As Pa. courts wrangle over whether to try an 11-year-old as an adult for murder, Jordan Brown claims innocence in the death of his father's pregnant fiancee.
By Matt Stroud
inn_inst@pointpark.edu
Published December 2010
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Charged with murdering his father's pregnant fiance, 11-year-old Jordan Brown could be the youngest person in United States history to face life in prison without …
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Jordan Brown: Potentially The Youngest Person Tried As An Adult For Murder In Recorded History
December 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
New Castle robbery conviction tossed out
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Thursday, August 11, 2005
By Bill Moushey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
NEW CASTLE -- Ruling that a prosecutor created "a ruse designed to confuse" a key alibi witness and that a defense lawyer didn't do enough to uncover it during a 2003 trial, a Lawrence County judge yesterday vacated the armed robbery conviction of Justin Kirkwood and ordered a retrial.
In a sharply worded 24-page opinion, …
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Questionable identifications sent 2 to jail
May 9, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Monday, May 09, 2005
By Bill Moushey and Nathan Crabbe, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A composite picture of a robber who hit a New Castle jewelry store in 1988 caused a local police officer to suspect a well-known criminal named William Brothers.
There was only one problem. Even though the composite -- a likeness made by matching facial parts to a witness's description -- evoked Brothers in the …
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