More details in charges against Mike Thompson Oct 9, 2007
In a bill of particulars, the U.S. Attorney's Office provided an itemized list showing more than 150 instances from 1997 to 2002 in which an employee purportedly billed the district for Thompson's personal work. The services range from an hour spent repairing Thompson's chainsaw in March 1998 to installing two fans and cable television for four hours in April 1999 to 11 hours in May 2002 traveling to New Orleans with Thompson to transport a door. (KSLA.com, LA)
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Parkhurst-Boice now has seven days to file a bill of particulars, 14 days to file a motion for discovery (of evidence), and 30 days to file omnibus pretrial motions. Once the pretrial motions are filed, if they are filed, and the 30 days is up, a trial date will be scheduled, said Ondrey. (Sayre Evening Times, PA)
Jury to determine if Olsen is retarded - Man charged with first-degree murder may not be eligible for death penalty Sep 27, 2007
After the district attorney's office filed a bill of particulars seeking the death penalty, Olsen's attorneys filed papers announcing their intent to raise mental retardation as a defense to the death penalty. Olsen is being represented by John David Echols and Gretchen Mosley of the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Pynes', Scogin's business dealings under scrutiny Sep 25, 2007
According to the Bill of Particulars for the contract years of 2003, 2004 and 2005, Scogin submitted a secret, sealed bid on behalf of his company to the Vernon Parish Police Jury in hopes of fairly winning the auto parts contract for the upcoming year. In a sealed bid process the Vernon Parish Police Jury would publish items that were required to run their business and suppliers would submit sealed bids. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Court papers show methods of drug cartel Sep 23, 2007
The allegations are contained in an 11-page Bill of Particulars prosecutors prepared in advance of the Jan. 22 scheduled trial of Arellano and a top lieutenant, Manuel Villarreal Heredia ... The Bill of Particulars provides more detail than an indictment about what prosecutors plan to prove during a trial. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Republican Romney ad criticizes own party Sep 20, 2007
Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, lays out a tough bill of particulars against his party, portraying Republicans as ethically challenged big spenders and delivering a veiled slap at President Bush and two of his main rivals on the subject of immigration. "If we're going to change Washington, Republicans have to put our own house in order," Romney says, speaking directly to the camera. (CNN)
FRED THOMPSON: USA WILL BE 'WEAKER, LESS PROSPEROUS'... Aug 27, 2007
"I don't think the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States are outmoded documents," Thompson declared, finally giving the crowd something to clap about after the gloomy bill of particulars was laid out. Federalism or devolving power to the states would help, he said. (The Drudge Report)
'Whose White House Briefing Room?' Jul 12, 2007
But before Golar could spell out his specific complaints, Snow said: Let me put it this way: If you've got a bill of particulars that you're concerned about, you all know that I've gone to bat for you, and will, for matters that you think are important for getting your job done right. So if you've got some complaints, send them to me and we'll work through them. (Human Events Online)
Lawmaker indicted on extortion charge seeks trial delay Jun 27, 2007
A motion filed by McCoy early this month to force the government to file a bill of particulars, which would itemize all the facts making up the government's case, was denied by Bremer. McCoy claimed the government's indictment lacked clarity and that it differed from discovery information provided by the government. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Weakley attorneys file three appeals - 5:20 p.m. Jun 15, 2007
Weakley's attorneys also want the state court to reverse Muroski's decision not to require the district attorney's office to provide a bill of particulars - a detailed account of how the crimes were allegedly carried out. In addition, Weakley's lawyers want the state court to overturn Muroski and force the prosecution to turn over every shred of evidence in the case. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Weakley’s lawyers turn to state Superior Court Jun 15, 2007
Mr. Weakley s attorneys also want the state court to reverse Judge Muroski s decision not to require the district attorney s office to provide a bill of particulars a detailed account of how the crimes were allegedly carried out. In a May 17 ruling, Judge Muroski said the district attorney s office already has divulged enough details about the alleged crimes. (Scranton Times, PA)
Baileyville woman pleads not guilty in embezzlement of local businesses May 18, 2007
