Guilty Plea

'Barefoot Bandit' To Plead Guilty

AP | By GENE JOHNSON | Posted 12.16.2011

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By GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press SEATTLE -- Kyle Ater remembers the three-letter chalk message left on the floor of his Orcas Island grocery store...

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DuPage County Republican Chairman Pleads Guilty In DUI

Posted 11.26.2011

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DuPage County GOP Chairman and Illinois state Rep. Randy Ramey pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge Monday following a drunk driving citation he...

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"I Am Guilty, But Innocent": Does This Make Any Sense?

Joel Cohen | Posted 10.25.2011

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Joel Cohen

On August 19, three convicted murderers in West Memphis, Arkansas, had their convictions, under which they had served 18 years, thrown out -- only to plead guilty to murder, be sentenced to time served and be released from jail, all the while telling the judge and the rest of the world that they were innocent.

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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To Killing 3 Family Members

AP | Posted 10.12.2011

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PORT CLINTON, Ohio — A northern Ohio man accused of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of aggr...

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Tug Pilot Pleads Guilty In Duck Boat Crash That Killed Two

AP | By KATHY MATHESON | Posted 10.02.2011

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PHILADELPHIA -- A tug operator consumed by a family emergency pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter for a fatal crash with a duck boat fil...

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Canadian Catholic Bishop Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charge

Posted 07.05.2011

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By Ron Csillag Religion News Service TORONTO (RNS) A former Roman Catholic bishop in Nova Scotia has pleaded guilty to trying to import child porn...

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Monica Conyers, Wife To John Conyers, Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Detroit Bribes

AP / Huffington Post | ED WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT (AP) — A former Detroit city councilwoman was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after a federal judge r...

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Debunking the Myth That Deportation Is Not Punishment

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

In earlier cases, the Supreme Court has created the myth that deportation is not a form of criminal punishment but rather a civil remedy aimed at excluding unwanted aliens.

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Polanski Lawyers Cite Dying Witness as Reason to Hold Hearing Soon

Jeff Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Norman

Larry Silver, the attorney for Polanski's victim, Samantha Geimer, has confirmed that a mystery witness in the Roman Polanski case is "gravely ill."

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Play It Again Bernie

Ron Kuby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ron Kuby

My bet, based on both experience and a couple of drops of information, is that Madoff has no intention of dying in prison, and has one last scam up the sleeve of his baggy prison jumpsuit.

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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Exclusive Interview: Frank Prewitt, Author Of Last Bridge To Nowhere

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: The book is my experience working as the confidential source who spent nearly four years helping the F.B.I. pry the lid open on the sordid world of political corruption in Alaska and Washington.

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