Defendants are sometimes even asked to give up habeas corpus — a right, dating back centuries, under which defendants face their accusers in court ... a sentencing hearing, but does not have the opportunity to face his accusers in court, cross examine witnesses, or present a defense," the lawyer said.
CLARKSBURG — Between statements to police, a sex assault nurse examiner and on his testimony Wednesday, the accuser in a kidnapping/sex assault case has offered up a slew of inconsistencies. For instance, the accuser previously said he was thrown in the trunk of a vehicle and transported to the ...
Ramirez had been seeing the alleged victim's then roommate, Heather Edwards, off and on. According to the testimony of Burlington Police Detective Vicki Underwood, Ramirez told her in an interview Feb. 9, 2016, that he and the accuser had consensual sex, but she said she was worried her roommate ...
Cook had been charged with 23 offenses involving 11 accusers in incidents between September 2014 and October 2016. The charges were: six counts of second-degree sexual assault/use of force; one count of second-degree sexual assault/sex organ injury; three counts of third-degree sexual assault; ...
Party officials did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday, but executive director Emily McMillan previously told the Star that the investigation would continue whether the accusers participate or not. Rainer, Nunes and Brustolin came forward in January to accuse the longtime Green party ...
Cook met his female accusers at parties, the library, campus recreation centers and in classes, including a ballroom dance class and a psychology experiment. One woman accused Cook of approaching her at Festival Foods and asking her personal and sexually suggestive questions she considered ...
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to challenge your accuser in court, but we regulate it, especially when an accuser is a minor in a sexual assault case. So, too, the Supreme Court has said that in the face of a compelling government interest, the obtaining and possession of firearms may be ...
A man who accused former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sex abuse claims the City of Seattle sided with the mayor and stood by as Murray “slandered his accusers.” An Oregon man has filed a claim for damages accusing former Mayor Ed Murray and the City of Seattle of defamation and negligence.
It contends, among other things, that Murray misled the public by claiming Simpson and other accusers were part of a coordinated, anti-gay effort targeting him for his progressive politics, and by citing Simpson's criminal record to undermine his credibility and “shame and silence Mr. Simpson and reduce ...
A forensic scientist, who examined clothes worn by the complainant on the night she claimed she was raped, has given evidence in the trial of Irish rugby stars Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding and two other men. The senior scientific officer carried out tests on the woman's white jeans, a black top and a pair ...
