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...injured motorists to the hospital, it was reported that the plane had been carrying Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mouriño, Mexico's equivalent of a Vice President. Mouriño died instantly in the crash along with seven others, including a top security adviser and former federal prosecutor, José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, who had dedicated much of his career to the fight against drug gangs. (See pictures of Mexico's drug wars...
...later, local media outlets used Michigan's Freedom of Information Act to obtain all relevant trial documents and, in January, the Detroit Free Press published excerpts from the more than 14,000 intimate text messages sent between Beatty and Kilpatrick via city-issued pagers. In March, the local county prosecutor charged Kilpatrick and Beatty with official misconduct, perjury and obstruction of justice. In July, police added another charge to Kilpatrick's record after he allegedly shoved and cursed at several officers who were trying to serve a subpoena to one of his friends...
...This case is about as far from being a private matter as one can get." -Kym Worthy, Wayne County, Mich., prosecutor, refuting Kilpatrick's claim that his infidelity is a merely family concern (CNN, March...
...evaded a statewide manhunt for the “Bay Harbor Butcher” and the only person who knew the truth about him was dead. Now the show lacks the suspense that made it so gripping, instead relying on a series of subplots. These include Dexter befriending a prosecutor whose brother he accidentally murdered. The prosecutor is played by Jimmy Smits, who after “The West Wing” is surely accustomed to being cast in dying shows. After escaping the police last season, Dexter seems more confident than ever in his murderous pursuits, and the show...
...deck is clearly stacked against them. Students are not allowed to hear the testimony against them and cannot submit evidence on their own behalf. Their sole representatives are resident deans, who are plagued by severe conflicts of interest, as deans are often asked to function as both advocate and prosecutor in disciplinary inquiries. Students have no alternative choice of representation, as they are prohibited from hiring an attorney for an Ad Board hearing. It is already difficult enough for a defendant to get a fair shake from the Ad Board—a student should be able to go into...