Mecklenburg County defendants’ use of the “Moorish Nation” defense is interfering with District Attorney Andrew Murray’s new policy of taking more cases to trial. By invoking this “defense,” defendants force assistant district attorneys to deal with frivolous motions that delay the case. However, the real losers with this defense are…
In May, Robert Allan Lehmann was charged with murdering his ex-wife Emily Ford and her father, Russell Ford, after Lehmann lost a custody battle earlier that day. Orange County, CA Prosecutors allege Lehmann sent his current wife and his daughter out for ice cream and waited for Emily and her…
In May 2011, Martin Diamond, 23, was released on a promise to appear in court for rape and kidnapping charges against his estranged girlfriend. The bond was originally set as a secured bond of $105,500, but was soon changed to an unsecured bond which meant Diamond could sign himself out…