Category: Attorney

St. Louis judge files to hold Kim Gardner in contempt after no prosecutors show for murder trial

st. LOUIS — A judge on Monday filed to hold St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner in contempt of court after prosecutors from her office didn’t show up for a murder trial.Jonathon Jones, 18, was set to face trial starting Monday on charges he shot and killed a man in 2021 near the Gateway Arch grounds, but no one from Gardner’s office appeared for the beginning of trial. The prosecutor assigned to the case is on sick leave.Judge Scott A. Millikan filed an order for Gardner’s office to show cause for why she should not be held…Continue Reading

Attorney Ben Crump retained by the family of the Black teen shot for going to the wrong house

Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been retained by the family of a Black 16-year-old boy who was shot by a white homeowner for appearing at the wrong address last week. Crump announced on Sunday that the family of Ralph Paul Yarl, a high school junior in Kansas City, Mo., retained his offices after the teenager was shot twice — once in the head, once in the arm — by an unidentified white male.According to Faith Spoonmore, Ralph’s aunt, her nephew was on his way to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house last Thursday when…Continue Reading

Top Trump attorney has recused himself from handling the Mar-a-Lago case

Washington CNN —Attorney Evan Corcoran reccused himself from representing former President Donald Trump in the special counsel investigation related to the Mar-a-Lago documents given that he tested for investigators, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.Corcoran’s exit, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was an expected development after special counsel Jack Smith’s office forced him to testify without the shield of attorney-client privilege in front of the grand jury and prosecutors accused Trump of using his attorney to advance a crime.Despite recusing himself from the Mar-a-Lago probe weeks ago, Corcoran continues to represent Trump…Continue Reading

YSL Attorney Defends Calling ‘Cap’ On Judge in Young Thug RICO Case

Justin Hillan attorney for Young Thug‘s YSL camp, has some serious cojones — not only did he disagree with the judge in their RICO case, but he blatantly called “cap” on him in open court!!!Hill was in court Monday when he was accused by Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Glanville Urals of not making a formal assertion before court started.The lawyer during the YSL trial said, “stamp”. 😕😂pic.twitter.com/L4q2nNreqe — Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) April 17, 2023 @GAFollowersAlthough it was deemed a moot point, Hill stood his ground and basically told the judge he’s an honorable fiber as…Continue Reading