sexual...
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1.5KAppellate JudgesRetaliating Against a Federal Judge – Man Jailed for 18 Months
Frank Caporusso, a Long Island man who left a threatening voicemail last year for the judge presiding over the Michael Flynn case
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5.9KEditors ChoiceMurder for Hire Waco Attorney Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Waco attorney Chelsea Tijerina, 34, who was under indictment in an alleged murder-for-hire plot that targeted her ex-husband, has died.
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1.8K2Appellate CircuitThe Judge King Effect on Public Defender Cases Appointing Private Counsel
We're reviewing the cases assigned to Judge King's son, Stephen E. Randall, Texas attorney, by S.D. Texas.
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1.2KFloridaFormer Public Defender Shirkin’ The Law Upsets Florida Supreme Court
Former Jacksonville public defender Matt Shirk’s conditional guilty plea filed last month with the Florida Supreme Court is rejected.
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763Appellate JudgesSocial Media Death Threats Lead to Arrest
Joshua Docter, 21, is accused of threatening to shoot and kill the officials and “‘be the catalyst’ for a new American revolution,”...
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1.9KAppellate JudgesThreatening to Kill a Federal Judge
Caporusso was indicted on one count of threatening to assault and murder a federal judge to influence the performance of his official...
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2.7KEditors ChoiceAttorney-Privilege Does Not Apply to Threats of Violence Statements says 8th Circuit
The attorney-client privilege is narrowly construed and protects disclosures necessary to obtain informed legal advice. Threats of violence do not count.
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6.1KEditors ChoiceTheater In The Courtroom Lawyer Seth Sutton Will Need An Agatha Christie Inspired Performance in His Murder for Hire Trial
A well-known Waco, Texas defense lawyer, who once ran for county district attorney, sat behind bars on Saturday in a murder for...
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3.5KEditors ChoiceVermont Lawyer Uses a Known Texas Trial Tactic to Convince Store Clerk to Listen to Her False and Bad Faith Claims
A Vermont lawyer has had her license suspended on an interim basis after she was accused of pulling a gun on a...
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3.0KEditors ChoiceDetroit Man Arrested for Making Credible Social Media Threats to Kill Gov. Whitmer
Sen. Mike Shirkey condemned those who have populated a number of social media posts with crude, violent and threatening messages about our...
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3.6KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner is Threatened and Guess Who Defended the Convict? None Other than Magistrate Judge Peter Bray
Public Defender Peter Bray, who is representing Yarbrough said “I expect Mr. Yarbrough to make a statement at the time of sentencing...
