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A 55-year-old Fresno man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot his next-door neighbor ? a 37-year-old woman ? and wounded her two two teenage children, a defense lawyer said Monday in opening statements of the trial in Fresno County Superior Court.
Alvin Dalton is charged with murder in connection with the slaying of Danetta Henry, who was shot March 2 at an apartment complex on the 4100 block of North Thesta Street near Ashlan Avenue and Highway 41. He also faces two counts of attempted murder for allegedly wounding Henry's children, Dezmon Hamilton, 18, and Dazhane Henry, 15.
If convicted, Dalton faces life in prison.
Fresno Co. jail meeting mental health requirements
Fresno Co. jail meeting mental health requirements
Contrary to criticism against the Fresno County Jail, mentally ill inmates receive care that meets the jail's legal obligations, a Fresno County grand jury has found.
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The grand jury investigated after receiving a complaint about the treatment of inmates with mental illness. Treatment has been substandard, and that is cruel and unusual punishment, the complaint alleged.
Fresno pot farmer imprisoned in shooting death
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1 year later: Mims' legal bill mounts
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Polygamist leader Jeffs' trial to begin July 25
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A passionate defender of the oppressed or a renegade lawyer who speaks half-truths.
Those opposing descriptions were presented this morning about Fresno attorney Franz Criego in opening statements of a civil trial that pits him against his boss, Fresno County Public Defender Kenneth Taniguchi.
In U.S. District Court, Criego has sued Taniguchi and Fresno County for race discrimination, saying Taniguchi has promoted lesser-skilled trial lawyers over him because he is black.
He also accused Taniguchi of retaliating against him for filing a discrimination complaint.
Attorney Michael Woods, who is defending Taniguchi and the county, however, told jurors that there's no evidence to support Criego's accusations. He said Criego has carved out a reputation for speaking "half-truths" and being rude to other court employees.
Woods also said Taniguchi has the right to promote whomever he wants.
Attorney Rayma Church, who is defending Criego, however, said her client is one of the top attorneys in the Public Defender's Office and has been given great evaluations by his supervisors.
She said Taniguchi scrutinizes Criego differently from other employees. He keeps track of Criego's whereabouts and writes policies aimed at curtailing his pro bono work as a temporary judge and for helping people in need, Church said.
Criego does this outside work for free and doesn't impact his job as a public defender, she said.
But Taniguchi became so angry with Criego that he once reassigned him from the high-profile major trials team to the mundane domestic-violence unit, Church said. Criego has since returned to the major trials team.
On the witness stand, Criego, who has been with the Public Defender's Office since 1989, testified he took legal action because "I'm tired of being treated as a leper and being ostracized in the office."
He also said he doesn't get the respect that should be afforded to him.
Criego will resume his testimony in Judge Oliver W. Wanger's courtroom after the lunch break.
Source: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/06/22/2437326/attorney-suing-his-boss-the-public.html
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