Monthly Archives: December 2009
Judge Finds 12-year-old Not Guilty of Murder
A Georgia juvenile court judge found a sixth grader not guilty today of killing his 5-week-old cousin but guilty of two counts of misdemeanor battery in her death. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: On July 4, the boy was left alone in the … Continue reading
Filed under Juvenile Defense
Stoddard Released from Jail
Maricopa County Detention Officer Adam Stoddard was released from jail today pending his appeal according to KTAR.com. Stoddard’s lawyer Thomas Liddy says the officer did learn a lesson through all of this. ”He fully appreciates the history and the value of the … Continue reading
Filed under Police Misconduct
County Attorney files Charges against Arizona Judge
I can’t even begin to comprehend the politics of Maricopa County Arizona. I wrote a post last month about the officer who stole a document out of a lawyer’s file in open court. I thought it was outrageous and left it … Continue reading
Filed under Justice
Paxton files Reply
James Paxton’s attorneys filed his Reply yesterday to UK’s Response to his Motion for an Injunction. The background of the story is that officials at UK told Paxton he had to interview with the NCAA. Unfortunately, the officials refused to tell … Continue reading
Filed under Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment
Cody Wheeler – 43rd best player
The College Baseball Blog is counting down the top 100 college baseball players in the country. Today the CBB named Cody Wheeler number 43. I knew he would be there, I just didn’t think it would be this soon (I knew this because Brian … Continue reading
Filed under Coastal Carolina Baseball
Two Horry County Police Officers Suspended
From the Sun News: Chairman Bob Grabowski, who also is vice chairman for County Council, said an investigation in the department found that Pfc. David Rexroad and Cpl. Wesley Harris were paid a considerable amount of money for working special duty … Continue reading
Filed under Police Misconduct
Myrtle Beach man arrested after punching man, stealing money
The title to this post is the headline of an article on breaking news from the Sun News. A Myrtle Beach man was arrested for punching a man and stealing his money after he told the victim he would help him … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
UK Ace sues University of Kentucky
Sometimes in law, just like in baseball, the best defense is a good offense. James Paxton is the University of Kentucky’s ace pitcher. He was the number 37 pick in the draft earlier this year but chose to return to UK … Continue reading
Filed under Coastal Carolina Baseball