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The lead investigator in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case acknowledged Tuesday under defense questioning that the NBA star was subjected to a pre-dawn hospital examination in violation of state law.
At a pretrial hearing, defense attorney Hal Haddon questioned Eagle County sheriff's Detective Doug Winters about police procedure, pointing out state law calls for hair, fibers and other "non-testimonial evidence" to be obtained during daylight hours. The hospital trip was in the middle of the night.
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DENVER -- Kobe Bryant's lawyers are accusing prosecutors of violating a court order to allow a defense expert to watch laboratory testing of DNA evidence in the NBA star's sexual assault case.
In a court filing made public Thursday, defense attorney Hal Haddon said the judge had ordered prosecutors to allow his DNA expert to observe the tests.
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EAGLE, Colo. -- A lawyer for Kobe Bryant asked a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom during his sexual assault trial, claiming they would be distracting and could influence jurors' decisions.
In a court filing made public Friday, defense lawyer Hal Haddon said photo and video coverage would threaten the NBA star's right to a fair trial and detract from the dignity of the proceeding.
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Kobe Bryant's attorneys asked a judge Thursday to order a co- worker and a former boyfriend of a woman accusing the NBA star of rape to submit DNA samples, saying they could prove she lied about her sex life.
Defense attorney Hal Haddon told Judge Terry Ruckriegle that one of the men has already agreed. But an attorney for the other man - former boyfriend Matt Herr - said such an order would violate Herr's constitutional rights.
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Courtland K. Townsend describes himself as a "complete computer illiterate." But that did not stop the chairman of the Maryland State Bar Association's Ethics Committee from planning a program about ethics in the Digital Age at the organization's annual meeting, which begins Wednesday in Ocean City.
Like every business, we're in a different world right now," he said.
...Hal Haddon, a Denver criminal defense lawyer whose clients ha...
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Well, I think so," [Larry Bird] replied. "You know when I played, you had me and [Kevin Garnett] (McHale) and some others throughout the league. I think it's good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited. But it is a Black man's game, and it will be forever. I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
"I've thought about it a great deal," [Derek Fisher] said. "I think a lot of it depends on how we finish up as a team, what happens with the other players. We just have to focus in on finishing up this season and deal with that later." The Lakers might not be in the NBA Finals if not for Fisher, whose 18-foot jumper as time expired gave th...
...Defense attorney Hal Haddon also criticized prosecutors for an "ongoing patter...
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... to Pamela Mackey when law partner Hal Haddon told her they'd be taking his case. Basketball is ...
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DENVER - Armed with new DNA evidence that points to an unknown male as JonBenet Ramsey's killer, Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy took the extraordinary step of publicly exonerating the child's parents and family in her 1996 death.
In a letter hand-delivered to John Ramsey, JonBenet's father, Lacy said she is confident the DNA belongs to the killer.
...Ramsey and his attorney, Hal Haddon, met with Lacy and several of her deputies at her ...
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Prosecutors still plan to take Kobe Bryant to trial on a sexual assault charge despite a judge's decision that could make it harder to win a conviction.
In what legal experts called a key victory for the defense, District Judge Terry Ruckriegle ruled last week that the defense will be able to present details about the sex life of Bryant's accuser to bolster their claim that her injuries could have been caused by sex with someone else.
...Defense attorneys Pamela Mackey and Hal Haddon had no comment, spokesmen at their law office said...
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On the television news Wednesday night, Los Angeles Lakers' forward Luke Walton said he was glad felony rape charges against his teammate Kobe Bryant were dismissed.
Los Angeles Sparks star center Lisa Leslie said she was glad, too.
..., which consisted of Pamela Mackey and Hal Haddon, who are widely regarded as Colorado's best crimin...