Prosecution

Mary Kennedy's Family Planning Sat. Funeral

A day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, committed suicide, she was remembered as a loving and generous woman while her family planned her funeral for Saturday in Bedford. "Mary was just a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful girl in every...

Tags: Substance Abuse, New York City, Health, Larry David, ABC (tv network)

Conrad Murray "Not Doing Well" in Jail

It still stinks to be Conrad Murray. Moments after a Los Angeles judge turned down a request by Michael Jackson's incarcerated physician to release him on bail, his attorney told E! News that the cardiologist is "not doing well" and then immediately...

Tags: Michael Jackson, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Propofol (drug), Conrad Murray

U.S. Attorney will not investigate Obama, Clinton petitions

South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana will not investigate alleged fraud regarding the submission of petitions to place Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the 2008 Indiana primary ballot, according to a press release issued...

Tags: Elections, Politics, Referenda, Crimes, Voting

Willie Sings to Stay Out of Trouble

Willie Nelson's latest pot bust could be settled for a song and $100, a west Texas prosecutor said. "You can bet your ass I'm not going to be mean to Willie Nelson," Hudspeth County Attorney C.R. "Kit" Bramblett told CNN Monday, confirming his plea...

Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Texas, Toby Keith, Tour Operations Industry

Daniels, Dvorak Disagree On Prisons Bill

     Governor Mitch Daniels threatened veto of a prisons bill is not sitting well with St. Joe County Prosecutor Mike Dvorak, who says data used to formulate the Governor's ideas is flawed.      He says the governor's data showed a five percent increase...

Tags: Elections, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority, Prisons

Arrest In North Liberty Stabbing Death

David Lubelski, 51, is suspected of stabbing two people — killing one of them — Monday morning in North Liberty, according to the St. Joseph County prosecutor. Police say they responded to a call in the 27300 block of Stanton Road about 12:...

Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Injuries and Wounds, Lawyers, Justice System, Health

Teen's confession allowed in Niles trial

NILES -- Dressed in a blue polo and khakis and wearing a cast on his right arm, Dakotah Eliason, the 14-year-old accused of murdering his grandfather, took the stand for the first time Thursday. The defense had issued a motion to suppress the statements,...

Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Teen-agers, Suicidal Behavior, Crimes

Man, teen charged with shooting girl in front of cop

A Gresham man and a 16-year-old boy have been charged in connection with the shooting of a 17-year-old girl over the weekend. A Chicago police sergeant witnessed Leslie Borden, 20 and two teens flee from the shooting in the 11100 block of South Vincennes...

Tags: Morgan Park, Gresham, Shootings

Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A man survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt Monday — only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device. Niagara Parks...

Tags: Fractured Rib, Suicide, Injuries and Wounds, Witnesses, Hospitals and Clinics

Reasonable doubts

Assemblyman Hernandez pleads not guilty to drunk driving

Judge denies Jerry Sandusky's request for trial delay

Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case will stay on track for a June trial after a judge on Monday denied the former Penn State assistant football coach's request for a delay. In a May 9 filing, Sandusky's lawyer, Joseph Amendola, asked for more time...

Tags: Peter Hall, Crime, Law and Justice, Gary Schultz, Penn State Nittany Lions, Jerry Sandusky