Archive for March 26, 2007

Charges against Woman in Drug Death Are Dismissed

Tennessee does not have jurisdiction in reckless homicide cases meant to punish drug dealers whose buyers overdose if the dealer did not enter the state, according to the ruling that allowed the release of Audra Johnson.

Angelina County, Texas, Judge Acquits Man on Drug Charges

After a judge decided to acquit Robert Duerke Summerlin of charges that he manufactured methamphetamine, Summerlin’s defense attorney, a former prosecutor, called the investigation the worse he has ever seen.

Traumatic Brain Injury Claims Life of Popular Drag Racer

On March 23, drag racer Eric Medlen succumbed to a closed head injury he suffered in a crash during a testing session for the National Hot Rod Association.