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Judge bans Fort Hood suspect’s defense strategy
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist will not be allowed to tell jurors that he gunned down Fort Hood soldiers to protect the lives of Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, […]
Defense says state withheld evidence in Barnes murder trial
Defense attorneys for Michael Maurice Johnson, the man convicted last month of killing North Carolina teenage Phylicia Barnes, have alleged that prosecutors did not provide material about a key witness they were required to turn over before trial, and consequently Johnson is entitled to a new trial.
13 defense executives bemoan uncertainty of cuts
WASHINGTON — Thirteen defense executives are complaining that the threat of automatic, across-the-board cuts to military spending is creating uncertainty that’s already affected their industry. Seven senators released copies of […]
Defense verdict revived, 6 years after bench trial
Plaintiffs’ attorneys beware: The failure to include a request for a jury trial in the complaint may prove hazardous to your case.
Fame, power and the Jerry Sandusky scandal
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the Jerry Sandusky trial and Friday’s verdict: guilty on 45 out of 48 counts in the sex abuse case. While […]
Sandusky defense rests; ex-coach won’t testify
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers finished putting on their case Wednesday without calling the former Penn State assistant football coach to the stand to rebut child sex abuse allegations […]
What is it about zombies?
Just like any other non-flesh eating human, I have always had an interest in zombies. I hate to say it, but these days I am on the verge of OD’ing […]
Witness: Sandusky abused on campus, in saunas
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s trial in the Penn State scandal opened in graphic fashion Monday with the first witness testifying that the retired coach molested him in the locker-room […]
Judge denies motions to toss Sandusky sex charges
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The judge overseeing Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse case on Friday denied the defense‘s request to have the charges dismissed, leaving all 52 counts intact with opening […]
Lockheed Martin reorganizes supply chain
Lockheed Martin Corp., of Bethesda, the world’s largest defense contractor, said it has signed an agreement with electronics supplier Arrow Electronics Inc. covering procurement of more than 22,000 electronic components […]
Sandusky judge denies accusers’ bid for pseudonyms
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Alleged victims of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will have to testify using their real names, and tweets or other electronic communications by reporters […]
Former Bales defense lawyer joins Manning’s team
HAGERSTOWN — A military lawyer who formerly represented a soldier charged with fatally shooting 17 Afghan villagers is now defending an Army private accused of sending hundreds of thousands of […]
