Crime Log: Arivaca man faces prison in 2006 shooting death (23) Aug 24, 2008
Parley Edward Nielson, 64, plead no contest Friday to negligent homicide in the death of 41-year-old Donnie Sheets, who was shot to death outside his home near Arivaca Ranch and Hardsrabble roads. Nielson was indicted for first degree murder in June of 2007. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
AFTER ONE: Lions 6, Browns 0 Aug 24, 2008
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It's Turning Japanese Aug 24, 2008
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Imoke Heads For Victory Aug 24, 2008
" Preparations started from Friday evening when election materials were distributed to all the local government areas of the state. Most shops and businesses remained closed from the morning hours to about 3pm when voting was concluded in most parts of the state. As early as 8am yesterday, polling activities had commenced, as INEC officials were seen heading for their stations to conduct the exercise. Though voting in some areas did not start until 10am, it had been concluded in most parts by... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Man arrested after high speed chase Aug 23, 2008
In other crime news, a man charged with first-degree murder pleaded no contest this week to drug charges and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Charles Shannon Bussey, 41, was convicted of drug trafficking and being a felon in possession of a firearm. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
Trucker convicted of vehicular manslaughter in Mission Viejo crash Aug 23, 2008
Jorge Miguel Romero, 38, of Apple Valley pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor counts of vehicular manslaughter involving criminal negligence. He could face up to three years in jail, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. (Los Angeles Times)
Salas gets eight years for threats to judge, witness Aug 23, 2008
Salas pleaded no contest to the more recent threat charges and was found guilty on Dec. 11, 2007. Assistant Attorney General Gary A. Freyberg, acting as special prosecutor for Dunn County, prosecuted the case for the state. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Leafs' Bell completes work-release in DUI Aug 23, 2008
Forward pleaded no contest last September to hit-and-run and DUI charges ... Bell, 28, pleaded no contest last September to hit-and-run and drunken driving charges. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Safely obscuring gun facts Aug 23, 2008
In 2007, an analysis by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel found more than 1,400 Floridians holding concealed weapon licenses in the first half of 2006 who had previously pleaded guilty or no contest to assaults, burglaries, sexual battery, drug possession, child molestation and murder. Alarmed by that data, Florida legislators quickly made such information off limits to public view. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Pro: 18-year-old takes up Guy's case Aug 23, 2008
He said it bothered him that Guy is not in the Hall of Fame, while wide receiver Michael Irvin, who pleaded no contest to felony cocaine possession during his playing days with the Dallas Cowboys, is enshrined. "Ray Guy has never done anything off the field," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
'Party Mom' Sentenced, Must Attend Classes Aug 23, 2008
Nicole Osterholt pleaded no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She was sentenced to parenting and alcohol awareness classes. (KCRA 3, CA)
Man seeks plea deal in murder case Aug 23, 2008
Advertisement In a plea agreement, he pleaded no contest to committing manslaughter by recklessly causing the death of Perry on Sept. 6. The other charges will be dropped. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Lewisville: City Council may set translation policy Aug 23, 2008
At present, the city of Lewisville voluntarily prints and distributes materials in Spanish about the Food Handlers Test, West Nile Virus information, Retail Food Protection manuals, customer service applications and waiver forms, letters to school children about open house and smoke detector batteries, After the Fire booklet, some employment advertising, Emergency Protection Orders (from the Municipal Court), Interlock warning, No Contest docket option, options through the automatic phone... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Internet Exclusive: Lovejoy takes down quartet of major opponents Aug 23, 2008
Game 3 was no contest though as the Lady Leopards held leads of 9-0 and 20-1 before eventually finishing the match, 25-4. As soon as the second game was over we tried to move on to Game 3, said Natalie Puckett, Lovejoy sophomore. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Pro bodybuilders sentenced in aide's Vegas death Aug 23, 2008
She pleaded guilty to arson and Nevada's equivalent of no contest to battery with a deadly weapon. Both Titus and Ryan were originally charged with murder with a deadly weapon in the case. (NJ.com -- News)
Dorm thefts draw community service Aug 22, 2008
Both eventually pleaded no contest to one burglary count. Jordan was sentenced to eight months in jail on additional charges. (Anchorage Daily News)
Legislative floor actions Aug 22, 2008
