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...make a mistake. Under the rules established by a 1977 Supreme Court decision, lawyers in a criminal case must recognize potential violations of fair procedure as soon as they take place and raise the objection in court. If they fail to do so during the trial, they may forfeit the chance for their client to raise the issue on appeal. "People talk about criminals often getting off on technicalities," says Hoffman. "Actually, a lot of people are dying because of technicalities...
...Challenging the Bush Administration "to put up or, please, to shut up," Senator Moynihan last month introduced a bill to increase federal funding to $5 billion a year -- a nonstarter in the current fiscal climate. Meanwhile, many financially strapped states have been backing out of the deal, preferring to forfeit their share of federal matching grants rather than fully fund the programs. A report published by the State University of New York in March found that states had qualified for only 48% of the available federal money...
Down six points from the start as a result of a forfeit at 118-lbs., the Crimson wrestled a close match against the Lions. The Crimson won at 126-lbs., 142-lbs. and 150-lbs. Sophomore Zach Cooper moved up to heavy weight for the Crimson's final victory. Against a tough Bears squad the Crimson was not so fortunate. Harvard could muster only two wins, but was led by an impressive performance by freshman Rob Donnino...
...Brookins wins the suit, Harvard would lose a $9 million collateral bond the University promised to forfeit if it broke zoning codes and it would be forced to demolish the recently completed structure...
...Secretary Clark Clifford. As chairman of First American, Clifford had denied that B.C.C.I. controlled the Washington bank; he and his partner, Robert Altman, now face possible criminal indictment. On Dec. 19, prosecutors and liquidators reached an agreement for B.C.C.I. to plead guilty to U.S. racketeering charges; it will also forfeit $550 million to shore up American banks it owned and reimburse depositors and creditors in other countries...