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Closed Courtroom Sought in High-Profile Capital-Case Sentencing

Federal prosecutors in Boise, Idaho, filed a motion yesterday seeking to close the courtroom for a high-profile sentencing in a case that reportedly involves child sexual abuse as well as kidnapping and murder. It would be emotionally difficult for the one surviving child kidnapped by Joseph Duncan in May 2005…

Apr 30, 2008 10:18 PM CDT

Craig’s Legal Bills Mount in ‘Wide Stance’ Fight

As Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, wages an uphill battle to reverse his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in an airport restroom last June, his legal bills are mounting. And he’s keeping his hands off campaign cash to pay his legal team, the Washington Post reports. The Post notes that since…

Apr 24, 2008 1:10 PM CDT

Lawsuit Question: Is Stray Voltage or Lack of ‘Cow Comfort’ Thinning Herds?

At least six lawsuits in southern Minnesota contend stray voltage from overloaded power lines is harming cattle. Electricity needs to run in a complete circuit, but sometimes it can’t return to its source because of power line disrepair or overload, the Associated Press reports. When blocked, the electricity goes into…

Jan 10, 2008 7:23 PM CST

Bad Advice a Matter of Degree in Death Penalty Case

The state of Idaho is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to require a death-row inmate to show gross negligence by his lawyer in order to get his conviction overturned because of bad plea bargain advice. The state claims a high standard is needed to prevent courts from relying on “impermissible…

Nov 6, 2007 4:25 PM CST

Attys Ask for One More Year of Trial Prep

Attorneys representing triple murderer Joseph Duncan in Idaho have asked for a one-year delay to prepare for his federal death penalty trial. The case already has been moved from July to January. But attorneys for Duncan say they need much more time because a lead attorney stepped down and investigators…

Oct 5, 2007 11:50 AM CDT

Closed Courtroom Sought in High-Profile Capital-Case Sentencing

Craig’s Legal Bills Mount in ‘Wide Stance’ Fight

Lawsuit Question: Is Stray Voltage or Lack of ‘Cow Comfort’ Thinning Herds?

Bad Advice a Matter of Degree in Death Penalty Case

Attys Ask for One More Year of Trial Prep

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