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WVU faces lawsuit over degree scandal
Two former business school deans caught up in a master’s degree scandal six years ago are suing West Virginia University again, arguing the school has ignored its obligation to repair their tarnished reputations. Former dean Stephen Sears and...Tags: Breach of Contract, Corporate Crime, Government, Politics, Laws
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Pa. judge candidate profiles
Three candidates are running for the open seat on the bench created by the retirement of Richard Walsh. Jeffrey S. Evans, Jerrold A. Sulcove and Jeremiah Zook are registered Republicans and residents of Franklin County, Pa. The winning candidates in...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Judges, Science and Technology, Primaries, Politics
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Cleeves pleads guilty in 2012 Pa. triple homicide, is sentenced to 3 life terms without parole
dona@herald-mail.comA Waynesboro, Pa., man pleaded guilty Friday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to three counts of first-degree murder in the 2012 shootings of his estranged wife, her boyfriend and the boyfriend’s mother, and was sentenced to three consecutive...Tags: Criminals, Criminal Laws, Firearms, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Kidnapping
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Family of man shot to death in Martinsburg plan to sue for $250 million
The family of a man shot to death by police last month has filed a claim with the City of Martinsburg, notifying them of their intent to sue for $250 million. Wayne Arnold Jones, 50, of Stephens City, Va., died on March 13 after being shot multiple...
Tags: Shootings, Trials
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Former Jefferson County sheriff faces May 13 sentencing
The sentencing of former Jefferson County Sheriff Robert Shirley, who was involved in the beating of a bank robbery suspect, was rescheduled Wednesday. Shirley now is set to appear before U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in Wheeling on May 13...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Theft, Judges, Bank Robbery, Punishment
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Man serving life for murdering deputy wants new trial
dona@herald-mail.comA man serving a life sentence for the 1979 murder of a Garrett County Sheriff’s deputy was in Washington County Circuit Court on Monday, seeking a new trial based on a higher court decision in the case of a man convicted of murdering a Hagerstown...Tags: Judges, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Crimes, Talbot County, Garrett County
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Judge recuses himself in hearing for Pa. man charged with robbing bank
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWashington County Circuit Judge Daniel P. Dwyer recused himself from a suppression hearing Monday for a Chambersburg, Pa., man charged in a September 2012 bank robbery, and an out-of-area judge will be brought in to hear the case. Charles Benjamin...Tags: Judges, Bank Robbery, Crimes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Colo. prosecutors to seek death penalty for man charged in theater shootings
Associated PressProsecutors on Monday said they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in last year’s movie theater attack that killed 12, injured 70 and spurred new gun control laws in Colorado. The much-anticipated disclosure came in a court hearing...Tags: Colorado Legislature, Judges, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Justice System
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Judge takes stand in Pa. man's retrial bid
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Court of Common Pleas judge shifted roles and took the witness stand Thursday as a man convicted of first-degree murder continued his quest for a new trial. Judge Angela Krom, who was subpoenaed, testified about her previous role as an assistant...Tags: Witnesses, Judges, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Justice System, Prosecution
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Death row inmate seeks conviction, sentence modification
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAttorneys’ actions leading up to and at trial in 1998 underwent hours of questioning Thursday as a death row inmate seeks modifications to his conviction and sentence. Albert E. Reid, 64, formerly of Biglerville, Pa., was found guilty in the Dec....Tags: Witnesses, Prisons, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Judges, Punishment
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W.Va. exotic dancers sue over payment system
Three exotic dancers are suing the club where they work over its payment system. The lawsuit claims the dancers earn less than minimum wage and have to pay fees to work at the club. Man Le Garrett, Krystal McLaughlin and Jane Roe filed the lawsuit...
Tags: Entertainment, Dance, Justice System, Trials, Entertainment Events
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Berkeley County Circuit Clerk sues two attorneys for fees owed
matthewu@herald-mail.comBerkeley County Circuit Clerk Virginia M. Sine has filed lawsuits against two attorneys in an attempt to collect hundreds of dollars in fees they were charged upon obtaining copies of court documents from her office, according to court documents. The...Tags: Judges, Punishment, Laws, Justice System, Trials
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