Small GPS devices help prosecutors win convictions

Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a GPS unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn’t expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too — to help convict him of killing four family members. Prosecutors in suburban Chicago analyzed data from the Garmin GPS device to pinpoint where Hanson had been on the morning after his parents were fatally shot and his sister and brother-in-law bludgeoned to death in 2005. He was convicted of the killings earlier... More

Blogger arrested for leaking songs

“Welcome to the courtroom, we set bail set at 10K,” probably was not a variation on “Welcome to the Jungle” Kevin Cogill had ever considered. More  Read More →

Man arrested after offering undercover cop two cents for sex

A Florida man has been arrested for soliciting prostitution after he offered an undercover sheriff’s deputy two cents to have sexual intercourse. More  Read More →

Angelos employees backing Biden

USA Today has a story about Joe Biden’s ties to lawyers who specialize in asbestos litigation and his votes on measures that would affect this area of the law. More  Read More →

What is the duty of a guardian?

Q. What is the duty of a guardian? A. The guardian has a duty to act according to the Court’s instructions, which are usually set during the guardianship proceeding. If the court grants guardianship over the ward’s property, the guardian has a fiduciary duty to manage the ward’s assets properly. The law requires that the guardian of the property file an annual accounting with the Court detailing the financial transactions of the previous year. The guardian is responsible for making health-care... More

What happens after the petition is filed?

Q. What happens after the petition is filed? A. The Court will sign an order requiring the ward, his or her attorney, and any other interested person or agency to respond to the guardianship request within 20 days. The ward and any interested person or agency must be notified of the proceedings and his or her rights at them. The court will appoint an attorney to represent the ward and may appoint an independent investigator to look over the facts of the case and report written findings to the court. The... More

How is a guardian appointed?

Q. How is a guardian appointed? A. A petition must be filed with the Circuit Court in the county where the alleged disabled person resides, is hospitalized or is located. The petition should state all reasons for the appointment of a guardian and whether the request is for guardianship of the ward’s person, property or both. The petition should provide the petitioner’s name, address and telephone number, date of birth and relationship to the ward. It must include the ward’s name, address, gender,... More

DuBois High gets $3.6M for job programs

Baltimore’s W.E.B. DuBois High School is one of nine violence-plagued schools in the country to receive millions in federal funding for internships and other programs to improve students’ career prospects. More  Read More →

Teaching success instead of violence

Nzinga Oneferua-El, founder of the city’s Street Soldiers program, says about 80 percent of the students she works with know somebody who was murdered—typically a family member or close friend. More  Read More →

Where lawyers are easy to find

President Bush and many before him have called the United States a nation of laws. Maybe that’s why our capital has 13 times as many lawyers per capita as any state, and 29 times as many as Maryland. The U.S. has more than 1 million attorneys. Rank State (and D.C.) Lawyers per 10,000 residents 1 District of Columbia 276.7 2 New York 20.4 3 Delaware 18.0 4 Massachusetts 14.5 5 Connecticut 14.3 6 Illinois 14.0 7 Colorado 13.0 8 Georgia 12.0 9 Pennsylvania 11.9 10 Florida,... More

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