A glimpse into the Japanese media frenzy over a scandalous murder case dating back to the 1980s was revealed Monday at the Torrance Courthouse.
About 30 members of mostly Japanese media outlets toured the courthouse in anticipation of a hearing next month in the case against businessman Kazuyoshi Miura.
Miura, a Toyko clothing importer, is charged with killing his wife in 1981 during a visit to Los Angeles. Police believe his motive was a $650,000 insurance policy.
Kazumi Miura, 28, was shot on a busy street downtown. Her husband told police that robbers shot her in the head and hit him in the leg, and blamed America's violent culture.
GLENDALE — Superior Court Judge Stan Blumenfeld dismissed charges on Friday against the owners and operators of a Montrose apartment complex for alleged violations of tenants’ rights after attorneys reached a deal to give an estimated $30,000 in relocation fees to 12 affected residents.
The settlement closes the criminal side of the case, capping off months of in ...[MORE]
Ex-USC student pleads no contest in dumping of newborn in trash bin (05/20/2008)
A former USC architecture student accused of dumping her newborn baby in a trash bin near the campus pleaded no contest today to child endangerment.
Under a plea bargain, Holly Ashcraft will not spend any additional time in custody, according to her attorney, Mark Geragos. Instead, prosecutors agreed to two years' time served and five years' probation.
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Ex-defense contractor may be out next week (04/01/2008)
A federal appeals court ordered former Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes to be released from prison on bail while he appeals his bribery conviction and 12-year sentence.
Brent Wilkes was ordered freed on bail while he appeals his conviction. In a brief order, a two-judge panel of the court said Wilkes had met both tests to remain free – he is not a threat to ...[MORE]
Geragos Wins $18 Million Judgment (03/13/2008)
LOS ANGELES - Former Michael Jackson attorney Mark Geragos has won an $18 million judgment against a private jet company and its owner who secretly videotaped his conversation with the pop star on the day Jackson surrendered to authorities on child sex abuse charges.
Jackson was en route to Santa Barbara from Las Vegas on a Gulfstream he chartered from now-defun ...[MORE]
Bereaved family to sue insurer after dispute over liver transplant (12/21/2007)
LOS ANGELES - The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient said yesterday it would sue Cigna Corp. over her death, asserting the health insurance comp ...[MORE]
Justice for All (12/13/2007)
You can’t turn on a TV these days without seeing criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos commenting on a high-profile criminal case on “Larry King Live ...[MORE]
Charges are rejected in newborn's death (12/10/2007)
Prosecutors have long labeled USC student Holly Ashcraft a murderer.
The 22-year-old, they alleged, hid her pregnancy and, after secretly giving birth, dumped her newborn son in a trash bin near a popular campus hangout.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Home run king Barry Bonds steps into an unfamiliar arena today when he is expected to enter a packed courtroom to answer perjury and ...[MORE]
LOS ANGELES - Former Michael Jackson attorney Mark Geragos has won an $18 million judgment against a private jet company and its owner who secretly videotaped his conversation with the pop star on the day Jackson surrendered to authorities on child sex abuse charges. 
LOS ANGELES - The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient said yesterday it would sue Cigna Corp. over her death, asserting the health insurance comp ...
You can’t turn on a TV these days without seeing criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos commenting on a high-profile criminal case on “Larry King Live ...
Prosecutors have long labeled USC student Holly Ashcraft a murderer.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Home run king Barry Bonds steps into an unfamiliar arena today when he is expected to enter a packed courtroom to answer perjury and ...