Word: plea
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Albert, 56, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of assault and battery in a case brought by a longtime lover. In the bargain, which prosecutors said had been offered to Albert before the trial began, the far more serious charge of forcible sodomy was dropped. Not long after his plea, NBC announced that it had fired Albert after 20 years with the network. The Madison Square Garden Network later issued a statement saying it had accepted Albert's resignation...
...fourth day, Albert's cornermen threw in the towel. Afraid that the prosecution had more surprises and frustrated because Judge Kendrick was citing Virginia's rape shield law to disallow testimony that might have impeached the accuser's credibility, Black recommended that Albert accept the plea bargain that was said to have been offered to him before all that dirty laundry had been aired...
...first that JonBenet's parents were "a focus" of the investigation--and says it still--many police and other critics think he has no zeal to prosecute them. Indeed, they say, historically he has not been enthusiastic about prosecuting anybody; police bitterly accuse him of negotiating far too many plea bargains. Dale Stange, just retired as a Boulder patrolman, says the D.A. has long been known to the police as "Alex Let's-Make-a-Deal Hunter." Carla Selby, a community activist, voices another suspicion: "There's a feeling that Alex is vulnerable to big money, that he is protecting...
Hunter shrugs off all the charges. Too many plea bargains? Just "locker-room talk" from cops. Closeness to Ramsey lawyers? "A bogus issue," he says. (Boulder lawyer Tom Lamm agrees that "Alex doesn't cross over that line to do anything that would suggest collusion.") The D.A. insists he is not being slow, just deliberate. Says Hunter: "This case is not in a posture for presentation" to a judge or jury. The obvious, though unspoken message: for all their leaking of dark suspicions about the Ramseys, the police have not shown Hunter enough hard evidence to support an arrest...
...sure, there would not have been a bone marrow registration drive had it not been for the urgency of Alan's condition. Alan suffers from chronic leukemia, and his doctors have told him that he has one month to live. Flyers on campus and Alan's personal plea on his Web page detailed the accomplishments of his academic and professional career, and how much Alan means to his friends and family. Since Alan's likely tissue type match will likely be Asian, the drive pushed to register Asian donors. Promotional posters singled out the Asian community, and volunteers distributing flyers...