Closing arguments began Tuesday in the trial of Louis and Katherine Kealoha and three Honolulu police officers.
Civil Beat reporters chat with federal public defenders about conspiracy, sentencing guidelines and more.
Louis and Katherine Kealoha are on trial with three Honolulu police officers for allegedly framing a family member for the theft of their mailbox.
The new board wants advice from the state AG’s office before deciding whether to reveal what its concluded about officer-involved deaths.
Kevin Sumida represented Kealoha in a series of lawsuits, including one in which she was accused by her uncle and grandmother of financial fraud and elder abuse.
Catch up with the buzz about the Kealoha trial with Civil Beat reporters and others who have been watching the case from the beginning.
The defense rests after three days of testimony, and prosecutors plan to call a few more rebuttal witnesses.
UPDATED: Katherine Kealoha’s defense rests Wednesday without her taking the stand.
Legal experts evaluate the tactic of coordinated outfits and public displays of affection.
The new board wants advice from the state AG’s office before deciding whether to reveal what its concluded about officer-involved deaths.
Kevin Sumida represented Kealoha in a series of lawsuits, including one in which she was accused by her uncle and grandmother of financial fraud and elder abuse.
Catch up with the buzz about the Kealoha trial with Civil Beat reporters and others who have been watching the case from the beginning.
The defense rests after three days of testimony, and prosecutors plan to call a few more rebuttal witnesses.
UPDATED: Katherine Kealoha’s defense rests Wednesday without her taking the stand.
Legal experts evaluate the tactic of coordinated outfits and public displays of affection.
Earle Partington joins the former’s prosecutor’s defense team in her public corruption trial.
Prosecutors wrap up their case. Then the defense calls to the witness stand one of the alleged co-conspirators who already pleaded guilty.
The trial took a break last week. That gave the court a chance to release some of the exhibits prosecutors have presented to the jury.
The former Honolulu police chief faces a series of federal charges related to corruption and abuse of power.
Jurors hear audio clips of the grand jury testimony of one of the three officers on trial for allegedly helping the police chief and his prosecutor wife frame a man for stealing their mailbox.
Chuck Totto testifies about how he was retaliated against for investigating the Kealohas long before they came to the attention of federal prosecutors.
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