You would have thought that getting voters to approve a bond measure to build a new jail -- smack in the heart of the artsy Golden Triangle, at the edge of the revived Civic Center -- would have been the challenging task. But that was a breeze compared to coming up with a name for Denver's new justice center, an exercise that exploded into a very public spat at a Denver City Council committee hearing Wednesday.No Latino names are included on the list of finalists, three councilmembers compla
If there was just one tenet of belief among the sneaky ranks of big-time criminal defense attorneys, it would be this: Thou shall not squeal on a client.
Francis Pignatelli was a prominent defense attorney in Ohio until 2005, when federal agents learned that he had been helping clients launder drug money in exchange for a cut of the proceeds. To temporarily avoid prosecution, Pignatelli acted as an undercover informant for investigators, helping to obtain evidence that led to the arrest of t
Brandon Marshall at one of his many booking sessions.A misdemeanor battery charge against Brandon Marshall is being heard at what was advertised as a one-day trial in Atlanta -- but that prediction proved inaccurate. The proceeding moves into a second day today, with the judge dismissing the jury yesterday while Rasheedah Watley, Marshall's ex-girlfriend and alleged punching bag, was still on the stand. The defense will get its chance after the prosecution rests, and Harvey Steinberg, Mar
Brandon Marshall's 2009 team mug shot -- err, photo.Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall narrowly avoided the prospect of having his jerseys referred to as wifebeaters, or something close to that, due to his acquittal on battery charges in Atlanta on Friday. Afterward, the injury that had kept him out of practice since late July suddenly was better enough for him to return to the field yesterday. A miracle cure! Praise Jesus! And also Harvey Steinberg, Marshall's lawyer!
Does that mean Mars