Ed Mitchell, Kloster's attorney for the criminal case, said he recently filed a motion for a bill of particulars, seeking more specific information on Kloster's alleged crimes. He said he has received some information from the prosecution, but he is unsure whether he will request additional information in the near future. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Chisley's phone calls from jail in question Apr 19, 2007
Muir affirmed her request for a bill of particulars, which she said she needs to establish the time and date of Carraways death and therefore, form Chisleys alibi defense ... Boob cited provisions that stated the bill of particulars is not a substitute for discovery or an appropriate vehicle for discovery. (Daily Collegian, PA)
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Judge Michael Henshaw of Harrisburg ruled that the prosecution did not have to provide witnesses and documents to the defense but the judge did rule that the prosecution must provide Dunham with a bill of particulars which gives more information on the charges. A new hearing date was to be set during a conference call this morning. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
Obama’s Identity Crisis Mar 15, 2007
Obama writes, In fact, how and when the marriage occurred remains a bit murky, a bill of particulars that I ve never had the courage to explore. Upon graduation, his father was offered a generous scholarship by the New School for Social Research in New York City that would have paid for his family to come with him. (The American Conservative)
Conservation Commissionstill standing Feb 1, 2007
" Selectmen accepted the commission's written response to Mr. Rebello's bill of particulars for review. Mr. Albert cautioned, "If it satisfies us, then we won't have to move further on the issues. If it doesn't, we will ask you more questions. (The Standard-Times, MA)
In Your Community — Looking Ahead Jan 28, 2007
The Conservation Commission and agent Anne Phelps are abusing their power, denying some applicants due process rights, showing political favoritism and ignoring requests of the selectmen, who appoint them, Selectman Robert Rebello alleges in a lengthy bill of particulars. The parties will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Showdown looms over Westport infighting Jan 24, 2007
WESTPORT The Conservation Commission and agent Anne Phelps are abusing their power, denying some applicants due process rights, showing political favoritism and ignoring requests of the selectmen, who appoint them, Selectman Robert Rebello alleges in a lengthy bill of particulars obtained by The Standard-Times. He delivered the list of complaints to the selectmen, the commission and Ms. Phelps, along with town counsel and the town administrator Friday in anticipation of a showdown tomorrow night... (The Standard-Times, MA)
Judge says more evidence needed for kidnapping charge against accused murderer Jan 10, 2007
Ramirez also filed a bill of particulars in order to obtain more information on evidence prosecutors introduced. On Jan. 3, Smith ruled that the state has until Jan. 12 to provide sufficient facts to support forcible felony kidnapping in conjunction with Carmona s murder. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Judge gives murder suspect's attorney 1 week to prove cause for dismissal Dec 1, 2006
Ramirez had filed a motion to dismiss due to lack of evidence and a motion for a bill of particulars on Tuesday. Ramirez filed the bill of particulars in order to obtain more information on evidence prosecutors introduced. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Land pleads innocent Nov 29, 2006
Public Defender Gerald Siesel appeared as Land's defense counsel during the 15-minute hearing and told Common Pleas Judge Frederick Pepple of his intentions to file a bill of particulars in the case. Pepple accepted the plea and ordered the matter set for a pretrial hearing at a later date. (St. Marys Evening Leader, OH)
Whither the Catholic Voter? Nov 3, 2006
After the Foley scandal, the bill of particulars has been expanded to include a general uneasiness with the GOP s moral leadership. If, on November 8, we awake to a shift in the congressional majority, exit polling will tell us whether these pundits were, in fact, prophets with a good sense of foreshadowing. (Human Events Online)
Naming names adds heat to Floyd County attorney race Oct 27, 2006
In the other case, the county lost in a bill of particulars hearing for insufficient evidence. And we had to dismiss, Dettmer said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Get me rewrite! Oct 22, 2006
It is all too easy to lay out what lawyers might call a bill of particulars against the Constitution. Perhaps the best way to present them is by asking a series of questions. (Boston Globe)
Selenski attorneys ask court to dismiss charges Oct 21, 2006
The defendant s request for a bill of particulars (theory of the crime) is nothing more than an additional discovery request in disguise, the prosecution s motion said. Our courts have determined that the (prosecution) is not required to answer such backdoor attempts to obtain (evidence). (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
DNA, handwriting tests star in teacher drama Oct 13, 2006
