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Patz suspect's lawyer well versed in psychiatric defense

(Reuters) - The lawyer assigned to handle the defense of Pedro Hernandez, the man who New York police say has confessed to strangling Etan Patz 33 years ago, has a track record of representing high-profile homicide defendants with a history of mental illness. Harvey Fishbein, a 39-year veteran of criminal defense law in New York, wasted no time in signaling that Hernandez's mental fitness would ...

Kadhafi son refusing to accept defense lawyer: envoy

Moamer Kadhafi's son is refusing to name a defense lawyer, a top Libyan diplomat said Wednesday amid growing questions over the conditions in which Seif al-Islam is being held.

Defense asks to bar testimony at Woodstock teacher sex trial

Testimony about a relationship with an 18-year-old student should be barred from the upcoming trial of Woodstock North High School teacher and head wrestling coach accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student in 2009, a defense lawyer argued today.

Libya says Gaddafi's son refusing defense lawyer

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son has refused to appoint a Libyan lawyer to defend him against accusations of murder and torture during a crackdown on a revolt against his father's rule, the country said on Wednesday. Libya said earlier this month that it would complete within weeks its investigation into Saif al-Islam and asked the International Criminal ...

Defense lawyer clashes with HUD official at Bayou La Batre corruption trial

MOBILE, Alabama -- An attorney for indicted grant administrator Janey Galbraith this morning asked an official from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development about his client's continued work on a federal grant awarded to help Bayou La Batre homeowners rebuild and repair their houses after Hurricane Katrina.