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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, Jen Jordan headed for November showdown
Gordon picked up Donald Trump’s endorsement after entering the race earlier this year. The former president has targeted Carr for being unwilling to help overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Trump narrowly lost the state to Democrat Joe Biden. Jordan, a Democrat from Sandy Springs who is in her second full term …
Attorneys say Lori Vallow may Need to Return to a Mental Health Facility | Idaho
While murder defendant Lori Vallow-Daybell won’t waive her right to a speedy trial, she realizes delaying her trial by three months gives her attorneys greater latitude in preparing her case. “If the court moves her trail from Oct. 11, 2022 to Jan. 9 2023, she understands that will give her defense team more time to …
Former Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel dies from ‘health complications,’ family says
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Former Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel died Saturday morning from “health complications,” according to a family spokesperson. She was 45. “This May we would have celebrated 20 years of marriage. My family and I are utterly heartbroken by this unimaginable loss. We are so very proud to call Allister wife and …
Sheriff’s deputies were “justified” in fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., district attorney says
North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were “justified” in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April because the man ignored their commands and drove his car directly at one of them before they fired any shots, a prosecutor said Tuesday. District Attorney Andrew Womble said none of the deputies involved would be criminally charged in …
Man who fled Houston neighborhood with tiger to surrender on evading-arrest charge, attorney says
Authorities identified Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, as the man who captured a tiger roaming the 1100 block of Ivy Wall. He fled with the exotic animal in an SUV, leading police on a chase before officers lost sight of him, authorities said. Police said a felony evading arrest charge has been filed, but court records …
Andrew Brown shooting: New video shows 4 seconds between police arrival and the fatal shooting in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, attorney says
“This was, in fact, an extrajudicial killing, an execution if you will,” Brown family attorney Wayne Kendall told CNN’s John Berman. “Mr. Brown’s car never moved toward those deputies.” CNN obtained the video, which shows the deputies arriving on scene. It is, however, not clear what is being said in the video or when the …
John Helms Dallas Criminal Defense Attorney Weighs in on North Texas Attorney Accused in Drug Money Laundering Scheme
Dallas, TX , April 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A prominent attorney with a high-rise office in Downtown Dallas has been arrested and charged in a drug money laundering investigation. According to a federal criminal complaint, 51-year-old Ray Jackson was caught in an undercover DEA sting laundering nearly $400,000. The complaint states the DEA started …
Derek Chauvin trial: Attorney asks for continuance, change of venue in George Floyd case
Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s defense attorney, questioned the “suspicious timing” of the settlement and argued it was “highly prejudicial” against his client. He called on Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill to “at least” call back the seven jurors already seated in the case to question them to see if they had read the …
Georgia district attorney investigating Trump hires lawyer with expertise in racketeering cases
John Floyd is expected to assist the district attorney’s office on multiple cases in the white collar, gang and public corruption units, said Jeff DiSantis, a spokesman for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Two people familiar with his hiring said he was not retained specifically for the investigation into Trump’s post-election call with Georgia …
Griddy: Texas attorney general sues electric company that sent huge bills during storm
Winter storms wreaking havoc in the US Mark Majkrzak gives out water bottles to people in Austin, Texas, on Friday, February 19. Majkrzak, the founder of Rain Pure Mountain Spring Water, said he drove from Georgia to deliver the water. Winter storms wreaking havoc in the US Brendan Waldon repairs a utility pole in Odessa, …