The district outlined its case in a "Notice of Charges, Bill of Particulars and Hearing" document mailed to Rausch over the summer. The notice does not include the letter, but describes its allegations. (FOX59, IN)
Duke assault took 5-10 minutes, D.A. says in court Sep 24, 2006
Kirk Osborn, who represents Seligmann, said the defense needed the "bill of particulars" because the accuser has told several different versions of the alleged assault, and his client has a right to know which version prosecutors will present at trial. In search and arrest warrants issued early in the investigation, police stated the accuser told investigators she was assaulted for 30 minutes. (ABC News)
* The greatest story ever bought Sep 24, 2006
But while US President George W. Bushs political gurus will likely quibble with certain items in Richs bill of particulars X notably, his wag the dog theory of the 2003 invasion of Iraq as mostly a scheme for Bush to run for re-election as a vainglorious war president X they have every reason to gloat in response to this recitation of their tactical maneuvers. After all, so much of what Rich details X and deplores X worked well for the Bush White House, at least in winning... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Bush, Ahmadinejad exchange verbal blows over Iran nuclear program Sep 20, 2006
By contrast, the Iranian leader let loose with a fiery speech, linking the U.S. invasion of Iraq with the recent U.S.-backed Israeli bombing of Hezbollah in Lebanon in a sort of bill of particulars that he said required action by the Security Council. He called for expanding that body to include Islamic, African and so-called non-aligned countries as well, a seeming bid to elevate himself beyond his role as Iranian leader and into a regional or even global spokesman for the downtrodden. (Newsday)
Please, God, rain on this parade Sep 3, 2006
These images were part of the informal bill of particulars that persuaded many people, however unfairly, to doubt the veracity, perhaps the sanity, and certainly the good taste, of her parents John and Patsy Ramsey. Only the sudden appearance of Karr the Konfessor managed to lessen the creepiness of those images. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Test Drive: Toyota Camry Hybrid shows Detroit how it ought to be done Sep 3, 2006
It was Chrysler chief executive Thomas W. LaSorda who nailed the bill of particulars on the church door, letting it slip that internal marketing analysis puts the price of gas in the 3 to 4 range for the auto industry s foreseeable future the next decade. Every bit as shocked as Claude Rains Captain Renault, the New York Times checked in with Ford s marketing guru, George Pipas, who confirmed that the Big Oval also expects gas prices to remain high, volatile and unpredictable. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Loose lips sink history Aug 31, 2006
"Meanwhile, in an almost uncanny echo of Rumsfeld's overblown rhetoric, anti war groups mobilizing for a rally in Washington on Oct. 5 have themselves seized on Nazi analogies. In newspaper ads, the Alliance for Global Justice accuses the Bush administration of trying to remake society ``in a fascist way." It presents a bill of particulars, from the response to Hurricane Katrina to denying women abortion rights. People look at all this and think of Hitler, and they are right to do so," the ad... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Three Wapak residents plead innocent on drug trafficking charges Aug 27, 2006
Poppe filed a motion for a bill of particulars from Auglaize County Prosecutor Ed Pierce regarding the specific details of the charges Kohnen ... Kehoe also filed a motion for a bill of particulars Wednesday. (Wapakoneta Daily News, OH)
Scrushy Defense Files Reply to Government; Reviewing Alabama Supreme Court Opinion Aug 26, 2006
Calling the government's indictment "artfully crafted," the brief states this "made it impossible for the Defendants to know there was a statute of limittions problem prior to trial." In the filing it is argued a defense filing for a bill of particulars on counts three and four to which the government objected would have helped the defense know "immediately that there was a statute-of-limitations problem...Instead of defending the conduct that successfully prevented the Defendant from... (WSJA.com, AL)
Police briefs Aug 23, 2006
Shifflett briefly appeared in court yesterday for a hearing on a defense motion seeking a bill of particulars from Commonwealth's Attorney Gary Close. The prosecutor's office agreed to provide an evidence memorandum in lieu of a bill of particulars, which satisfied defense attorney Sammy Higginbotham. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Charges refiled in Lonoke-area corruption case Aug 23, 2006
"The Organization's associates also had as their goal to be able to continue to commit the crimes made possible through the exploitation of the trust, authority and influence of the office of chief of police and to avoid suspicion, investigation, arrest or conviction," according to a bill of particulars filed Tuesday ... "Various officers, jailers, and dispatchers said that the chief's wife was having a relationship with the (prisoners) and was coming and going from the jail," according to a... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Press conference excerpts Jul 29, 2006
