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Trial lawyer virginia news |
Former Bush aide in talks to avoid trial Former White House adviser Claude Allen, who was caught in early January allegedly making fraudulent returns worth at least $5,000 at Target and other stores, is negotiating to make a deal with prosecutors to avoid a trial. Judge postpones trial for Claude Allen WASHINGTON -- A Maryland judge today postponed a scheduled trial for Claude A. Allen, former White House domestic political adviser, amid signs that his lawyers and prosecutors may be discussing a plea deal. Court upholds Va. rule The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Mario Bustillo, a Honduran citizen, is not entitled to a new Virginia murder trial. Bustillo, 28, is serving 30 years for the murder of James Berry, 18, who was beaten to death with a baseball bat outside a Springfield restaurant on Dec. 10, 1997. Ruling on Legal Bills at KPMG Could Be a Boon to Aipac Pair A new ruling that the government improperly pressured an accounting firm, KPMG, not to pay for the legal defense of a group of the firms employees could be a boon to two pro-Israel lobbyists facing trial in Virginia. In a closely watched case, Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that employers usually have an obligation to pay for their employees legal defense in work-related litigation. He also declared Signs suggest Claude Allen plea deal WASHINGTON Claude A. Allen, a former White House domestic policy adviser, won postponement yesterday of his felony-theft trial amid signs he may be working for a plea deal. Austin lawyer defends Guantanamo inmate AUSTIN -- The terror suspect sat on a folding chair in a spotless white prison room, his feet chained to the floor. His lawyer, Dicky Grigg of Austin, took a chair across the... DeLay testifies that he lives, votes in Virginia Former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay testified today that he lives and votes in Virginia, bolstering Texas Republican Party claims that hes ineligible for the November election ballot. Feature and TV Films * An alphabetical listing of movies on TV this week, with ratings and showtimes, June 25-July 2. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart. Over the space of 30 years, young Abraham Lincoln goes from storekeeper to backwoods lawyer to suitor to president of the United States. Aug. 9 court date set for Ark. woman accused of stealing cattle YELLVILLE, Ark. A woman accused of stealing cattle by posing as The Christ School is to appear in court in Yellville on August Ninth. Court allows statements despite treaty violation A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that failure to tell foreigners of their right to contact their consulate when arrested should not result in throwing out anything they say to police. |