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Madison County Record (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Ruth Judges create mystery when they seal documents, and now Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth creates a mystery by unsealing a document. A brief he unsealed on Oct. 23 contains no secrets, slanders or shocks, leaving readers to wonder why anyone concealed it in the first place. Retired Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron sealed it last year at the request...
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
In a win for state prosecutors, a judge this morning denied a motion by lawyers for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon to dismiss the two perjury charges against her, meaning two separate criminal trials against the mayor will go forward.
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Madison County Record (Free subscription) | yesterday
... secret information and finding nothing. That's what happened on October 23rd when Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth unsealed a document relating to Edwardsville lawyer Thomas Maag's infamous Pizza Hut suit. Retired Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron had sealed it last year at the request of Maag and his client, attorney Amanda Verett. Verett had sued Pizza Hut...
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Developer gets PBJ, fine, community service Baltimore developer Ronald H. Lipscomb apologized in court Thursday for violating campaign finance rules and accepted a sentence of three years of unsupervised probation, 100 hours of community service and a $25,000 fine imposed by Circuit Judge Dennis M. Sweeney.
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
A Cudahy man accused of trying to have a woman disfigured in hopes it would bring her closer to him will be examined at a state mental hospital to determine if he is competent to stand trial. The order was issued this week by Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Dennis Cimpl based on the recommendation of a physician who examined Jimmy Santiago Dominguez. Dominguez, 35, is charged with...
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Madison County Record (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Ruth Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth will hear arguments on a motion to dismiss a personal injury suit brought by a plaintiff who allegedly found a mouse in a Mountain Dew can. Ronald Ball is suing Paul Pohlman, Pepsico Inc., Pepsi Cola General Bottlers, Inc., and Supervalu Holdings Inc., the owner of Shop N'Save Warehouse Foods, Inc. He alleges that he bought a Mountain...
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
The second of two brothers who pleaded guilty to accidently starting the July 5th fire at the Patrick Cudahy meat packing plant was sentenced Monday to spend the next three Julys at the House of Corrections. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Dennis Cimpl gave 25-year-old Kurtis Popp the same sentence he gave his 23-year-old brother, Joshua Popp: a suspended sentence and three years...
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FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
... was sentenced Monday to spend the next three Julys at the House of Corrections. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Dennis Cimpl gave 25-year-old Kurtis Popp the same sentence he gave his 23-year-old brother, Joshua Popp: a suspended sentence and three years of probation. As a condition of their probation, the brothers must each perform 500 hours of community service and spend the...
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
... earlier this month.As felons, the brothers are barred from owning firearms and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Dennis Cimpl made a point during Joshua Popp's sentencing Oct. 8 to say the order included fireworks such as M-80 firecrackers and sparklers. But he didn't mention it during Kurtis Popp's sentencing Monday. A message left at Cimpl's office later Monday to clarify was...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
... earlier this month. As felons, the brothers are barred from owning firearms and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Dennis Cimpl made a point during Joshua Popp's sentencing Oct. 8 to say the order included fireworks such as M-80 firecrackers and sparklers. But he didn't mention it during Kurtis Popp's sentencing Monday. A message left at Cimpl's office later Monday to clarify was...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
In one case, a juror divulged a verdict on Twitter before it was announced. Now, some judges are trying to manage how members of the jury use Twitter.
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Racine — County Circuit Judge Dennis Barry granted a divorce Thursday to Julie Becker, the wife of Gary Becker, the former Racine mayor who is facing trial in an Internet sex sting case. Julie Becker filed for divorce Jan. 20, five days after the then-mayor was charged with five felonies and a misdemeanor. A trial date in the criminal case could be set when Gary Becker returns...
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STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
ST. LOUIS — As Antonio Andrews was about to be sentenced Friday to spend the rest of his life in prison, he spoke out for the first time since being accused of killing a city police officer. CRIME STATS "I hope y'all are happy," Andrews, 17, said in St. Louis Circuit Court. "You are taking my life, and I didn't do this. You've got the wrong guy."In August, a jury had deliberated just over five...
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FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
... the Patrick Cudahy meat plant on July 5. As a condition of Popp's probation, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Dennis R. Cimpl ordered him to spend the next three months of July in jail and to serve 500 hours of community service. The fire burned for three days, forced the evacuation of hundreds of Cudahy residents, caused more than $50 million in damage and temporarily idled...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Dennis Cimpl largely followed the recommendation, sentencing Popp to 90 days in jail, three years of probation and 500 hours of community service. If Popp violates the terms of his probation, he'll be sentenced to prison time.
