Unabomber case tests a defendant's control over his fate
In San Francisco AP reports on the Unabomber case, Ted Kaczynski’s mental health, courtroom representation, and the judges’ rulings raise questions about a defendant’s authority in a capital trial. Experts say, if competent, Kaczynski should direct his defense, including whether to plead guilty or represent himself, while the judge and lawyers debate the proper scope of client control.
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San Francisco
Theodore Kaczynski
Kaczynski
Michael Mello
Capital Defense
Vermont Law School
South Royalton
Mello
Judy Clarke
U.s.istrict
Garland Burrell Jr
Burrell
Kazynscki
Geoffrey Hazard
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Monroe Freedman
Hofstra University
Quin Denvir
Sacramento
Girl punished for sharing asthma inhaler in school
Mount Airy Maryland sixth grader Christine Rhodes shared her prescription inhaler to help a classmate during a severe asthma attack on the bus. Officials label her a drug trafficker and record the incident for three years, citing school rules. Her mother and others condemn the action as unjust.
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Mount Airy, Md
Christine Rhodes
Mount Airy Middle School
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Laura Rhodes
Brandy Dyer
Brandy
Donna Cianci
Mount Airy
Virginia Ashmore
Ashmore
Children ignite adhesive fumes blast injures seven in Port Hadlock
In Port Hadlock Washington a barge explosion injured seven children after fumes from industrial adhesive Liquid Nails were ignited by a lit match. Five children were aboard the barge Friday evening and two on a nearby dock.
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Port Hadlock
Wash
Judy McFerran
Jefferson County Fire District 1
Olympic Peninsula
Seattle
Linda Weiner
Harborview Medical Center
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