Criminal

Joe Francis Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail

Hooray!Original photo: TMZ) Maybe that time period was selected because Joe doesn't seem to have finished gestating the first time around, or at least it wasn't successful, so now he can give it another shot. Fine, but it still seems…



Defendant Claims His Underwear Is 50 Years Old

Faced with evidence that he and his family lived in luxury on a politician's salary, Bo Xilai insisted in court that he is a simple man, according to reports yesterday. Bo, who was formerly head of the Communist Party in…


Good Reason to Kill #36: Dubstep; and #37: King of Pop

From an Aug. 23 press release by the SF Public Defender's Office: San Francisco, CA — A 52-year-old man accused of smashing a champagne bottle over his 30-year-old coworker’s head after the younger man changed the music from classic Michael Jackson to…



Good Reason to Kill #35: Missing Can of Shrimp

Not only is this a great reason, it also involves great weaponry. From the Orlando Sentinel: Jayson [L.], 34, of Deltona used a sword to break down a door and threw kitchen knives at family members after his mother's boyfriend…


And This Is My Pet Unicorn, Mr. Carrot Pretty Lashes

Here's where this is going, in case you found this through an innocent unicorn-related search: [The defendant's] attorney … called the prosecution's case a stretch of the imagination. "Getting struck in the testicles is no way a reward or an…


Law School to Remove Fraudster’s Name From Atrium

He did donate a bunch of money to Indiana's law school in exchange for this: Photo: The Indiana Lawyer.com But now that he's pleaded guilty to ponzischeming $4.5 million from his clients, having his name on the atrium would not…



Suspect Leaves Facebook Comments Under His “Wanted” Photo

This is not one of those cases, ever-increasing in number, in which somebody is apprehended because of his or her own misuse of social media. According to the report in the Bradenton Herald, they caught this 23-year-old robbery suspect through…