In The Media

• Pike duo sentenced to prison
• Judge continues Orr, Roof sentencing to April 1
• Sentencing for Pike County couple involved in drug, sex acts with 15-year-old to resume Friday
• Judge to consider suppression of teen's statements in murder case
• Thomasson found guilty of killing 2-year-old
• Testimony describes Thomasson’s emotions during police search
• "There were lots of stories he told me," mother testifies
• Trial for man charged with murdering child begins next week
• Roof and Orr ask for continuances
• Competency exam ordered for man accused of killing 2-year-old son
• Trial location might have been important to verdict, lawyer says
• Man accused in child’s death may have mental test
• Lengthy deliberations in Blagojevich case no surprise to local attorneys
• Prison sentence for final defendant in Springfield cabbie slaying
• Suspect seeks to suppress evidence in case of slain cabdriver
• Counsel to file motions on behalf of Hamilton; jury trial may be only alternative
• Hamilton set for May status hearing
• Hamilton set for late April pre-trial
• Hamilton set for April pre-trial date
• Murder Case: Prosecutor and defense council file motions to withdraw over petition objections Judge will consider appointment of special prosecutor as defendant awaits new council
• Defense in child murder case wants more info on informant
• Judge to rule on recorded evidence in child death case
• Defense wants jail cell recordings nixed from trial
• Hearing scheduled for man accused of killing 2-year-old boy
• Cellmate: Man accused in death of boy, 2, said he 'did everybody a favor'
• Boy's death was 'an unfortunate accident' says defense attorney
• Auburn man gets 18 years for murder of Mark Lewis
• To protect his rights, Pana man gets yet another attorney
• Comparatively light sentence still no bed of roses
• Judge refuses to change Abernathy's sentence in beating case
• Abernathy gets 20 years in prison for beating
• Auburn man pleads guilty in 2006 murder
• Jury finds Abernathy guilty
• Abernathy fingerprint on the bat allegedly used in attack
• Abernathy trial begins; 'self defense' asserted
• Question of lesser charges considered by attorneys in Abernathy case
• Judge denies defense motions as Abernathy trial date nears
• Sexual assault trial for Edinburg man still set for November
• Judge allowing other abuse accounts in Abernathy case
• Abernathy trial delayed for further review of evidence
• 'Affirmative self-defense' argument planned in Abernathy case
• Judge Delays Motion for Change of Venue in Abernathy Beating
• Murder 2 Plea Ends Love Triangle Case
• Mock Trial Helps Prosecutors in Love-Triangle Stabbing
• Trial set for Abernathy, accused in near-fatal beating of Giberson
• Convicted murderer seeks report on Springfield police
• Abernathy to Remain Jailed without Bond
• Verdict In: Abernathy Acquitted of Meth Possession Charge
• Different judge, same holdups in murder case
• Abernathy drug trial set April 14
• Motion to Suppress Murder Case Statements Withdrawn
• New Prosecution Witness Causes Abernathy Drug Trial to be Postponed
• Defense in Lewis Murder Case Wants Medications Tested
• Abernathy faces drug trial before case in beating will advance
• Military records sought in murder case - Attorneys say documents may show accused man’s wife filed rape charge against victim
• Abernathy to be tried on drug charge first
• Abernathy to be tried on drug charge first Accused of beating woman, 33-year-old faces earlier meth possession count
• Abernathy's trial on meth charge postponed to March
• Defense Alleges Murder Victim Raped Defendant's Wife
• Defense Shoots for 2008 Trial for Pana Wal-Mart Murder
• Man convicted of fondling boy at YMCA
• Second Attorney Joins Defense for Murder Defendant
• Questions arise in Buffalo DUI case Prosecutors drop charges; man alleges he was framed