Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Wayne County prosecutors filed a hotly contested motion with a foot-thick stack of text messages this afternoon in the perjury case against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former aide Christine Beatty with Detroit 36th District Judge Ronald Giles for his private inspection to determine if the contents can be made public.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Wayne County prosecutors filed a hotly contested motion with a foot-thick stack of text messages this afternoon in the perjury case against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former aide Christine Beatty with Detroit 36th District Judge Ronald Giles for his private inspection to determine if the contents can be made public.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Robert Moran told Detroit 36th District Court Judge Ronald Giles the criminal complaint against the mayor could be amended to include allegations of sexual relations “with others.” “Some of the text messages relate to the issue of authentication, most of them go to the heart of the crimes – the conspiracy, the misconduct in office, the obstruction and the...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Robert Moran told Detroit 36th District Court Judge Ronald Giles the criminal complaint against the mayor could be amended to include allegations of sexual relations “with others.” “Some of the text messages relate to the issue of authentication, most of them go to the heart of the crimes – the conspiracy, the misconduct in office, the obstruction and the...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Thirty-sixth District Court Judge Ronald Giles said this afternoon that he will delay making a decision on whether to accept or whether to make public a prosecution motion that includes hundreds of text messages involving Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, former aids Christine Beatty and others until July 14.
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Lawyers for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick are attempting to stop certain text messages from being used in his trial, news media says.The Detroit News said Kilpatrick attorney James Thomas is at the center of an attempt to convince Judge Ronald Giles not to allow text messages involving the mayor as evidence in Kilpatrick's ongoing corruption trial.Mayer Morganroth, the attorney for former...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
A Detroit judge involved in the criminal cases against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former aide Christine Beatty said Thursday that he needs until July 14 to decide whether prosecutors can make public a court filing with hundreds of potentially explosive text messages. "I don't have enough information" to rule, said 36th District Judge Ronald Giles, noting that he has not seen the motion...
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Lawyers for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick are attempting to stop certain text messages from being used in his trial, news media says. The Detroit News said Kilpatrick attorney James Thomas is at the center of an attempt to convince Judge Ronald Giles not to allow text messages involving the mayor as evidence in Kilpatrick's ongoing corruption trial. Mayer Morganroth, the attorney for...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... and political ties created an appearance of impropriety.Worthy specifically challenged Judge Ronald Giles because he donated to Kilpatrick's campaign and the mayor attended a high school graduation open house for Giles' daughter.That decision means Worthy has failed in four attempts to oust Giles or his fellow jurists in favor of a visiting judge.The decision "is extremely...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... and political ties created an appearance of impropriety.Worthy specifically challenged Judge Ronald Giles because he donated to Kilpatrick's campaign and the mayor attended a high school graduation open house for Giles' daughter.That decision means Worthy has failed in four attempts to oust Giles or his fellow jurists in favor of a visiting judge.The decision "is extremely...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Attorneys for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty will be in court this afternoon asking a judge to stop the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office from filing documents containing text messages.A hearing on Beatty lawyer Mayer Morganroth’s request is scheduled for 2 p.m. before 36th District Court Judge Ronald Giles.Morganroth said the prosecutor’s proposed filing would jeopardize...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Detroit Free Press will ask Wayne County Chief Circuit Court Judge William Giovan this morning to unseal the transcript of a closed-door meeting of a 36th District judge, prosecutors and lawyers for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty.The Free Press, in arguments joined by the Detroit News, said that Judge Ronald Giles improperly sealed the May 20 record of discussions about...
