All Blog Posts Tagged 'trial' (5)

Suspect to stand trial following mental exam

Artives Freeman, whose first-degree murder trial was abruptly halted in May after he entered the courtroom dressed in a suit and tie and covered in his own feces, has been declared competent to stand trial.

Freeman was sent to a mental hospital for an examination. A psychologist concluded he is not mentally ill but had been feigning symptoms of mental illness.

The 24-year-old Charlottean, accused of killing a 46-year-old female… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 26, 2008 at 12:05pm — 5 Comments

Twin of man awaiting trial shot dead

Doval Smith, 21-year-old twin, reputed gang member, ''person of interest'' in the 2006 shooting death of a teenage girl, was shot dead Monday morning in Opa-locka.

Officers found Smith dead at Northwest 143rd Street and 22nd Avenue about 1:30 a.m. Monday. Another man, also shot, was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition, Miami-Dade police said.

Smith -- who spots the word ''twin'' tattooed on his neck -- was a reputed… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 14, 2008 at 12:56pm — 10 Comments

Change of venue for courtroom slaying trial

Earlier Thursday, as jury selection began, Nichols pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder and a host of other charges related to a March 2005 shooting spree that began at the courthouse and killed four people.

Superior Court Judge James Bodiford, brought in from nearby Cobb County, said he was "extremely concerned" about continuing with the trial in the same courthouse where a judge, a court stenographer and a bailiff were gunned down… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 11, 2008 at 7:15pm — 7 Comments

Former WSB-TV anchor avoids cocaine trial

Former Atlanta television personality Warren Savage has avoided trial for cocaine possession by completing a rigorous 18-month drug treatment program in Forsyth County.

At a ceremony for graduates of the program Monday night, Savage, who is in his mid-40s, said he's a changed man.

All that I am and all that I hope to be I owe to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, with whom I have a much stronger connection than I have ever had before in… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 25, 2008 at 12:52pm — No Comments

Three teens will face trial in Mt. Clemens beating

Three teenagers will face trial in the brutal beating of a motorist earlier this month on North River Road in Mt. Clemens, a Macomb County district judge ruled this afternoon.

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One of the teens, who originally faced a felony charge of inciting a riot, had another felony added: attempted murder. That teen, Steve Lincoln, allegedly stomped and kicked the victim in the head.

That came after a 16-year-old, who… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on June 23, 2008 at 5:22pm — No Comments