SB 358 DNA TESTING (Goodman) Relative to the expansion of DNA testing for certain convicted felons, the elimination of the DNA testing mechanism for felons who pleaded guilty or no contest to the offense, the preservation and accessibility of biological evidence in a criminal or delinquency investigation or proceeding, the improvement of eyewitness identification procedures, and the electronic or audio recording of custodial interrogations. Information from: Gongwer News Service. (Cleveland.com -- News)
State of city: Future is bright, despite Melton Aug 22, 2008
In addition, in November 2006, Melton pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor gun charges and no contest to a third. But it's anyone's guess whether Melton can beat this federal rap - or how much of his time and energy will be diverted from the job Jacksonians elected him to do. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Man gets life with no parole for killing his brother-in-law Aug 22, 2008
Gutierrez, 25, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in July after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter. Two other people who helped Stanbrough with the crime -- Naomi Robinson and Douglas Power -- were sentenced to three years in prison after they pleaded no contest to being an accessory after the fact. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
More of this story Aug 22, 2008
According to both deputy prosecuting attorney Mauna Kea Trask and defense attorney Daniel Hempey, Sesco will plead no contest to the first-degree assault charge at his 5th Circuit Court arraignment on Sept. 2. In return, the state will dismiss the second-degree attempted murder charge. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
LA pharmacist pleads no contest in dog deaths Aug 22, 2008
A Los Angeles pharmacist has pleaded no contest to killing his two dogs and putting one of them in the freezer. Keith Chung made his plea Thursday to felony animal cruelty and faces up to two years in prison. (Fresno Bee -- State)
400 sweep is as easy as 1-2-3 Aug 22, 2008
It turned out to be no contest, as Merritt flashed home in a personal-best time of 43. 75 seconds. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Man Gets 4 Months, Shot Boys With BBs Aug 21, 2008
He pleaded no contest in May to assault with a deadly weapon. At a hearing Wednesday in Redwood City, Judge Clifford Cretan of San Mateo County Superior Court ordered Reindel to surrender Oct. 4 to begin serving his sentence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Pop Tarts: PETA Steps Into Hogan Fight: Is Linda Lying About Her 'Fake' Fur? Aug 21, 2008
Although Francis did eventually plead no contest to one count of child abuse and several misdemeanors, he claims only to have done this to get out of solitary confinement. Joe is now seeking $300 million in compensatory damages. (Fox News)
The Sting wins summer title Aug 21, 2008
Updated Thursday, August 21, 2008. Weather Sponsored By. (Lompoc Record, CA)
2 arrests haunt Menard's candidacy Aug 21, 2008
In 2004, he pled no contest to driving while under the influence in Fairbanks ... Menard pled no contest in the case, was sentenced to three days in jail and one-year probation. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ex-driver wants plea withdrawn Aug 21, 2008
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / Steve Oshiro, a former Roberts Hawaii bus driver who had pleaded no contest to manslaughter for a fatal bus crash, appeared in Circuit Court yesterday to ask that his plea be withdrawn ... Oshiro, 50, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in January for causing the death of 41-year-old Corey Voss on Kamehameha Highway on June 12, 2006 ... Prosecutor Peter Carlisle says Oshiro was aware off all of the state's evidence against him when he decided to plead no contest to manslaughter.... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Umpires group wants to take back award it gave to sex offender Aug 21, 2008
He was sentenced in 2000 to four years in prison followed by 35 years probation and sex offender registration after pleading no contest to one count of second-degree sexual assault of a victim 13 to 15 years old and two counts of risk of injury to a minor. Telephone messages seeking comment were left Tuesday for Barbero and Lou Fracasso, the umpire group s president. (New Haven Register, CT)
DUI Mom Freed Aug 21, 2008
Barron later plead no contest to DUI and child endangerment charges. A judge found her guilty on all six counts. (WTVR.com, VA)
PAPER: McCain 'won big' at protodebate... Aug 20, 2008
com: Editorials, Political Cartoons, and Polls from Investor's Business Daily -- No Contest. Search. (The Drudge Report)
* N Korea upstages Beijing with mass propaganda Aug 20, 2008
In terms of results-to-resources ratio, its no contest bang for buck, he said in Pyongyang. If you gave the Arirang organizers US$300 million to put on one show, Id imagine something vastly more impressive than the Beijing opening ceremonies. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Christine Ohuruogu: 'Think what you want. I'm happy' Aug 20, 2008
2008 Beijing Olympics: Christine Ohuruogu: 'Think what you want. I'm happy' - Olympics - Telegraph. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Four arrested in Lodi prostitution caper Aug 20, 2008
