Tim Eigo

Jodi Arias: Hung jury, judge declares mistrial

azcentral.com — Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens declared a mistrial today after jurors told her they could not decide between death and life for Jodi Arias, the woman they had convicted of murdering her former lover, 30-year-old Travis Alexander.

Morris Institute, @OsbornMaledon Attorney Join for Ethics Seminar

azatty.wordpress.com — Ethics and justice combine in a seminar next Friday, May 31. I heard about it via a great colleague over at the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education. Let me pass on some of the details. http://azflse.org/ The legal education seminar is being offered by the Morris Institute for Justice, and the presenter will...

Questions for Phoenix candidates

roguecolumnist.com — I received a query from a group called Democracy for America-Maricopa County asking me to suggest questions for Phoenix City Council candidates. I always try to be obliging, and this issue is of special importance.

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention

miamiherald.com — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.

Genocide conviction of Rios Montt overturned in Guatemala - for now

tucsonsentinel.com — MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt's conviction for genocide was overturned and his trial must begin anew starting from the point in mid-April when a dispute started over which judge should hear the case, the country's highest court said Monday.

Neb. AG wants to revoke license of abortion nurse

miamiherald.com — Associated Press A prominent Nebraska abortion clinic is facing a new legal challenge from state officials who want to revoke the license of the clinic's only nurse because of allegations of questionable care. Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said Wednesday that he has filed a petition with regulators to revoke Lindsey Creekmore's license.

Los Angeles voters approve limiting medical marijuana shops

newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com — By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles, which has more storefront medical marijuana shops than any other U.S. city, will close hundreds of the dispensaries and hike taxes on those that will be allowed to remain under a ballot measure approved by a wide margin of voters.

U.S. Marshals arrest man wanted for year-old murder, murder, yuma, rose

yumasun.com — U.S. marshals and officers assigned to the Arizona Wanted Violent Offender Task Force have arrested a man wanted in connection to a murder that happened more than a year ago. According to Task Force Supervisor Tom Smith, 21-year-old Michael Rose was taken into custody May 10 on the Quechan Reservation, with the assistance of the Yuma and Quechan police departments.