2010 is about to end–what a great year it was!
I have two things to remember and be grateful for as the year closes.
In my work as a trial lawyer, I notice stories of courts and trials in the news through out the world. Most of us don’t realize how many billions of people in the world …
For years in Hennepin County, the largest in Minnesota, on the night before Christmas one judge always volunteered for duty.
Judge Jack Gill insisted on handling the misdemeanor calendars for those days. Now deceased, Judge Gill even looked the part of a small Santa Claus. He had a halo of white hair, large glasses, a small nose, and …
The Star Tribune Newspaper’s Rochelle Olson reported the tragic story of a father who beat his 2 year old daughter to death. Pierre Gray the father, pled guilty and received a sentence of 36 years in prison.
http://www.startribune.com/local/111391554.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
What is the story behind this tragedy?
Unfortunately, it started when Malaya, the child, was born prematurely and tested positive …
I’m thrilled to tell you that my new book, Reprisal is now stocked in Border’s bookstores.
For a new author like me, unknown and unlisted on the NY Times Book Review, to get into a major chain is very exciting. Why is it there?
I think the cover of the book is compelling. My good friend, Jeff Holmes …
The first Guantanomo detainee to be tried in a civil court in New York was found guilty of one count but acquitted of over 280 other counts by a jury. See story at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/nyregion/18ghailani.html
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani had been held for years before coming to trial for his alleged role in bombings of U.S. targets in the world. …
A jury of twelve people in Manhattan recently acquitted an alleged terrorist, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani charged with over 280 counts, of all but one count. They found him guilty of Conspiracy to Destroy Government Property. He was the first of the Guantanamo detainees to be tried in a civilian court. Is this justice? Should he have been tried …
Star Tribune reporter, Allie Shah, has written another great article about the latest upheaval in the Twin City Somali community. Read it at: http://www.startribune.com/local/109349164.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUeDyic:E7PNDh_oaE3miUsZ
With 70,000 Somalis in Minnesota, we have the largest concentration in the United States. For two years, Ms. Shah and other reporters followed the story of the young Somali men who disappeared from the …
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