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...committed by Robert Smith. Indeed, Smith himself, who became the main state's witness against Payne, later signed a 16-page affidavit stating that he framed Payne because prison officials offered to shave 15 years off his sentence. Thus armed, Khoury marched into a 1991 hearing to reopen his client's case--and was rudely rebuffed. First, Smith recanted his recantation, claiming coercion. Then the judge--who had presided over the original trial--refused to admit Smith's sworn affidavit, ruling that his original credibility was "resolved" by the first jury's belief in him. Finally, the judge declared...
...Without denigrating the work of this group or any other group dedicated to activism, there is a significant difference between social activism and social service. Writing letters protesting human rights violations does not provide the same qualitative experience to the volunteer as actual, direct contact with the beneficiary or "client." Although worthy and important, a group such as Amnesty International should not be classified as social "service...
...Without denigrating the work of this group or any other group dedicated to activism, there is a significant difference between social activism and social service. Writing letters protesting human rights violations does not provide the same qualitative experience to the volunteer as actual, direct contact with the beneficiary or "client." Although worthy and important, a group such as Amnesty International should not be classified as social "service...
...summations culminating three weeks of arguments, Zalkind told the jury of 10 women and two men that his client was "pushed...over the edge" by the death of his infant...
...Attorney-Client Fee Arrangements, Securities Fraud, Lawsuits" initiative would make businesses and their professional associates, from boards of directors to accountants, liable for any statement or act that "directly or indirectly, willfully, knowingly or recklessly" results in a loss to any pension fund, retirement fund or even a personal savings account. Companies would be fair game for class-action lawsuits for both reporting and failing to predict bad news. Corporate officers would be personally assessed for punitive damages, and their firms could not indemnify them. The proposition would also prohibit any attempt to set new limits on attorneys' fees...