Here’s how the New York Times announced it:
"Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four other men accused in the plot will be prosecuted in federal court in New York City, a federal law enforcement official said early on Friday."
And of course the talking heads will be weighing in on how this course
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In United States vs Hickey, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the conviction of another real estate developer who made big promises to investors but failed to deliver. Defendants Hickey and Tang induced over 700 investors to invest over $20 million in two real estate developments. The plan was straight forward enough – you give me money, we
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First the disclosure – I have known John Tiemann for twenty years and when he was involved in an automobile accident several weeks ago he called me. I represent him. If he is ever charged with a crime as a result of the accident, I will be there beside him as his lawyer. The accident happened on August 19th, and
In an article appearing online in the Statesman it appears that DBSI president Douglas Swenson will have to answer questions under oath in the DBSI Bankruptcy case now pending. Here is the classic dilemma – answer the questions and face the use of your testimony in an all but certain criminal case, or refuse to answer and invoke the constitutional
If you live in the Boise – Nampa – Caldwell, Idaho area you cannot have escaped the most recent news story on another apparent homicide by a fourteen year old Caldwell Middle School student. That’s right friends – 14. As in "how many kids can you stuff in a VW Bug?" Fourteen – if they are little Middle School kids.
I am working on my response to a motion to dismiss a civil case under Rule 12(c), which permits a judgment on the pleadings to be granted when, taking all the allegations as true, the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. This is a civil case, and the practice in civil cases is different than
It is early on a Sunday morning and I am in my office working. Sometimes this happens – I wake up and after fifteen or twenty minutes I know that I am not going back to sleep, so off I go to do a little work. Today I am listening to a tape recorded "interview" by a detective. The suspect is charged
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I love to check out the "Case o the Week" over at the 9th Circuit Blog to see just what little gem of a case makes the grade – and this week the Court did not let me down. At issue – what does possession mean? In United States v. Nevils, __ F.3d __, 2008 WL 4937030 (9th Cir.
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Tis the season for increased traffic patrols – and DUI arrests in Boise, Idaho. The Statesman reports that between Friday night and Sunday afternoon forty-nine persons were arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Suppose for a minute that you are one of those forty-nine. Any criminal charge is expensive and the outcome important enough
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I was just looking at Virginia Attorney Bob Battle’s website, and his advice on choosing a lawyer to represent you if you are charged with driving under the influence. The advice makes sense whether you are headed to court in the great South or the Northwest. Survey says: choose wisely! As a client in a criminal case in Idaho