Posts Tagged ‘Criminal Defense’

Extradition hearing set for Monday for accused killer Cleeves

Posted on: July 30th, 2012

An extradition hearing is slated to take place Monday in Ohio for accused killer Kevin Cleeves of Waynesboro. Cleeves, 35, was taken into custody early Saturday morning and charged with three counts of criminal homicide in the Franklin County shooting deaths of his estranged wife Brandi Cleeves, along with her boyfriend Vincent Santucci and Santucci’s [...]

York man cited 14th time for driving with suspended license

Posted on: February 28th, 2012

Driving under a suspended license in Pennsylvania comes with tough consequences. Drivers can be fined and even thrown in jail. But 14 violations is the number it took for a York man to become what’s known as a “habitual offender.” Harry Morales, 54, was pulled over Saturday when he was seen swerving while behind the [...]

Neighbor to spend life in prison for killing 88-year-old Cumberland County woman

Posted on: December 2nd, 2011

In a move that may have allowed him to avoid the death penalty, Colton M. Hardy this morning pleaded no contest to first-degree murder charges in the 2009 beating death of Ethel Weaver, his 88-year-old neighbor in Dickinson Township. Cumberland County President Judge Kevin A. Hess immediately sentenced Hardy, 21, to life in prison. Under [...]

Court Report: Same old song and dance

Posted on: July 8th, 2011

While every defendant gets a chance speak at sentencing, sometimes it’s better when they choose not to and instead accept the penalty for their previous actions. Especially when the judge is familiar with the defendants and their previous records. For several of the sentencings on June 28, the judges in the Cumberland County Courthouse appeared [...]