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Weber County Attorney Dee Smith addresses the media at a press conference regarding the Matthew David Stewart case, the man charged with aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder and production of a controlled substance stemming from a January 4 shoot out with the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, at the Weber County building in Ogden Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Specifically, Smith complained about motions filed by defense attorney Randy Richards that ask for evidence in the case and implying that prosecutors have something to hide. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Prosecutor has harsh words for Stewart defense attorney

Last updated Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 8:53pm

OGDEN -- Weber County Attorney Dee Smith complained today about what he termed the shenanigans of one of Matthew Stewart's defense attorneys.

"There's been some shenanigans going on in this case by one of the attorneys. The word shenanigans is the best way to describe it."

Specifically, Smith complains about motions filed by defense attorney Randy Richards that ask for evidence in the case and implying that prosecutors have something to hide.

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Hauck attorney to use insanity plea in his behalf

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 9:35am

FARMINGTON -- The defense attorney for the man who stabbed and shot his mother filed a motion seeking an insanity plea.

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Notorious liar Stephen Glass wants law license

Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 2:32pm

Stephen Glass faked all or parts of more than 40 articles for national magazines from 1996 to 1998. In 2003, he acknowledged that his violation of journalistic standards was so severe that he would "never be welcomed within journalism, and rightly so."

Now the California Supreme Court will decide whether Glass' behavior was so bad as to make him morally unfit to practice law.

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Davis retains 12 public defenders

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 6:52am

FARMINGTON — A Layton attorney who challenged Davis County in 2nd District Court by representing a Kaysville citizens’ group, is one of 12 public defenders the county will contract with for the first six months of 2012.

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Skirmishes drag on in lawsuit

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, November 26, 2011 - 11:31pm

OGDEN -- Weber County's lawyers would like to keep a woman suing for sexual harassment from contacting her former co-workers.

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FILE - In this July 4, 2011, file photo, Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton gives the final rebuttal in the Casey Anthony murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. Ashton takes aim at the Florida mother's attorneys in his new book, "Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony," calling her lead counsel "smarmy." (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool, File)

Ex-prosecutor knocks Casey Anthony lawyer, jurors

Mike Schneider The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:35am

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A retired prosecutor from the Casey Anthony murder trial calls her lead attorney "smarmy" in a new book and says he didn't think a jury would ever agree to the death penalty for the Florida mother, who was ultimately acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter.

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Dead man appeals murder conviction, at taxpayer expense

Jennifer Sullivan The Seattle Times

Last updated Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 2:42pm

SEATTLE -- A convicted killer who committed suicide four days after he was sentenced to life in prison is appealing his case from the grave -- at taxpayers' expense.

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Attorneys using actors to prepare for witnesses

Aisling Swift Naples Daily News

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 4:05pm

NAPLES, Fla. -- For his role as a nationally renowned cardiologist and researcher, actor Tom Riska read his 100-page script for roughly three hours, stumbling on a few medical words. After boning up during a lunch break, Riska, 60, was confident with his script's medical jargon -- and his part as Dr. Rajendra H. Mehta went off without a hitch.

This wasn't a medical TV show or soap opera. Riska was "testifying" as an expert witness in court, where a surgeon and his physician assistant were on trial in a medical malpractice case.

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Public defender fee fight lingers

Tim Gurrister, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Sunday, May 15, 2011 - 10:26pm

OGDEN -- Almost a year and a half after Merlynn Kilfoyle was sentenced to prison for a homicide, the prosecution and the defense are still arguing about his psychological exams.

In court motions, Kilfoyle's public defender argued Weber County still owes $4,300 on the defense bill for psychological exams of Kilfoyle, who suffered mild mental illness. His mental state led to a plea bargain, reducing the homicide charge from a first-degree felony to a third-degree felony.

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Utah Bar honors lawyers for minority advancements

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 2:53pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Two Utah attorneys have been honored by the Utah State Bar for advancing the rights of women and minorities in the legal profession.

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FBI alerts Utah attorneys to Internet scam

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 12:54pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Salt Lake City's FBI office says Utah attorneys should be on the lookout for an email scam promising opportunities to make easy money.

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