http://www.niagara-gazette.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_327204510.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_327204510.html An eyewitness identification and most of the statements Adam Hamilton made to police in the aftermath of his Feb. 7 shooting spree that wounded two Falls cops and his estranged girlfriend can be presented at his trial. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_327204046.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_327204046.html An eyewitness identification and most of the statements Adam Hamilton made to police in the aftermath of his Feb. 7 shooting spree that wounded two Falls cops and his estranged girlfriend can be presented at his trial. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_321223120.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_321223120.html The Falls man who was “tased” to give up a DNA sample, Ryan Smith stood silent and did not speak as he awaited sentencing in Niagara County Court on Tuesday morning.His lawyer said it was because his client was “an innocent man.” Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_320003154.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_320003154.html The lawyer for a Niagara University basketball player charged in a “ruckus” with Falls cops says the incident was a “misunderstanding.” Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317003425.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317003425.html A high-profile racial discrimination case in the City of Niagara Falls could end in settlement next week.Mayor Paul Dyster’s administration will ask council members on Monday to accept a $240,000 settlement with the group of city employees commonly known as the Niagara Falls Six. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317003022.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317003022.html The City Housing Court case of a Falls woman accused of running an illegal bed and breakfast at her Fourth Street home has been settled.Eva Hedges’ defense attorney George V.C. Muscato said Thursday his client has corrected building code violations at her property and all the charges against her have been resolved. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317002410.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317002410.html Prosecutors have renewed a request for a DNA sample from accused killer Darnell Carter.At the same time, a complicated series of pretrial hearings has apparently derailed plans for jury selection in the case to begin on Nov. 30. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317001831.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_317001831.html Paroled sex offender James McKinney violated a half dozen terms of his controversial release last spring, according to Assistant state Attorney General Wendy Witing. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_315200548.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_315200548.html Federal prosecutors are asking a U.S. District Court judge to reject an appeal by former Falls Mayor Vince Anello looking to overturn recommendations from a magistrate judge.In a filing with Judge William Skretny, Assistant United State Attorney Paul Campana argues the recommendations made by Magistrate Judge Jeremiah McCarthy should “be adopted.” Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_312231046.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_312231046.html City lawyers say a federal lawsuit filed by the brother of former Mayor Vince Anello is “frivolous.”They also say, in a filing in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, that Matteo Anello failed to file his suit within time limits required by law and any injuries he suffered while being arrested during an incident at a City Council meeting were his own fault. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:14:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_301181443.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_301181443.html A Ransomville woman admitted to violation of parole in Judge Matthew Murphy III’s Niagara County courtroom Wednesday afternoon.Valerie Finach was accused of a class E felony for her substance abuse and Murphy said she could get up to four years in state prison. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_295213902.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_295213902.html Lawyers for accused killer Darnell Carter asked for additional time on Thursday to determine their next move in his case. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_295212741.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_295212741.html career criminal looking to turn his life around got that chance in Niagara County Court on Thursday.Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza told Kenneth Longmire she would personally supervise his rehabilitation efforts. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:20:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_295212135.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_295212135.html A woman from England and a U.S. man, formerly living in Canada, have been sentenced to time served for their guilty pleas to charges stemming from an attempt to enter the states that left them stranded on the Niagara Gorge ice bridge. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_292003002.html http://www.niagara-gazette.com/courts/local_story_292003002.html Suspended Falls police officer Ryan Warme is now asking a U.S. District Court judge for two separate trials on a federal indictment that charges him with multiple sex crime-related civil rights violations as well as gun and drug counts.