by Lea Bickerton | Nov 27, 2008 | High Profile Cases, Mandatory Sentence, Pardons, Sentence Modifications
On Monday, November 24, 2008, President George W. Bush commuted the sentences for John Forte and Russell Harris. Forte and Harris were both convicted of cocaine offenses and subject to mandatory minimum sentences under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.Forte is known...
by Lea Bickerton | Nov 17, 2008 | DUI, High Profile Cases
Heather Locklear has been charged with driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Officers claim that Locklear showed signs of “obvious impairment.”For more information, go to:http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/34599859.html Share...
by Lea Bickerton | Nov 13, 2008 | High Profile Cases, Jury Issues
Daniel Cowart, half of the pair charged with a plot to kill Barack Obama and begin a killing spree, has challenged his grand jury indictment. Cowart’s attorney, Joe Byrd, claims that the grand jury, which consisted of 21 black or non-white members and 2 white...
by Lea Bickerton | Nov 13, 2008 | High Profile Cases
Ryan O’Neal, star of “Love Story” and father of Tatum O’Neal, postponed his felony drug case to January 9th, 2009. O’Neal and his son, Redmond, are charged with felony drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal...
by Lea Bickerton | Nov 13, 2008 | High Profile Cases
Marcia Valentine, the woman who pled guilty to stalking Sandra Bullock, was sentenced to three years of probation. The charge of assault with a deadly weapon (in this case, a silver Mercedes-Benz used to try to run over Bullock’s husband, Jesse James) was...
by Lea Bickerton | Nov 4, 2008 | High Profile Cases
Former professional baseball player Jose Canseco was sentenced to 12 months of probation after pleading guilty to smuggling drugs into the United States from Mexico. Canseco alleges that he needed the fertility drugs to help repair damage done from his use of...
