Kankakee County courts expand rights of poor defendants

Accused of violating a restraining order, the man from Momence all but confessed to the crime. Speaking through an interpreter, he pleaded his case.

"Tell him his attorney will not want him to talk about the evidence," said Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott.

Then the public defender stepped in.

Far from unusual, the routine afternoon court call on Wednesday did include a first for most indigent defendants. A defense attorney was there from the very beginning when a judge decides how much it will cost to get out of jail.

"Without a [defense] attorney there, the only voice in the setting of bond is the state's," said Judge Clark Erickson, who two weeks ago initiated a policy that a public defender be present at the initial stages of a criminal case.

Though the accused have long enjoyed the right to an attorney, it took decades and nearly a dozen Supreme Court rulings before that right was expanded beyond a trial.

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Kankakee NAACP offers trip to civil rights march

The Kankakee County Branch of the NAACP, along with the Kankakee Federation of Labor and AFSCME Local 29, is sponsoring a charter bus, which will travel to Washington, D.C., this weekend for the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.

The march was one of the key events in the civil rights movement. Martin Luther Ling Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream'' speech there on Aug. 28, 1963. President Barack Obama will give a speech at the same location of King's speech at the culmination of the anniversary gathering.

The bus will depart Kankakee at 4 p.m. Friday and travel overnight to reach Washington Saturday. It will begin its return to Kankakee late Saturday. The cost is $115 per person. For further information, call 815-953-2399.

Theodis Pace, president of the local NAACP, said in a press release the march will give participants a chance to press these points:

• To oppose the attack against the Voting Rights Act initiated by the U.

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Sony takes away the Indian Premier League rights for $1 Billion

The Sony group which broadcasted the 2003 and 2007 world cups along with the world sport group jointly grabbed the rights for the Indian premier League cricket for the next 10 years for an astonishing amount of $1 Billion.

This deal gives the Sony Company the right to broadcast the series for the next 10 years. The matches will be broadcasted in the set and Sony max channels which broadcasted the ICC world cup.

The rights were actually given as a part of showing them the sympathy for the great loss occurred during the 2007 world cup as a result of the early departure of the Indian team from the world cup. The Sony people had a loss of about $100 million.

The new deal gives the Sony groups the right to broadcast the Indian premier League matches in the south Asia. The world sport group has the international media rights for internet, mobiles etc…

The Sony group had grabbed the rights from ICC to broadcast their events from 2000-2007. The CEO of set India had announced that they are not going to take any more rights from ICC and concentrate more this short form of the game.

Visit arly's blog for more Information on Indian Premier League .

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Sony takes away the Indian Premier League rights for $1 Billion

The Sony group which broadcasted the 2003 and 2007 world cups along with the world sport group jointly grabbed the rights for the Indian premier League cricket for the next 10 years for an astonishing amount of $1 Billion.

This deal gives the Sony Company the right to broadcast the series for the next 10 years. The matches will be broadcasted in the set and Sony max channels which broadcasted the ICC world cup.

The rights were actually given as a part of showing them the sympathy for the great loss occurred during the 2007 world cup as a result of the early departure of the Indian team from the world cup. The Sony people had a loss of about $100 million.

The new deal gives the Sony groups the right to broadcast the Indian premier League matches in the south Asia. The world sport group has the international media rights for internet, mobiles etc…

The Sony group had grabbed the rights from ICC to broadcast their events from 2000-2007. The CEO of set India had announced that they are not going to take any more rights from ICC and concentrate more this short form of the game.

Visit arly's blog for more Information on Indian Premier League .

View the original article here

Sony takes away the Indian Premier League rights for $1 Billion

The Sony group which broadcasted the 2003 and 2007 world cups along with the world sport group jointly grabbed the rights for the Indian premier League cricket for the next 10 years for an astonishing amount of $1 Billion.

This deal gives the Sony Company the right to broadcast the series for the next 10 years. The matches will be broadcasted in the set and Sony max channels which broadcasted the ICC world cup.

The rights were actually given as a part of showing them the sympathy for the great loss occurred during the 2007 world cup as a result of the early departure of the Indian team from the world cup. The Sony people had a loss of about $100 million.

The new deal gives the Sony groups the right to broadcast the Indian premier League matches in the south Asia. The world sport group has the international media rights for internet, mobiles etc…

The Sony group had grabbed the rights from ICC to broadcast their events from 2000-2007. The CEO of set India had announced that they are not going to take any more rights from ICC and concentrate more this short form of the game.

Visit arly's blog for more Information on Indian Premier League .

View the original article here