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Another Psychiatrist Doesn't Believe Billy
Newsweek discloses that another psychiatrist doesn't believe Billy Doe is telling the truth. Meanwhile, Bernard Shero hires a new lawyer to get him out of jail. And Msgr. William J. Lynn decides he'd...
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Edward A. Kirby (left) and Edward R. Kirby (right)A weekly tab of what'sgoing on in the courts.By Shealyn KilroyFor BigTrial.netPhiladelphia District Attorney: Father and son duo Edward R. Kirby, 59,...
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Judge Denies Lighter Sentence For Kathryn Knott
Courtesy of Philly.comBy Shealyn KilroyFor BigTrial.netKathryn Knott's gay bashing may have created a ripple effect throughout the city, but this morning, her sentence still remained. Judge Roxanne...
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How To Collect $5 Million From The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netHe shaved his wispy beard.He wore a suit and tie.And he was pretty damn forgetful.During a deposition in his civil case against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, as...
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A weekly tab of what'sgoing on in the courts.By Shealyn KilroyFor BigTrial.netPhiladelphia District Attorney:Joyce LevittJoyce Levitt is charged with theft, fraud, and related charges for embezzled...
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Msgr. Lynn's Lawyers: D.A. "Breathtakingly Dishonest"
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netIt was supposed to be a sober exchange of appeal briefs. But the battle now before the state Supreme Court over the fate of Msgr. William J. Lynn has turned into a...
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The Shady Bar Fight: What's Taking So Long?
Seth's ADAs hard at work?By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netIt's taken more than six weeks for the district attorney's office to investigate a 10-minute bar fight.And they're not done yet. We still have...
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Big Trial On WIP
The story of what went down between "Shady" McCoy and a trio of off-duty cops at the Recess Lounge has largely played out on WIP, the city's sports talk radio station.While The Philadelphia Inquirer...
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A weekly tab of what'sgoing on in the courts.By Shealyn Kilroyfor BigTrial.net District Attorney of Philadelphia: Daniel DoughertySeventeen years ago, Daniel Dougherty was sentenced to death for...
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Northeast Times Outs Billy
Uh oh. Now my old neighbors know I'm a fraud!"His real name is Daniel. He's a 27-year-old multimillionaire living in Florida. And his chronically evolving, apparently contradictory recollections of his...
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A weekly tab of what'sgoing on in the courts.By Shealyn KilroyFor BigTrial.netChristopher HaasA Villanova professor has been charged with possession of hundreds of child pornography images, according...
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Big Trial's Cardinal Sins
His EminenceA trio of blog posts about the late great Cardinal Bevilacqua:What the Cardinal Knew, or How to Hoover a PedophileHow Cardinal Tony put two known abuser priests to work polishing his public...
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Big Trial's Underworld Hits
Pal JoeysSome Philly gangster classics by Big Trial's George Anastasia:Skinny Joey Talks About Nicky Skins And Life Without The MobPhiladelphia's celebrity gangster gets a fresh start in Florida.Joe...
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Battaglini Gets Another Day In Court
By George AnastasiaFor BigTrial.netGary Battaglini's never been to law school but the one-time South Philadelphia bookmaker has apparently learned to speak legalese.And speak it fairly well.Filing...
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Shady Walks
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netExpect to see puffs of white smoke today emanating from the district attorney's office.According to multiple sources, after nine weeks of investigating a ten-minute bar...
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The D.A.'s Dog And Pony Show And The Piles He Left Behind
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netThe D.A. put on quite a dog and pony show today.But when the dog and pony departed the stage, they left behind a few fragrant manure piles.The first pile dropped when...
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Saga Of A South Philly Bookmaker
By George AnastasiaFor Bigtrial.netEarlier this year lawyers for the state of New Jersey presented arguments for the legalization of sports betting in Atlantic City's casinos and at the state's...
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The Roundup
A weekly tab of what'sgoing on in the courts.By Shealyn KilroyFor BigTrial.netPhiladelphia District Attorney: Two former Philadelphia cops were scheduled for trial this week, according to the District...
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A weekly tab of what'sgoing on in the courts.By Shealyn KilroyFor BigTrial.netPhiladelphia District Attorney:A woman who literally inked her name on a voting machine is schedule for trial on April 12,...
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Shady's Case Goes Into Overtime
The bruises on Tamarcus Porter's neckBy Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.netThanks to some grandstanding from the president of the Fraternal Order of Police, the state attorney general's office has announced...
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