Poindexter Verdict Is Overturned in Iran-Contra Case : Convictions: U.S. appeals court says immunized testimony tainted witnesses at ex-Reagan aide's trial.
That effort, called Operation E-Con by federal agents, resulted in the indictment, and in some cases conviction, of more than 130 people on a variety of criminal charges.
In a few high-profile cases, convictions of senior officers were reversed by commanders.
Federal courts would likely ban such confessions, lawyers said, and, in some cases, convictions may be nearly impossible without them.
His dogged determination and thorough research caused a justice department lawyer to pursue the case to conviction with a life sentence for the killer.
ASSAILS THE BALDWIN CASE Declares Conviction of Civil Liberties Leader Is a Disgrace to New Jersey.
Scarcely any individual or organization in Britain today, however, is making the pro-Europe case with conviction.
The move led to a career-defining case: the conviction of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik tied to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
The Case for Conviction PROSECUTION BASICS Four days of presentation; 12 witnesses; 28 exhibits, including Mr. Diallo's wallet; and 41 discarded shell casings.
Mr. McCollum did gain attention as one of the House impeachment prosecutors who made the case for conviction of President Clinton before the Senate.
