Court hears ex-officers' appeals in Katrina case
Two former New Orleans police officers have asked a federal appeals
court to throw out their convictions on charges stemming from the
fatal shooting of a man whose burned body turned up in Hurricane
Katrina's aftermath.
A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also on
Wednesday heard the Justice Department's appeal of a judge's decision
to order a new trial for a third officer, Travis McCabe.
McCabe was convicted of writing a false report on Henry Glover's 2005 shooting.
The panel didn't indicate when it would rule.
David Warren, who was convicted of shooting Glover without
justification, argues he shouldn't have been tried alongside other
officers charged in the case, including Gregory McRae, who was
convicted of burning Glover's body in a car.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.