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A person's right to counsel is protected if they assert this right in an arraignment hearing, even if the person waives this right in a police-initiated interrogation after such a hearing.
A person's right to counsel is protected if they assert this right in an arraignment hearing, even if the person waives this right in a police-initiated interrogation after such a hearing.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:24:24 GMT
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — A former Massey Energy executive who is cooperating with the criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when she sentences him Aug. 1.
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — A former Massey Energy executive who is cooperating with the criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when she sentences him Aug. 1.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:35 AM EDT2013-06-18 14:35:33 GMT
A Martinsburg woman is suing a Maryland museum after she says the then-director publicly discredited a photo she believes is of Abraham Lincoln.
A Martinsburg woman is suing a Maryland museum after she says the then-director publicly discredited a photo she believes is of Abraham Lincoln.
A Shepherdstown resident who obtained more than $5 million in personal loans from people he promised to repay with lottery winnings he never won will serve 282 months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's office recently announced.
David F. Brackett Jr., 63, pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and money laundering stemming from a scheme that lasted from January 2002 to March 2011, the news release states.
According to the Aug. 2 information, Brackett used the money from these personal loans to buy a house and vehicles and to gamble.
The news release states Brackett laundered his money through several bank transactions, which involved many banks and accounts.