Confession Barred Because of Request for Lawyer
The confession of a man charged in the rape and killing of a 9-year-old girl will not be allowed as evidence in his trial because he was denied his right to a lawyer, a judge said.
June 30, 2006
Lawyer attacks Kahui comments
A top criminal lawyer is demanding that Prime Minister Helen Clark deal with one of her MPs for criticising lawyers acting for the family of the murdered Kahui twins.
Guantanamo detainee ‘feels safer’ after Supreme Court ruling: lawyer
The former driver for Osama bin Laden who won a landmark Supreme Court ruling against US use of military tribunals for Guantanamo Bay detainees now "feels safer," his lawyer said.
Prosecutors to Appeal Petkovic’s Choice of Defence Lawyer
Judges overseeing the war crimes trial of six senior Croatian Defence Council, HVO, officials have agreed that prosecutors can challenge the trial chamber's decision to allow one of the accused to hire a lawyer who previously worked for the prosecution.
Georgia’s top lawyer appeals sex offender decision
Georgia's top lawyer fired back Friday at a federal judge's ruling that temporarily prevents the state from banning registered sex offenders from living near school bus stops.
