In The Media

• October 3, 2014 - Former Kincaid mayor’s trial postponed again
• September 9, 2014 - Judge recuses self from trial of ex-Kincaid mayor
• August 26, 2014 - Separate trials for former Kincaid mayor
• July 31, 2014 - Trial for Kincaid mayor postponed again
• June 14, 2014 - Older killers get periodic attempts at parole
• June 10, 2014 - Kincaid mayor’s trial set for mid-August
• May 16, 2014 - June 23 trial date set for Kincaid mayor
• April 29, 2014 - Taylorville doctor, wife found guilty in fraud case
• April 13th, 2014 - Expert: Taylorville doctor’s earnings surpassed disability benefits threshold
• April 9th, 2014 - Undisclosed information at issue in Taylorville doctor’s fraud trial
• April 7th, 2014 - Christian pleads guilty, Says plea won’t affect lawsuit
• April 4th, 2014 - Taylorville doctor, wife face fraud trial
• March 20th, 2014 - GPS tracking a privacy concern
• March 14th, 2014 - Convincted Staake's past a history of altercations
• March 13th, 2014 - Staake sentenced to 18 years in prison
• March 11th, 2014 - Staake found guilty of second degree murder
• February 13th, 2014 - Sniffing out trouble
• January 31st, 2014 - Chaz Forrest sentenced to 16 years for murder
• January 16th, 2014 - Jared Staake found guilty
• January 16th, 2014 - Staake found guilty of second degree murder
• January 16th, 2014 - Staake: ‘I was scared for my life’
• January 15th, 2014 - Testimony in Staake trial delves into July 2 altercation
• January 14th, 2014 - Schuyler Co. fairgrounds stabbing trial underway
• January 9th, 2014 - Drug dogs fail the sniff test
• December 4th, 2013 - Staake headed for trial in January
• October 30th, 2013 - A pathologist with a past, Doctor has history of alcohol, arrests
• October 9th, 2013 - Jury finds Springfield man to be sexually dangerous
• August 15th, 2013 - Pants on fire, Cop keeps job despite fib
• July 27th, 2013 - With legal battles ongoing, Christian sets sights on public office
• July 26th, 2013 - Staake pleas not guilty over carnival worker’s death
• July 25th, 2013 - Carnival worker who later died threw first punch
• July 24th, 2013 - Warrant canceled after Calvin Christian appears at courthouse
• July 11th, 2013 - Smackdown: Law enforcement gets tough on heroin
• June 6th, 2013 - Convicted by a jury of his peers
• AQUITTED:March 15th, 2013 - Pana man acquitted of sexual assault
• February 23rd, 2013 - Man sentenced to 22 years for attack on girlfriend
• August 14th, 2012 - Springfield man gets 17.5 years on weapons charge
• July 1st, 2012 - Court ruling means Fayette County teen will get resentencing hearing
• AQUITTED: April 25, 2012 - Jury: San Jose man acted in self-defense, aquitted of 2011 battery
• March 27, 2012 - Springfield man gets 10 years for cocaine, gun
• November 2, 2011 - Teen appeals murder convictions, life sentence
• October 3, 2011 - Teen sentenced to life in prison for murder
• October 3, 2011 - Baker sentenced to life in prison
• September 30, 2011 - Illinois teen gets life for killing sleeping neighbors
• September 30, 2011 - Baker sentenced to natural life in prison
• September 28, 2011 - Baker sentencing is Friday
• August 25, 2011 - Chaz Forrest pleads not guilty to murder, attempted murder charges
• August 24, 2011 - Baker found guilty of murders
• August 23, 2011 - Jury expected to get Baker case today
• August 21, 2011 - Defense rests in Baker case
• August 17, 2011 - Testimony begins in murder trial on Tuesday
• June 1, 2011 - Murder trial delayed
• May 26, 2011 - Judge reverses ruling in Baker case
• May 19, 2011 - Trial for Loogootee teen set for May 31
• April 28, 2011 - Jury in Baker case will see videotaped confessio
• April 27, 2011 - Judge denies request to suppress statements in murder case
• April 22, 2011 - Baker trial will remain in Fayette County
• April 6, 2011 - Judge delays ruling on post-conviction motions in child's death case
• 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
• 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
• AQUITTED: 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