BRIEFLY.Prosecutors want charges reinstated Prosecutors asked Monday that charges be reinstated against six people who were accused, along with a prominent lawyer, of trying to hide the sources of contributions to James Hahn's 2001 mayoral campaign. In a 29-page brief, county prosecutors urged the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court's appellate division In several jurisdictions, the Appellate Division is the name of a court, or division of a court, that hears appeals from lower courts.
Attorney Pierce O'Donnell, 58, is awaiting trial on two dozen misdemeanor charges of improper identification of campaign donors for allegedly trying to hide the sources of contributions to the ex-mayor's first campaign. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ann I. Jones ruled Feb. 10 that charges should be dismissed against the defendants who had been charged along with O'Donnell. They are: Hilda Escobar, a legal secretary; Linda Fraser, an attorney who worked as a legal secretary; Neil Sacker sack·er n. 1. Football A lineman skilled at sacking the quarterback. 2. Baseball A baseman. 3. One who puts things into sacks: a grocery sacker. , an attorney and personal friend; Else Latinovic, who worked as a law firm office administrator; Latinovic's mother, Anita; and Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. Valdez, O'Donnell's personal secretary. - City News Service Chaka Khan's son will stand trial Singer Chaka Khan's 26-year-old son was ordered Monday to stand trial on a murder charge stemming from a teenager's shooting death last year. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner found sufficient evidence to allow the case against Damien Patrick Holland to proceed to trial, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sandi Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Holland was charged Feb. 24 in the Sept. 24 killing of 17-year-old Chris Bailey Chris Bailey is the founder and front man of legendary rock band The Saints. He was born in Nanyuki, Kenya in the late 1950s to Irish parents. Bailey grew up in Belfast until the age of 7 when the family emigrated to Australia. , who was shot during an argument at Holland's Westchester home. Holland was arrested the day of the shooting and released two days later, when prosecutors declined to file charges pending further investigation. Detectives subsequently located witnesses, which led to the case being filed, according to police. Holland had maintained that the shooting was accidental, police said last year. - City News Service Seabees deployed to Katrina zone PORT HUENEME Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. - Sixty Seabees were deployed Monday from Naval Base Ventura County to join nearly 600 others from the county already on the Gulf Coast to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. A base spokeswoman said their mission is to clear roads so that civil organizations can reach hurricane victims and to set up logistics centers to distribute food and water as well as to provide emergency medical services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. . They will also assist military bases in the area to get back in operation. - Daily News Terror suspects plead not guilty Two of four men who allegedly plotted to attack local synagogues, military sites and Israeli facilities pleaded not guilty Monday in Santa Ana to federal conspiracy and terrorism-related charges and other counts. A November 8 trial date was set for Levar Haney Washington and Gregory Vernon Patterson, who were arrested July 5 following a gas station holdup in Fullerton. Officials believe that the suspects intended to use money from robberies to fund terrorist operations. All four men allegedly were part of a radical Islamic group with roots in the state prison system. - City News Service Sepulveda Pass fire extinguished A grass fire that broke out near Skirball Center Drive and the southbound San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. was put out by firefighters, a city fire spokesman said Monday. The one-alarm blaze was knocked down about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . - City News Service Committee asked to put off debate SUNLAND - Saying the community has not had a chance to review a new map for the proposed 230-home Canyon Hills project in Sunland, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel's office has asked the council's Planning and Land Use Committee to postpone consideration of the project until September 27. - Daily News |
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