Ken Ritter

Ken Ritter

November 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Nevada's AG Investigating Fake Electors in 2020 For Trump, AP Source Says

It was not immediately clear if the ongoing probe was a criminal or civil matter. But the probe adds to official scrutiny of fake electors in several swing states won by President Joe Biden in 2020, including investigations in Georgia, Michigan and Arizona. Fake electors were charged in Georgia and Michigan, and Trump faces charges both in Georgia and in a federal investigation of his conduct related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

By Ken Ritter | The Associated Press

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January 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Judge: Slain Reporter Sources Issue for Nevada High Court to Decide

A Nevada judge decided Wednesday not to punish Las Vegas police for taking an initial look at a slain investigative journalist's cellphone after…

By Ken Ritter | The Associated Press

4 minute read

July 06, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Nevada Execution Plan Sedative Blamed for Troubles Elsewhere

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada pointed to Arizona's decision to stop using midazolam following an execution that took nearly two hours to kill Joseph Rudolph Wood.

By Ken Ritter, Associated Press

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March 24, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Ex-NFL Star Sharper Pleads Guilty in Vegas Sex Assault Case

Former NFL star Darren Sharper pleaded guilty Tuesday in Las Vegas to a reduced felony attempted sex assault charge, in the third part of a four-state plea deal that prosecutors say will put him in federal prison for about nine years.

By Ken Ritter

4 minute read

March 24, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Ex-NFL Star Sharper Pleads Guilty in Vegas Sex Assault Case

Former NFL star Darren Sharper pleaded guilty Tuesday in Las Vegas to a reduced felony attempted sex assault charge, in the third part of a four-state plea deal that prosecutors say will put him in federal prison for about nine years.

By Ken Ritter

3 minute read

April 09, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Jury Awards George Wallace $1.3M in Vegas Lawsuit

A Nevada jury on Tuesday awarded $1.3 million in damages to comedian George Wallace for a leg injury he said he suffered while performing at a Las Vegas Strip resort in 2007.

By Ken Ritter

3 minute read

March 14, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Nevada Considering Bar Rules for Marijuana Lawyers

Facing a conflict between state and federal law, attorneys in Nevada are asking the state Supreme Court to set rules to protect lawyers who advise clients on medical marijuana issues.

By Ken Ritter

3 minute read

November 27, 2013 | Daily Report Online

OJ Simpson Loses Bid for New Trial in Las Vegas

O.J. Simpson faces at least four more years in prison after a judge rejected his bid for a new trial in his Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping conviction.

By KEN RITTER

6 minute read

October 02, 2008 | Daily Report Online

O.J. jury to hear closing arguments Thursday

LAS VEGAS AP-The collectibles broker who arranged the confrontation between O.J. Simpson and two sports memorabilia dealers predicts the Nevada jury judging the armed robbery and kidnapping case against the former football star won't convict him."I feel there will be a hung jury," star prosecution witness Thomas Riccio said after both prosecutors and defense lawyers rested their cases Wednesday.

By KEN RITTER

2 minute read

July 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Ex-NBA star appears in Vegas court in debt case

LAS VEGAS AP - Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker said nothing in a Las Vegas court Monday about criminal charges that he failed to repay $822,500 in casino gambling debts.The 6-foot-9 Walker also declined to comment outside the courtroom after appearing briefly with his lawyer, Jonathan Powell, on three felony counts of writing bad checks.

By KEN RITTER

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