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Jackson’s Mother Asked to Administer His Estate
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
The mother of Michael Jackson, Katherine Jackson, asked a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles to name her as administrator of the estate belonging to his late son so that she can ensure that the beneficiaries would be his two children.
According to the court filing, Jackson’s parents think that he died without any valid will. Joe Jackson, the late singer’s father, supported Katherine in her petition. The court documents also state that Katherine Jackson “has intentions to marshal the assets of the descendant just for the three children’s exclusive use, after expenses of administration and payment of debts.”
Mitchell Beckloff, Superior Court Judge, granted the request for Katherine to assume temporary guardianship of the children; however, didn’t immediately accept her request to be the estate administrator.
So far, a will made by Michael Jackson to find out his wishes for the care of his estate and children has not surfaced yet. Although Jackson’s funeral is still now in its planning stages, Joe, his father, said that his late son would not want to be buried at the Neverland Ranch, which is the sprawling playground that the entertainer built in Santa Barbara County’s rolling hills.
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To Reveal the Code or Not - That is the Question
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
The ruling of the Superior Court to give Arizona DUI lawyers complete access to the breath-testing equipment software was overturned by the Court of Appeals. The panel said that no evidence was found to support lower court judge’s claim that prosecutors have better access to it than defense attorneys.
The software code called Intoxilyzer 8000 was placed under repeated attack from defense lawyers handling DUI cases. They say that this code will enable them to verify the reliability and accuracy of the equipment independently. They argued that they have the right legally and constitutionally to challenge their accusers.
According to Intoxilyer 8000 manufacturer, their code is considered a trade secret. But reports say that this equipment was banned in Tennessee after it failed to meet the testing for accuracy. In fact, court battles have already sparked in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Florida and Minnesota. Issues that always come up include unauthorized changes to software and equipment approved by the state as well as code access.
Back in Arizona Court ruling, they clarified that prosecutors don’t really have an advantage over criminal defense DUI attorneys. However, there’s still an issue on the “substantial need” for code access, and the state prosecutors have already predicted that any decision of the Superior Court judge will ultimately be brought to the Court of Appeals.
Tags: Court of Appeals, criminal defense attorneys, dui, dui lawyers, Intoxilyer 8000, Superior Court
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