Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
After a lengthy nine-day deliberation, the jury in the criminal trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards found him not guilty on one count of campaign finance corruption, and a mistrial was declared on five other counts. The one criminal charge on which Edwards was found not guilty stemmed from his allegedly illegal financial transactions [...]
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Detroit Tigers outfielder was arraigned in a Manhattan courtroom last week after being accused of a hate crime for allegedly yelling anti-Semitic slurs at four men and tackling one of them, according to a report from USA Today. The 26-year-old baseball player was reportedly heavily intoxicated when he had a confrontation with four men outside [...]
Monday, April 30th, 2012
This week, police in Beverly Hills, California announced that they have concluded their investigation into the death of Whitney Houston and found no signs that any crime occurred, according to a report from the Chicago Sun Times. In a report on Wednesday, Lt. Mark Rosen said that the police reviewed the full autopsy report of [...]
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Fans of the rapper Coolio may be disappointed (but not entirely surprised) to learn that he was recently arrested for a crime in Las Vegas. Alas, news of the crime, unlike other activities in Sin City, did not simply stay in Las Vegas. Coolio’s alleged offense, however, is not as sexy as fans of his [...]
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Rap legend Suge Knight, who was one of the co-founders behind Death Row Records, was arrested in Las Vegas last weekend for some traffic violations and alleged marijuana possession, according to a report from Reuters. The former rap mogul was pulled over by police somewhere near the Vegas Strip at 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday morning [...]
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former front-runner for France’s next presidency, is slated to appear in a New York court at the beginning of August. Meanwhile, his lawyers continue to insist that the criminal charges against him be dismissed. Seven charges were issued, including forceful imprisonment and attempted rape. However, the case against Strauss-Kahn has weakened due [...]
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
By now you probably either love the MTV show Jersey Shore or despise Jersey Shore, the reality television show phenomenon that follows a young group of Italian Americans who don’t seem to have a real purpose. The show is so popular and the second season so eagerly anticipated that the cast was invited to ring [...]
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” And if you forget to update the sex offender registry, you could get arrested. Just ask Jeffrey Jones, the despotic principal from the iconic film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. While Jones’ most famous role may have [...]
Friday, June 18th, 2010
The land of criminal defense has been rather busy this week, with weird and celebrity news stories cropping up right and left. Here are four of the top news stories of the week: Fear not American Idol fans! Your favorite reality television show host Ryan Seacrest is safe for another day. Chidi Benjamin Uzomah was [...]
Monday, June 14th, 2010
The sports world has been abuzz with reports of Green Bay Packers team member allegedly committing a sexual assault, but there is no word yet on criminal charges. Seven players were in Lake Delton for a charity golf tournament. After the tournament, rather than going home, they stayed at the Wilderness Resort Golf Cabins. At [...]
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