...disproportionately sought the death penalty against minority-group defendants, said Rodriguez's court-appointed attorney, Robert Hoy. "We're seeking the death penalty for Mr. Rodriguez purely for legal and factual reasons," U.S. Attorney Drew...
...Hawaii and Guam. Spent the last 10 years in private practice specializing in death penalty cases. Defense attorney Robert Hoy AGE 53 HOMETOWN Clarkston, Mich. EDUCATION Bachelors degree in business administration from Michigan Tech, 1975...
...of defending herself. The violence was gratuitous, over the course of hours, he said. Rodriguez is represented by Robert Hoy, a court-appointed attorney from West Fargo, and Richard Ney, a death penalty specialist from Wichita, Kan. Hoy...
...walked Sjodin toward the mall exit. Defense attorney Robert Hoy asked no questions of Lang. He asked Amundson if the...the witness stand in the afternoon. Defense attorney Robert Hoy asked few questions of government witnesses. "It's...
...leaving the store and shopping in the same area. Wrigley did not point out anyone else in the video. Defense attorney Robert Hoy asked Thrane if Sjodin appeared in the video of Rodriguez. After Thrane said no, Hoy asked if Rodriguez appeared in...
...against Hispanic Americans. Of the 16 people on the jury, all are Caucasian except for one woman, an Alaska Inuit. Robert Hoy, one of Rodriguez's attorneys, declined to comment when contacted on Friday. Sjodin, 22, of Pequot Lakes, disappeared...
...him. "No, given the fact the body was outdoors in the elements that long," Fischer said. Rodriguez's attorney, Robert Hoy, indicating Fischer might have expected to find semen, asked him again if he had tested for it. "Yes," Fischer...
...about allowing witnesses to testify about their affection for the defendant. Later, the judge told defense attorney Robert Hoy to change the subject after Noyes continued to talk about feelings for her brother. Prosecution witnesses had been under...
...of North Dakota about the death penalty, and the problems and difficulties that it raises, said Rodriguez attorney Robert Hoy, who is a former Cass County prosecutor. I think if it were truly a deterrent to crime ... there would be no crime...
...the 2003 killing of college student Dru Sjodin, arguing that improper evidence was allowed at trial. Photos Attorney Robert Hoy told a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that prosecutors shouldn't have been allowed...
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