Attorneys for former Backpage.com executives made final arguments in their defense on Tuesday against charges that they conspired to use the website to profit from the facilitation of prostitution. Co-founder Michael Lacey and other Backpage executives and employees are accused of crimes including conspiracy, money laundering, and violating of a […] Read More
In Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorneys — known as district attorneys in other states — are elected for four-year terms and are in charge of prosecuting criminal and traffic offenses. Daniel Lee Rutherford is running unopposed for Commonwealth’s attorney of Nelson County. Rutherford is the incumbent. He first won the seat in […] Read More
The Tennessee Supreme Court and the Access to Justice Commission recently celebrated attorneys who performed more than 50 hours of pro bono services over the course of a year. “Tennessee’s always been the volunteer state and the lawyers live up to that motto,” John Farringer, chair of the Supreme […] Read More
In Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorneys — known as district attorneys in other states — are elected to four-year terms and are in charge of prosecuting criminal and traffic offenses. Incumbent Diana Wheeler O’Connell is running against S. Page Higginbotham III for Commonwealth’s attorney of Orange County. O’Connell won the seat in […] Read More
A prosecutor said the case of a Richland County Jail inmate who died after being subdued by corrections officers in 2019 comes down to excessive use of force. His counterpart of the defense team said he “couldn’t disagree more.” Attorneys delivered their opening statements Tuesday in the trial of former […] Read More
A prosecutor said the case of a Richland County Jail inmate who died after being subdued by corrections officers in 2019 comes down to excessive use of force. His counterpart of the defense team said he “couldn’t disagree more.” Attorneys delivered their opening statements Tuesday in the trial of former […] Read More
Defense attorney Ed Nuttall at his campaign announcement for Fairfax County Commonwealth’s attorney in February (via ABC7) The official ballots for next week’s general election identify just one candidate for the job of top prosecutor in Fairfax County, but a group that identifies itself as victims’ rights supporters hopes to […] Read More
Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen is calling on the Indiana Supreme Court to intervene in the high-profile case after accusing the judge of leaving the public and the media “in the dark”. The new civil attorneys for the 51-year-old married father-of-two filed a motion on Monday asking the state’s highest […] Read More
The trial for the suspect in the killings of Libby German and Abby Williams will now take place Oct. 15-31, 2024. DELPHI, Ind. — Tuesday’s hearing in the Delphi murders case started 40 minutes late and centered around disqualifying Richard Allen’s former attorneys from representing him, and then setting a […] Read More
Andrew Baldwin and Bradley Rozzi told the court they now plan to represent Allen as pro bono attorneys if the judge does not re-appoint them as public defenders. DELPHI, Ind. — Tuesday’s hearing in the Delphi murders case started 40 minutes late and centered around disqualifying Richard Allen’s former attorneys […] Read More
