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Prosecution seeks death for James Sullivan
By DANIEL YEE, Associated Press WriterATLANTA AP - Years after the slaying of her daughter Lita, Georgia state Rep. Jo Ann McClinton still dreams of her, dredging up deep memories that turn into chilling panic attacks."I dream of Lita often. She's always at a distance. I can see her but never get to her. She is smiling and walking in my direction and I in hers.Feds dealt new blow in Alapaha circuit case
U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson continues to signal his doubts about a federal corruption investigation of the Alapaha State Judicial Circuit that has at its center former Chief Judge Brooks E. Blitch III. Calling one of the government's tactics "fundamentally unfair," Lawson on Nov. 3 overturned a federal jury's July verdict that had found suspended Clinch County Magistrate Linda Peterson guilty of perjury and making false statements.'Office' blog: 'That's what she said.'
IN WHAT would be most managers' worst nightmare, one of the characters on the popular NBC sitcom "The Office" has started writing a blog on the dysfunctional antics in his workplace. Fortunately he hasn't quite mastered the Internet and writes his posts on a Microsoft Word document that doesn't leave his computer.Karr scheduled to appear in Colo. court Monday in JonBenet Ramsey slaying
BOULDER, Colo. AP - A judge set John Mark Karr's first Colorado court appearance in the JonBenet Ramsey case for Monday, and a defense attorney took the unusual step of asking that Karr's handwritten application for a publicly funded lawyer be sealed.Some commentators have suggested that Karr's handwriting in a school yearbook resembles the writing on a ransom note found in the Ramsey home.Detainees' rights leave court in a quandary
The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided Wednesday over just how much due process Guantnamo Bay detainees deserve in challenging their imprisonment-and how much they already have. Twice before, related issues have gone before the high court, and twice the court has ruled in favor of the detainees. But on Wednesday, that trend seemed in jeopardy, as justices weighed the impact of a law passed by Congress last year that stripped U.Baltimore mayor's guilt may not mean speedy exit
BALTIMORE AP - Baltimore's mayor has vowed to fight a misdemeanor conviction that could lead to her removal from office, saying the verdict won't slow down City Hall.A jury found Sheila Dixon guilty Tuesday of a single charge of taking gift cards from a program intended for the city's poor children and using them to buy electronics.Benoit had surfaced in steroids case, some question if deaths were preventable
ATLANTA AP - Chris Benoit's mother said she wonders whether her son would still be alive if federal agents had been more aggressive when they discovered the professional wrestler was buying large quantities of steroids.The Drug Enforcement Administration acknowledged this week that Benoit's name surfaced in an investigation before he killed his wife, son and himself.High Court to Accept All Divorce, Alimony Bids
Jonathan [email protected] years the Georgia Supreme Court has resisted efforts by family law practitioners to allow direct appeals to the high court of divorce and alimony cases.But last week the justices voted 6-1 to launch a one-year experiment in which the court will grant all "non-frivolous" appeal applications from divorce and alimony cases, according to Presiding Justice Leah Ward Sears.Evolution opponents lose control of Kansas Board of Education
TOPEKA, Kan. AP - Conservative Republicans who approved new classroom standards that call evolution into question lost control of the State Board of Education in Tuesday's primary election.A victory by pro-evolution Republican candidate Jana Shaver over conservative Republican Brad Patzer, who supported the standards treating evolution as a flawed theory, meant conservatives would at best have five of 10 seats on the board.Trending Stories
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