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Posted on Sun Aug 02, 2009 at 12:37:00 PM EST
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Robert Luskin, best known on the blogs for his representation of Karl Rove, is taking over the defense of financier Allen Stanford in his criminal case in Houston. Dick DeGuerin has moved to withdraw, citing lack of assurances the court or receivers will authorize the release of necessary funds for his representation.
Stanford is being held in what DeGuerin called "oppressive conditons" in a private jail (The Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe, Texas). His motion to have Stanford moved said Stanford is in a single cell with 8 to 10 other inmates, the temperature is over 100 degrees, and sometimes they have been held for hours in total darkness due to electricity going out. He asked that Stanford be moved to a BOP facility but the Judge denied the request.
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Posted on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 04:50:30 PM EST
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U.S. District Court Judge David Hittner today reversed the magistrate court judge's order granting bail to indicted financier Allen Stanford. (Background here and here.)
Stanford's lawyers say they will appeal to the 5th Circuit.
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Posted on Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 07:28:00 AM EST
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A federal judge in Houston today rejected the Government's motion for pre-trial detention and ordered financier Allen Stanford released on bond. The order was stayed until Friday so the Government can appeal.
"There are no conditions that will guarantee this defendant's appearance in court," Pelletier said. "This case demands pretrial detention."
That's not the test. The standard is whether there are conditions that will "reasonably assure" not guarantee a defendant's appearance.
Dick DeGuerin, Stanford's lawyer, told the court the feds seized everything from him, including his underwear [More...]:
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Posted on Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 08:58:04 PM EST
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Billionaire financier Allen Stamford has been under investigation for months and represented by Dick DeGuerin of Houston, one of the country's best criminal defense lawyers. Yesterday, the Government chose to unseal the indictment against him, while he was in Virginia. The FBI knew exactly where he was -- at his girlfriend's home -- and arrested him there.
Today, Stanford appeared in court in Virginia and the Government announced it was seeking detention. The court ordered him held without bond until his detention hearing, which will be in Houston.
So Stanford, who is presumed innocent, will spend at least the weekend, and probably more, in jail waiting to be flown by the U.S. Marshal's Service to Houston. [More...]
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