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Florida abuse verdict possible game-changer, lawyer says
January 23, 2014
By BOB ALLEN / ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS MIAMI (ABP)—The attorney for a man awarded $12.5 million by a Florida jury for childhood sexual abuse suffered at the hands of a Baptist minister says the verdict could be a game-changer for how Southern Baptists handle credible accusations of clergy misconduct. > Entire Story Mock Trial Fuels Push for New One
A judge ruling in the case must decide whether to consider an acquittal by mock jurors who weighed new DNA evidence in a 1985 murder. By JENNIFER LIBERTO, Times Staff Writer Published December 14, 2003 BROOKSVILLE - Paul Hildwin's latest chance to get off death row may lie in some eight hours of videotape. > Entire Story Christopher Goffard & Amy Herdy Inside Dope On Cops & Courts
PRO PICKER: When Bubba the Love Sponge Clem went to trial on animal cruelty charges last week, he brought along an all-star cast of pricey lawyers, some as loud as the shock jock himself. But in finding the jury that ultimately acquitted Clem in the on-air castration and slaughter of a hog, the Destroyer Lawyers deferred to the quiet man who sat against the wall taking notes. It was Harvey A. Moore, famous jury picker. > Entire Story Defense Attorneys Clean Up Clients Before Court
Conservative Outfits Often Come From Thrift Stores By PAULA CHRISTIAN of The Tampa Tribune Published Wednesday, November 25, 2001 > Entire Story Mother's Faith Prevails:
Son acquitted in retrial Joaquin Martinez, a Spanish citizen who spent three years on Florida's death row, is acquitted of two murder counts during a retrial watched by Spain. By DONG-PHUONG NGUYEN © St. Petersburg Times, published June 7, 2001 > Entire Story KGB Witnesses Pledged As Spy Trial Takes Off
TAMPA - Was he a poor innocent caught up in the paranoia of the Cold War, or one of the KGB's ablest spies? By PAULA CHRISTIAN of The Tampa Tribune Published Wednesday, June 6, 2001 > Entire Story The Valessa Strategy Part 1
How did it all turn out this way? Why was Valessa Robinson convicted of third-degree murder, while her boyfriend wound up on death row? By SUE CARLTON, THOMAS FRENCH and ANNE HULL © St. Petersburg Times, published May 29, 2000 > Entire Story Lawyers Use Trial Consultants To
Fine-Tune Tough Cases RESEARCH: Firms cover jury selection to strategies By PAMELA GRINER LEAVY & KRISTA RIENER Contributing Writers The Business Journal published May 26, 2000 > Entire Story Trial Consultants: Juries are us
Trial Practices mixes courtroom savvy with the social sciences By PAUL ABERCROMBIE Tampa Bay Business Journal, published November 29, 1996 > Entire Story |
DJ Cleared In Hog Slaughtering
JURORS CITE LACK OF EVIDENCE By JENNIFER BARRS jbarrs@tampatrib.com TAMPA -- The hunter, Paul Lauterburg, cried, his face wet with tears as he rushed from the courtroom "thanking God, the jury and my lawyer." So did the strident VVXTB disc jockey at the center of the controversy, his head in his hands."I'm not too much of a man not to cry after all the pressure and scrutiny," said Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, his tone hushed. > Entire Story Verdict of the Week
Heart Repair Resulted in Brain Damage By Margaret Cronin Fisk Staff Reporter Born with a hole in his heart, 2-month-old Gary Juliana II went to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL, on February 2, 1996, to get the defect repaired. Although the operation was not considered particularly dangerous, plaintiff's attorney Christopher P. Jayson said that "Gary went in with a bad heart and good brain and came out with a good heart and a bad brain." > Entire Story Juries and Beyond
Trial consultants grow in number and influence. By Trisha Renaud SPECIAL TO THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL, published July 30, 2001 > Entire Story Cold War-Era Spies Testify
TAMPA - Two former double agents tell stories of spying for the United States and the former Soviet Union. By PAULA CHRISTIAN and JIM SLOAN of The Tampa Tribune Published Saturday, June 9, 2001 > Entire Story Inside The Jury Room Part 2
Within minutes of the jury retiring, it was clear the defense had planted several seeds of doubt over Valessa's role in her mother's murder. By SUE CARLTON, THOMAS FRENCH and ANNE HULL © St. Petersburg Times, published May 30, 2000 > Entire Story Suit Wins Doctor $36.7-Million
The eye surgeon had to close his practice because of Parkinson's disease. He later sued for disability payments. By GRAHAM BRINK © St. Petersburg Times, published May 25, 2001 > Entire Story Public Defenders Doing Thankless Task On The Cheap
HEART: Money and fame don't drive public defenders By PAMELA GRINER LEAVY & KRISTA RIENER Contributing Writers The Business Journal published May 26, 2000 > Entire Story Trial By Technology
A new way of trying cases is emerging, as computers enable lawyers to bring persuasive visuals and entire law libraries to court. By MICHAEL CANNING © St. Petersburg Times, published August 24, 1995 > Entire Story |