Expert Witnesses

Court to name counsel for woman charged in mother's 2007 death (Salem News)

16 May 2008

LISBON - With no money to pay for expert witnesses or her attorneys, a Salem woman accused of causing her elderly mother's death has been granted a request for court-appointed counsel. Robin Jackson, 47, of 1049 E. Third St., appeared for a motions hearing Thursday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court with her original attorneys, James Taus of Salem and John McCall Jr. of Canton, wh

Hollywood private eye convicted in wiretap (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

Anthony Pellicano, known as Hollywood's private eye to the stars, was convicted on Thursday of running a vast criminal enterprise involving wiretapping and bribery to fix the problems of his wealthy clients.

Afghanistan: Unlawful, Avoidable Killings Continue (Scoop.co.nz)

16 May 2008

15 May 2008 - Afghan police and military forces, Taliban insurgents and foreign troops must step up efforts to prevent more civilian casualties, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today, warning that Afghanistan still suffers from large numbers of avoidable killings.