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Unger found guilty again in Hagerstown police officer's 1975 murder
The retrial of a man convicted of murdering a Hagerstown police officer has produced the same verdict as in 1976: guilty of first-degree felony murder. Talbot County (Md.) Circuit Judge Broughton Earnest announced his verdict Tuesday in the retrial of...
Tags: Criminal Laws, Theft, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Attorney for man charged in 2006 slaying seeks dismissal on grounds of double jeopardy
dona@herald-mail.comThe tables were turned Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court when a judge, attorneys and court officials took the witness stand in a hearing in which the attorney for an accused killer is seeking to have the case dismissed due to double jeopardy....Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers, Judges
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Unger to get new trial for 1976 conviction in death of Hagerstown police officer
davem@herald-mail.comMerle Unger will get a new trial for his 1976 felony murder conviction in the shooting death of a Hagerstown police officer, but only after agreeing to a number of conditions, including giving up his right to a jury trial. Talbot County Circuit Judge...Tags: Criminal Laws, Easton (Talbot, Maryland), Witnesses, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jury selection begins in trial for man charged with murdering his mother
waynesboro@herald-mail.comJury selection began Monday in Franklin County (Pa.) Court of Common Pleas for the capital murder trial of a man accused of beating his mother to death. The trial is expected to start later this week for Marcus Wallace, 42, who is charged with first-...Tags: Murder, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Prosecution, Mental Health, Punishment
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Former Chambersburg assistant schools superintendent plans to sue for reinstatement
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA former Chambersburg Area School District assistant superintendent plans to sue the district for reinstatement to her position. Catherine “Cathy” Dusman’s attorney sent a letter to the school board threatening legal action if it did...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Executive Branch, West Virginia University, Government, Breach of Contract, Justice System
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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: Criminal Laws, Kidnapping, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Crime Victims, Firearms
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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: Litigation and Regulation, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Elections, Abusive Behavior, Trials
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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...
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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, Labor Legislation, Bank Robbery, Theft, Justice System
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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: Murder, Talbot County, Justice System, Lawyers, Crimes
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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: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Theft, Trials, Court Preliminary, Misdemeanors
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