Williams and Brown pleaded no contest to loitering for the purpose of prostitution, agreeing to a 250 fine and three years of informal probation ... Demeire, whom Deputy District Attorney Roy Shannon said had at least 13 previous prostitution arrests, pleaded no contest to engaging in prostitution. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
LaRosa 'sorry' for sex crimes Aug 20, 2008
In exchange for LaRosa s no contest plea to the charges last month, Allen dismissed two counts of fourth-degree CSC and three counts of second-degree CSC. - Advertisement. Otsego County prosecutor Kyle Legel said prior to sentencing, LaRosa s attorney Kevin Hesselink read a prepared statement written by his client. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
The Fives: Pick away Obama and McCain, you probably won't bring out the dregs like this Aug 20, 2008
Agnew pleaded no contest to accepting 29,500 in bribes during his tenure as governor of Maryland. Agnew was fined 10,000 and put on three years' probation, a slap on the wrist that was mocked by former Maryland Attorney General Stephen Sachs as the "greatest deal since the Lord spared Isaac on the mountaintop.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Prosecutor appointed in Stabler DUI case Aug 20, 2008
In 1995, Stabler pleaded no contest to a DUI charge in Escambia County. In 2001, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Orange Beach. (AL.com)
Marvin Copple, at 79; figure in Nebraska banking scandal Aug 19, 2008
He pleaded no contest to a charge of making a false bank entry to deceive bank examiners, and in 1984 he was sentenced to 12 to 14 months in federal prison. He died in 1987 at the age of 90. (Boston Globe)
R.I., town reach deal in club fire suits Aug 19, 2008
Club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, who installed the foam, pleaded no contest to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in 2006. Former Great White tour manager Daniel Biechele, who set off the pyrotechnics, pleaded guilty to the same charges for igniting the devices without the required permit. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Nurse who stole for gambling jailed (8:33 a.m.) Aug 19, 2008
Flannery pleaded no contest in Bristol Superior Court Friday to one count of larceny. Court records show Flannery managed the small group home overseen by Oak Hill, a nonprofit service provider for people across Connecticut with disabilities. (New Haven Register, CT)
Bolt coasts to gold in 100 meters Aug 19, 2008
It was a blowout, a rout, no contest, as the 21-year-old Jamaican took a huge lead halfway through the race and finished upright, looking to his right to find not a challenger but instead a bunch of photographers recording history. It wasn t planned, the newly crowned World s Fastest Man said of his running celebration. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
La Vista Man Enters Plea in Wife's Death Case Aug 19, 2008
-- A Sarpy County man once charged with manslaughter in the death of his wife pleaded no contest Monday to a lesser charge of "Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult". Jeffrey Krzemien was jailed in May, 2007 after the death of his wife Marnie. (7 KETV Omaha)
Election '08: No Contest Aug 19, 2008
Today in Investor's Business Daily stock analysis and business news. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY. (Investors Business Daily)
Red leather helps singer make a buck Aug 18, 2008
For the young Italian contralto there was no contest. She adores both Handel operas yet there's something about the love-crazed Renaissance man that had her packing her bags for Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Purported monarch couldn't find throne Aug 18, 2008
In that case, court records show, Akahi pleaded no contest under the mistaken belief that he could ask for the case to be dismissed "based upon his Native Hawaiian rights.". The Free Hawaii sovereignty group says on its Web site that "Majesty Akahi Nui, grandnephew of Queen Liliuokalani, was coronated King of the Hawaiian nation at the Iolani Palace" on Feb. 22, 1998. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Genesis sisters' sentence: fair or lax? Aug 18, 2008
Elaine Bernard, 48, pleaded no contest to two felonies -- grand theft and tax evasion ... Dela Torre, 47, who pleaded no contest to misdemeanor grand theft, was sentenced to two years probation and 30 days on the work furlough program ... He pleaded no contest to grand theft and was sentenced last year to 180 days in jail and two years of probation. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Dodge County Court Aug 17, 2008
In a separate case, he pleaded no contest to domestic assault, a Class I misdemeanor. In that case a pre-sentence investigation was ordered and sentencing set for Sept. 23. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Suspect in NH officer death has DWI, crash record Aug 17, 2008
He also pleaded guilty to posessing marijuana and driving with a suspended license this spring after getting pulled over in Concord, and he pleaded no contest to speeding in Hopkinton last month. Taking that record into account, Concord District Court Judge Gerard Boyle ordered Dennis held on $500,000 cash bail, $100,000 more than the prosecutor requested. (Concord Monitor)