On Monday of - a week ago, I received notice of a bill of particulars with the charges. My general counsel, Mike Powers, many of you may know Mike, took Tuesday off to stay at home and have some quiet time, and while he was at home, he had a tragic accident where he lost half of his right hand. (Boston Globe)
Amorello, options were left exhausted Jul 28, 2006
The Romney administration even offered the deal again, when it sent Amorello a bill of particulars last Friday that laid out the case for his firing. He declined again. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Commonwealth's attorney details obstruction of justice charge against Spotsylvania Superintendent Jerry Hill. Jul 27, 2006
According to the "bill of particulars" Britton filed, Hill sent a memo to School Board members on Sept. 30 after a county detective began to investigate the legality of a flier circulated by the School Board earlier that month. Board members paid for and distributed the fliers after the Board of Supervisors voted to put a $41 million school-bond referendum on the November ballot. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Motions denied Jul 25, 2006
Those taken under advisement by Showalter are related to three charges of defilement of a corpse, about which Shell defense attorney Gil Davis said he intends to file a Bill of Particulars in an attempt to require the Commonwealth to lay out details relating to each of the three particular charges. Showalter said he will wait to receive Davis's request before ruling on the motions to dismiss those three charges. (Radford News Journal, VA)
organ's attorney wants charges thrown out before Jul 10, 2006
said he will be filing a bill of particulars in. response to a demand filed previously by Morgan's. (Wellsville Daily Reporter, NY)
Lawless Workplaces Jul 8, 2006
That organizations bill of particulars was lengthy, but the first item on their list was the failure of U.S. labor law to cover millions of workers, including among others, managers and supervisors in the private sector. Two years later, the Government Accountability Office estimated that 32 million workers lacked coverage under U.S. labor laws and thus were denied even the minimal protections afforded by these laws. (Ocnus.net)
Defense Files Motion Seeking Prosecution To Reveal Case Details Jun 27, 2006
Lawyers for Reade Seligmann, 20, of Essex Fells, N.J., seek a "bill of particulars" that would detail information prosecutors used as the basis for charging their client with rape, sexual offense and kidnapping in April ... Stan Goldman, a Loyola Law School professor and former Los Angeles County public defender, said the defense motion is a bit of "posturing," but said a bill of particulars can be useful in preparing a defense. (WRAL.com, NC)
Local week in review Jun 18, 2006
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1 charge against Hill is dropped Jun 14, 2006
" Mason also ordered the prosecution to file a bill of particulars for the second charge against Hill--obstruction of justice. The defense asked for the bill. The bill, which King George County Commonwealth's Attorney Matt Britton must file by July 15, must outline the ways in which Hill allegedly obstructed justice. Britton is handling the case for Spotsylvania County Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely. Neely recused himself, because his wife is a Spotsylvania County Public Schools employee.... (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Impeach Alberto Gonzales? Why, Yes! Jun 2, 2006
Add to that bill of particulars clear evidence that the president, the vice president and administration aides employed deceit and chicanery to organize the invasion and occupation of two foreign countries without a Declaration of War or a plan and the outline for articles of impeachment begins to take shape. But let us not get ahead of ourselves here. (CBS News)
Nine enter pleas in drug cases May 20, 2006
Grzybowski also filed a motion for a bill of particulars to be provided from the Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney s office. Auglaize County Common Pleas Judge Frederick Pepple approved the motion and ordered a bill of particulars be delivered to Grzybowski by Monday. (St. Marys Evening Leader, OH)
He makes too much money and doesn't have a ring, but A-Rod deserves a break. Apr 6, 2006
Well, let us examine the bill of particulars. First, of course, the man simply makes too much money -- $26 million a year. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Insider reignites Iraqi intelligence war Feb 14, 2006
That Pillar, a witness - and a high-ranking one at that - has now publicly joined the chorus of critics with his own bill of particulars, marks a serious setback to Bush's Republican administration and one the Democrats are certain to seize on. Senate minority leader Harry Reid called for investigation. (Asia Times Online)
