Judge Lee Coffee is stepping away from the case of Andrew Hayes, the man wrongfully convicted in a 2007 murder.

Judge Lee Coffee is stepping away from the case of Andrew Hayes, the man wrongfully convicted in a 2007 murder.

After months of presiding over efforts to overturn Andrew Hayes’ murder conviction, Judge Lee Coffee has agreed to step aside following a defense motion challenging his impartiality.

Judge Lee Coffee is stepping away from the case of Andrew Hayes, the man wrongfully convicted in a 2007 murder.

The commission voted 6–0 (with one recusal) to recommend approval of CU20260008 for the Pickle Pad, a 20,854‑sq‑ft indoor amusement and dining concept at 12300 Jefferson Avenue; staff recommended 10 conditions and said commenting departments had no objections.

Emily Dollarhide, 35, was critically injured in the September 19 crash on Ashland City Highway and died a week later.

The commission approved a batch of 15 ownership changes, separate consideration and approval of Canna Verde LLC with a recusal, several conversions and annual licenses, and an administrative extension for a licensee involved in litigation (passed despite one commissioner dissent).

An additional sessions judge on Tuesday declined to hear the interim bail petition of Ahmed Tanveer, an accused in the alleged rape case involving a foreign woman. Additional District and Sessions Judge Riffaqat Ali Gondal recused himself from hearing the petition, preventing proceedings from taking place. Advocate Safdar Shaheen Pirzada appeared on behalf of the […]

An Additional District & Sessions Judge in Lahore recused himself from hearing the bail application of Ahmed Tanveer, a key suspect in the gang rape case of an Azerbaijani woman. Additional District & Sessions Judge Rafaqat Ali Gondal officially referred the legal matter to the Lahore High Court for further proceedings. Counsel for the suspect […]

LAHORE: Additional District & Sessions Judge (AD&SJ) Rafaqat Ali Gondal on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the bail application of Ahmed Tanveer, a key suspect, in the rape case of an Azeri woman, and referred the matter to the Lahore High Court for further proceedings. Earlier, Advocate Safdar Shaheen Pirzada, counsel for the suspect, filed an application seeking exemption for his client from personal appearance before the court. The counsel stated that the suspect’s interim bail expired on Oct 27, but he could not appear before the court because he had been arrested in another case. He said Ahmed was in jail for a 14-day identification parade in connection with the other case. He asked the court to exempt the petitioner/suspect from appearing for one hearing. However, AD&SJ Gondal expressed his inability to hear the matter. The judge informed the counsel that he had prepared a reference of the matter and forwarded it to the high court for further action. Without naming a case, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, last week, had alleged that in a recent rape case, it was revealed that the suspect’s wealthy family allegedly offered huge money to the victim in exchange for withdrawing her allegations, despite her statement already having been recorded under Section 164. “It was further alleged that the judge who granted bail to the accused had also been bribed,” she added. Defence-C police had registered the case on the complaint of the Azeri woman, who accused three men of subjecting her to gang rape. She also accused two women of abetment in the crime. Now all five male and female suspects are in police custody. _Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2026_

The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a shut-in order and assessed a $10,000 penalty against White Exploration in docket 27CONS3154CPEN; Kelsey Marsh said the company was operating under a suspended license and violating KAR 82-3-120 and KAR 82-3-133. Commissioner Keane recused from the matter.

Two days before her recusal, Judge Lara Russell granted a request from Steve Kunzweiler's attorney to file a court brief within five days "for good cause shown" — which is objected to by Grand Jury Ju...

After the chair recused herself, the ZBA approved setbacks and impervious-coverage relief for a house on Paugus Park Road. The applicant team said the revised plan shifts the house, repositions parking off the right-of-way and will require a state shoreline permit because the lot lies within 250 feet of the lake.