Lawyer Counsel http://lawyercounsel.org your lawyer counsel information guide, with up to date daily information Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:20:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Lawyer: Egypt official innocent of murder http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-egypt-official-innocent-of-murder/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-egypt-official-innocent-of-murder/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:20:05 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-egypt-official-innocent-of-murder/ CAIRO, Feb. 5 (UPI) — A lawyer for a former top Egyptian security official argued in court Sunday his client is innocent of murdering pro-democracy protesters.

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]]> CAIRO, Feb. 5 (UPI) — A lawyer for a former top Egyptian security official argued in court Sunday his client is innocent of murdering pro-democracy protesters.

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-egypt-official-innocent-of-murder/feed/ 0 CA man freed after murder charges dropped (AP) http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/ca-man-freed-after-murder-charges-dropped-ap/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/ca-man-freed-after-murder-charges-dropped-ap/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:40:05 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/ca-man-freed-after-murder-charges-dropped-ap/ AP – A 24-year-old man jailed for more than three months in the murders of his mother and brother was a free man Saturday after prosecutors said they would instead charge a high school friend accused in a string of serial killings. But the previously accused man now faces an immigration hearing on whether he [...]]]> FILE - This file photo released on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, provided by the Anaheim Police Dept. shows Itzcoatl Ocampo. The ex-Marine charged with killing four homeless men in Orange County has been linked to the stabbing deaths of a woman and her son, Anaheim police said Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Investigators determined there is an association between Ocampo and Eder Herrera, who is charged in the deaths his mother and his brother, and remains in custody, Anaheim police Lt. Julian Harvey said. . (AP Photo/Anaheim Police Dept.,File)AP – A 24-year-old man jailed for more than three months in the murders of his mother and brother was a free man Saturday after prosecutors said they would instead charge a high school friend accused in a string of serial killings. But the previously accused man now faces an immigration hearing on whether he should be allowed to remain in the country because he told officials he was here illegally.

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/ca-man-freed-after-murder-charges-dropped-ap/feed/ 0 Charges dropped against U.S. soldier in Afghan murder (Reuters) http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/charges-dropped-against-u-s-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/charges-dropped-against-u-s-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:20:06 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/charges-dropped-against-u-s-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/ Reuters – The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial in the slaying of unarmed Afghan civilians, officials from their home base near Tacoma, Washington, said on Friday.

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]]> Reuters – The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial in the slaying of unarmed Afghan civilians, officials from their home base near Tacoma, Washington, said on Friday.

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/charges-dropped-against-u-s-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/feed/ 0 Disbarred attorney charged with practicing without a license http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/disbarred-attorney-charged-with-practicing-without-a-license/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/disbarred-attorney-charged-with-practicing-without-a-license/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:20:04 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/disbarred-attorney-charged-with-practicing-without-a-license/ Disbarred attorney charged with practicing without a license Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:25 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 According to a complaint filed by the Harris County District Attorney's office, Satterwhite told a man charged with possession of marijuana to [...]]]> Disbarred attorney charged with practicing without a license Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:25 p.m., Friday, February 3, 2012 According to a complaint filed by the Harris County District Attorney's office, Satterwhite told a man charged with possession of marijuana to …

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/disbarred-attorney-charged-with-practicing-without-a-license/feed/ 0 U.S. Army dismisses charges against soldier in Afghan murder (Reuters) http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/u-s-army-dismisses-charges-against-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/u-s-army-dismisses-charges-against-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:09 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/u-s-army-dismisses-charges-against-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/ Reuters – The U.S. Army dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face court-martial in the murder of unarmed Afghan civilians, according to a statement from the Army’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Friday.

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]]> Reuters – The U.S. Army dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face court-martial in the murder of unarmed Afghan civilians, according to a statement from the Army’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Friday.

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/u-s-army-dismisses-charges-against-soldier-in-afghan-murder-reuters/feed/ 0 China blocks rights lawyer from meeting Merkel http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/china-blocks-rights-lawyer-from-meeting-merkel/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/china-blocks-rights-lawyer-from-meeting-merkel/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:06 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/china-blocks-rights-lawyer-from-meeting-merkel/ BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police blocked a prominent human rights lawyer from attending a Beijing dinner hosted by German leader Angela Merkel, the lawyer said on Friday, the latest example of restrictions on unorthodox views in a sensitive year. German diplomats from the embassy in Beijing had early on Thursday invited Mo Shaoping to a [...]]]> BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police blocked a prominent human rights lawyer from attending a Beijing dinner hosted by German leader Angela Merkel, the lawyer said on Friday, the latest example of restrictions on unorthodox views in a sensitive year. German diplomats from the embassy in Beijing had early on Thursday invited Mo Shaoping to a dinner with Merkel, who is in China on a three-day visit …

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/china-blocks-rights-lawyer-from-meeting-merkel/feed/ 0 Jury back to work in Pennsylvania corruption trial (Reuters) http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/jury-back-to-work-in-pennsylvania-corruption-trial-reuters/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/jury-back-to-work-in-pennsylvania-corruption-trial-reuters/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:05 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/jury-back-to-work-in-pennsylvania-corruption-trial-reuters/ Reuters – The jury was set to resume deliberations on Friday in the corruption trial of one of Pennsylvania’s longest-serving lawmakers, accused of using state employees to campaign for him for free.

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]]> Reuters – The jury was set to resume deliberations on Friday in the corruption trial of one of Pennsylvania’s longest-serving lawmakers, accused of using state employees to campaign for him for free.

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/jury-back-to-work-in-pennsylvania-corruption-trial-reuters/feed/ 0 Lawyer mulling over Bay Bulls standoff case http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-mulling-over-bay-bulls-standoff-case/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-mulling-over-bay-bulls-standoff-case/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:04 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-mulling-over-bay-bulls-standoff-case/ A St. John's lawyer is expected to say Friday whether he can take on the unusual case of a man charged with holding the RCMP in a standoff in Bay Bulls.

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]]> A St. John's lawyer is expected to say Friday whether he can take on the unusual case of a man charged with holding the RCMP in a standoff in Bay Bulls.

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/lawyer-mulling-over-bay-bulls-standoff-case/feed/ 0 Psychologist believes Loughner’s still incompetent (AP) http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/psychologist-believes-loughners-still-incompetent-ap/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/psychologist-believes-loughners-still-incompetent-ap/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:20:08 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/psychologist-believes-loughners-still-incompetent-ap/ AP – A federal judge says a psychologist believes the Tucson shooting rampage suspect is still incompetent to stand trial.

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]]> AP – A federal judge says a psychologist believes the Tucson shooting rampage suspect is still incompetent to stand trial.

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]]> http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/psychologist-believes-loughners-still-incompetent-ap/feed/ 0 Attorney General Eric Holder Disgusted by Personal Attacks at Fast and Furious Hearing http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/attorney-general-eric-holder-disgusted-by-personal-attacks-at-fast-and-furious-hearing/ http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/attorney-general-eric-holder-disgusted-by-personal-attacks-at-fast-and-furious-hearing/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:20:06 +0000 admin http://lawyercounsel.org/2012/02/attorney-general-eric-holder-disgusted-by-personal-attacks-at-fast-and-furious-hearing/ Attorney General Eric Holder faced attacks on his character and tenure as attorney general at a congressional committee hearing on the gun program known as “Fast and Furious,” which was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Holder defended his record but the hearing…

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]]> Attorney General Eric Holder faced attacks on his character and tenure as attorney general at a congressional committee hearing on the gun program known as “Fast and Furious,” which was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Holder defended his record but the hearing…

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