Palm Beach Criminal Lawyers

0.  Criminal Trial Looms in Boies-Related Gardener Fight (Law.com)
After a Palm Beach County Circuit judge found her in civil contempt, the chief financial officer of Boies Schiller & Flexner could face a year in jail if found guilty on criminal contempt charges arising from a long-running dispute between two landscaping companies.

1.  Judge sets Fletcher trial for November (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Gov. Ernie Fletcher's lawyers entered not guilty pleas yesterday on his behalf for a Nov. 8 trial on charges that he approved an illegal political patronage scheme.

2.  Arrests raise questions about assistant public defender's performance, discipline (The Palm Beach Post)
Assistant Public Defender Elizabeth Ramsey was praised by her boss last year for her "frequent, regular contact with your clients in custody."

3.  Fletcher's Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty On His Behalf; Trial Date Set For November 8 (WLEX-TV Lexington)
Frankfort (AP) -- Gov. Ernie Fletcher's attorney entered a not guilty plea on the governor's behalf Friday to misdemeanor charges that his administration hired political allies for protected state jobs.

4.  Criminal Trial Looms in Boies-Related Gardener Fight (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Boies Schiller & Flexner CFO Amy Habie could face a year in jail if found guilty on criminal contempt charges arising from a long-running dispute between two landscaping companies. For a long time, Habie was represented by David Boies and his high-powered firm on a pro bono basis, but last year a judge disqualified the firm because financial ties between David Boies, his firm and Habie limited

5.  Ky. governor pleads not guilty in hiring (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gov. Ernie Fletcher pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from a state hiring scandal - a plea that was entered by his attorney while the governor remained on vacation in Florida.

6.  Judge sets November trial date for Fletcher (The Kentucky Post)
FRANKFORT - Gov. Ernie Fletcher pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of illegal hirings by his administration - a plea entered by his attorneys while the governor vacationed in Florida.

7.  Kentucky Gov. Fletcher Pleads Not Guilty to Hiring Charges (Fox News)
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges linked to a state hiring scandal.

8.  Around South Florida (Miami Herald)
Padilla's lawyers seek to reject key evidence Jose Padilla's lawyers want a federal judge to throw out key evidence because the alleged al Qaeda operative's arrest was based on statements from one source who claims he was tortured and another who was heavily medicated and possibly unreliable.

9.  Gov. Bush fires condo watchdog who became thorn in the side (Sun-Sentinel)
Less than two years after naming him as the nation's first condominium ombudsman, Gov. Jeb Bush has fired Virgil Rizzo and replaced him with a Department of Health attorney with no known condo law experience.