Word: pretrial
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...wheels of military justice have begun turning in the Moscow embassy sex- for-secrets spy scandal. At the Marine base in Quantico, Va., a closed pretrial hearing resumes this week in the case of Sergeant Clayton J. Lonetree, the former embassy guard accused of providing Soviet agents with entry to the building's most sensitive areas. At a similar session two weeks ago, military authorities began outlining their case against Corporal Arnold Bracy, Lonetree's alleged accomplice. In each instance, a Marine reviewing officer will consider whether the Government's case justifies a court-martial on espionage charges, which...
After weeks of sensational revelations about U.S. guards sneaking Soviet spies into the American embassy in Moscow, the Marine spy case appears to be stalled. As a postponement was announced last week in a pretrial hearing for Corporal Arnold Bracy, who had confessed to helping Sergeant Clayton Lonetree allow KGB agents into the embassy, defense lawyers were crowing that the Navy has no case against the two Marines...
After two days of a pretrial hearing at Quantico to determine whether Lonetree should undergo a court-martial, the defendant's lawyers won a 3 1/2- week postponement of the proceedings. As Lonetree emerged from the courtroom, he grinned broadly and gave the thumbs-up sign, an indication that a plea bargain may be in the works. Lonetree's chief attorney, William Kunstler, claimed the prosecution's witnesses "said nothing that hurt our client." Added Kunstler: "They have no direct evidence that ties or links him to any illegal activity...
...glassy-eyed jurors are paid a piddling $5 a day, plus a miserly 10 cents a mile for getting to and from court. Most continue to draw salaries from their pretrial employers. Four jurors have been excused for illness or injury since the trial began. The original juror panel of 18 is now down to 14, including two alternates. If the number falls below twelve, a mistrial is likely. Carr charges Monsanto with scheming to force one through a strategy of "delay, delay and more delay...
...collapse of the Apodaca case, following a prolonged pretrial hearing, "puts in doubt the prosecution of Lucas on any case based on a confession," contends his co-counsel Rod Ponton. That could include not only previous convictions, which Lucas now wants to fight, but also some 20 pending charges. The Apodaca case was considered one of the strongest remaining against Lucas. Besides his written confession, investigators say he led them to the scene of the killing. His attorneys, however, produced witnesses supporting his new claim that he was 600 miles away on the night of the crime. Further, blood...