Olympics: Jamaica's Bolt breaks world record in 100m in athletics Aug 17, 2008
Bolt, who bettered compatriot Don Quarrie's silver medal from the 1976 Olympics when he ironically finished second to a Trinidadian in Hasely Crawford, was headed by Thompson for the first part of the race but there was no contest once he got into his stride and went clear away from the field. So commanding was his lead he eased up well before the line and held out his hands in celebration. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Crime-Riddled Town Takes Debatable Action Aug 16, 2008
Deciding between constitutional rights and a night of sleep is no contest for people like Martha Coleman. "This is working," she said. (CBS News)
Camp Kenosha Report: Day Seven Aug 16, 2008
The contest proved to be no contest at all as Luxenburg maintained his crown, winning both the cannonball and the belly flop competitions in convincing fashion. Check out the photo gallery to see the 'Cats in action, as well a surprise appearance by one of NU's assistant coaches. (Nusports.com)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Aug 16, 2008
Arnold pleaded no contest to second-degree theft in exchange for the prosecutor making the recommendation and also reducing an initial first-degree theft charge. Arnold, 45, who lives in California, repaid the agency $46,769. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
History of WWE Hell in a Cell 2 Aug 16, 2008
A bitesized look at matches contested in the demonic steel structure. Taking a look back at the history of the Hell in a Cell match from its 1997 conception to Summerslam 2008. (Suite101.com)
Derrick Favors considering UGA, Ga. Tech Aug 16, 2008
That s like saying the ACC is better in football than the SEC. No contest SEC rules in football. So leave b-ball in its place. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Sex offender gets max sentence Aug 16, 2008
Melvin Gregg was already a convicted sex offender in Iowa before he pleaded no contest earlier this year in Natrona County to charges he sexually abused an elementary school-aged boy last fall, prosecutors say. Judge Scott Skavdahl said he could not accept that Gregg was now "begging for treatment" when nothing prevented him from getting treatment before his latest crime. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Regional Roundup Aug 16, 2008
Emilio Cahue, 38, of Lodi, pleaded no contest Aug. 6 to driving under the influence of alcohol, according to San Joaquin County court records. His blood-alcohol content level was 0. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Couple face sentencing over abuse Aug 15, 2008
By Nelson Daranciang A Waianae couple pleaded guilty and no contest in Circuit Court yesterday to charges that they assaulted and abused five children in their care for more than a year between 2004 and 2005 ... Gabriel Kalama pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree assault and five counts of abuse of a family or household member. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Man gets 2 years in prison for killing cat Aug 15, 2008
Scott Allen Atkinson pleaded no contest to two felony charges of animal cruelty and threatening the woman's life. He was sentenced Wednesday. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Torrington sex offender gets award (7:35 a.m.) Aug 15, 2008
Barbero pleaded no contest and was convicted in June 2000 on charges of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Court records show Barbero was sent to prison for four years and ordered to serve 35 years probation. (New Haven Register, CT)
Still an intimate act – even at the ACC Aug 15, 2008
It's no contest, really. Exhibit A: The feats of strength and derring-do are equally impressive at both events, but the Cirque is more stylish, less repetitive and mercifully free of jet-lagged commentators. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Rape case sentence reduced Aug 15, 2008
He pleaded no contest in March 2007 to a reduced charge of second-degree sexual assault ... He was given nine months in jail after pleading no contest to a reduced misdemeanor charge of having sex with a child older than age 16. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Nine felony charges Aug 15, 2008
In November, he pleaded no contest to violating a court order relating to the domestic violence case. Beebe did not enter a plea during Thursday's proceeding, and he will return to court Tuesday. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
No contest in juvenile jail assault case Aug 15, 2008
- A former inmate of a juvenile detention center in Casper has pleaded no contest to aiding and abetting the sexual assault of another inmate. (282). (Rapid City Journal, SD)
The Sting wins summer title Aug 14, 2008
Updated Thursday, August 14, 2008. Weather Sponsored By. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Ohio court: Police wrong to enter house Aug 14, 2008
Andrews earlier pleaded no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. . (WKRC.com, OH)
Wasilla man pleads no contest in baby's death Aug 14, 2008
WASILLA - A Wasilla man pleaded no contest this week to second-degree murder for the death of his 6-month-old daughter last fall. Burton Naczi initially told the baby's mother that he tripped while carrying her and fell down some stairs. (Juneau Empire)
