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...state judge in the civil case against O.J. Simpson ruled that, contrary to his lawyers' wishes, Simpson's upcoming pretrial deposition will not be sealed. During the deposition, O.J. will be questioned under oath--for the first time--by lawyers for the families of murder victims Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman...
...inquiry conducted by Garfield County deputy sheriff Celeste Bernards, tells a more harrowing story. Early in the trip he developed intense stomach pain, which an autopsy later revealed was caused by an ulcer, according to testimony by Utah chief medical examiner Todd Grey at last month's pretrial hearing. In a civil suit, Aaron's parents claim that some counselors taunted him for slowing down the group. As punishment, the suit continues, North Star took away Aaron's sleeping bag, leaving him with only a blanket in the sometimes freezing desert nights. "I am in terrible condition here...
...fees in the $250,000 range. Instead, he used attorney Larry Hammond, who agreed to take the case for the sum total of Bertsch's liquidated assets, which came to about $160,000. Even with all that cash, here's what Hammond says his client could not afford: a pretrial evidentiary hearing, which would have required $50,000; mock-jury preparation for $30,000 (instead, they rehearsed the case for some local lawyers and "bought them lunch''); jury consultants, $50,000; computer support; and a thorough investigation of the crime. Although there was no physical evidence linking...
...Urla), quit the case because he felt the McMartins were being unfairly targeted, Myra Mann began to tape what would turn out to be 30 hours of interviews with him. She eventually turned over the tapes to the court and was called in to testify about them in a pretrial hearing. She wound up spending every day of the two trials (which spanned three years) in court as an impassioned observer. While they were on the set of the movie last December, the Manns' Los Angeles house mysteriously burned down in what police confirm was arson: the Manns believe...
Prosecutor Roger Dobris argued that Pattis didn't prove that the charge should be dismissed. The judge didn't rule on Pattis request, saying it would have to be made in writing to another magistrate, Superior Court Judge Richard Damiani. Alander set a May 4 pretrial hearing...