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Oswego Daily News

More Assistant DAs Disclose Judge’s Complaints

November 11, 2008 Nicole Reome
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Three attorneys with the county District Attorney’s office have confirmed the source of conflicts with Oswego County Court Judge Walter Hafner Jr. Because of pending complaints filed by Hafner, the judge has been required to recuse himself from many of the cases that would normally appear on his docket because of the appearance of personal bias or prejudice against the attorneys he has grieved. […]

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Fulton Daily News

Assistant DA: Judge’s Charges Are ‘Ridiculous’

October 30, 2008 Nicole Reome
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An Assistant District Attorney in in Oswego County has decided to make some of the complaints that a judge has filed against her public; complaints which she calls ridiculous. Because of those complaints, Oswego County Court Judge Walter Hafner Jr., has been required to recuse himself from cases that are prosecuted by assistant DA Mary Rain. Hafner still won’t discuss the complaints. However, he suggests Rain’s decision to talk is a political maneuver. […]

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Fulton Daily News

Grand Jury Returns Reckless Endangerment Charge

October 29, 2008 Nicole Reome
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Jessica Burger, the woman accused of firing shots at another woman’s car after a dispute over Burger’s fiancé in May, has been indicted. Though originally accused of attempted murder and several counts of reckless endangerment, a grand jury has decided that Burger will face one count of first-degree reckless endangerment in Oswego County Court. […]

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Fulton Daily News

Judge Reserves Decision On Motions To Suppress Evidence

October 14, 2008 Nicole Reome
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A judge has reserved decision on several motions to suppress evidence in the case against Cathy L. Scott, the Constantia woman who is accused of killing a motorcyclist in September 2007 while driving drunk. Because of the legislative timeline related to a New York law, the charge that carried the harshest penalty in Scott’s seven-count indictment was dismissed. […]

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Fulton Daily News

Court Orders: Clean Up Or Face Trial

May 19, 2008 Nicole Reome

weichard propertyA Fulton property owner has just more than two weeks to clean her property or go to trial. Susan Weichard owns the property at 230 Cayuga St., Fulton, which was destroyed by a fire last year. A Fulton City Court Judge said last week that if the debris is not removed within three weeks, Weichard will go to trial June 4. […]

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Fulton Daily News

Pets or Poultry?

May 19, 2008 Nicole Reome

Rinn propertyA Fulton property owner who has faced several charges in Fulton City Code Court may be brought up on additional charges for keeping chickens in his back yard in the city’s Sixth Ward. William Rinn III defends that the animals are his children’s pets. City attorney Mary Rain maintains that Rinn has to decide which goes first: the chickens or the charge. […]

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Fulton Daily News

Students See Real-Life Consequences During Mock DWI

May 16, 2008 Nicole Reome

pike teaseSix students were involved in a two-car motor-vehicle accident Thursday morning at G. Ray Bodley High School. In the end, one student was “killed” and another was sent to prison for causing his death by getting behind the wheel of a car drunk on prom night. The mock DWI was set up to show students the real consequences of drinking and driving. It was held as a precursor to prom night, which is slated for this weekend. […]