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Lawyers Spar Over Ellis Case

Lawyers accused each other of trickery as a clearly irritated judge issued reprimands on the first day of an expected week of hearings on motions in the prosecution of suspended DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Guilty Pleas Detail Accounting Fraud at Dewey & LeBoeuf

A day after ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf finance director Francis Canellas' guilty plea to second-degree grand larceny became public, the pleas of six other former firm employees who have admitted committing crimes related to Dewey's accounting practices were unsealed Friday.
12 minute read

The Recorder

United States v. Imm

By | March 31, 2014
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

CCA Strikes Down Law Requiring A.G. Notification

Although they're unlikely allies, State Prosecuting Attorney Lisa McMinn and Lo's criminal defense lawyer, Mark Bennett, agreed that the A.G. didn't have authority to intervene.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judicial Profile: Juvenile Defendants High On Judge Elijah Williams' Mind

Broward Circuit Judge Elijah Williams is on a mission to turn around the lives of juvenile defendants.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyer's Reference To Alleged Victim As 'Drunk Whore' Prompts Criticism

Defense attorney Ioannis "John" Kaloidis wasn't happy. His client, a man accused of rape, had just been convicted by a Litchfield Superior Court jury and sentenced to seven years in prison.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawmakers Debate Drug-Free School Zones

During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it seemed like a commonsense move to help protect the young and the innocent. The state would add enhanced penalties for drug possession and drug trafficking within 1,500 feet of schools, day-care facilities and public housing complexes. Drug defendants faced an extra three years on their prison sentence if convicted of the extra charge.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former Mutual Benefits Executive Pleads Guilty

Joel Steinger, the accused mastermind behind the $800 million viatical scam at Fort Lauderdale-based Mutual Benefits, pleads guilty.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Restitution, All or Nothing

By | March 28, 2014
the U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether a victim of child pornography must prove causal connection to her harm to win restitution.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Fake Tech Firm Dangled as Bait in Yee Case

The state senator apparently didn't check out company allegedly willing to pay for favors.
5 minute read

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