...attorneys agreed to let the judge address the issue - that the defendant would be eligible for parole in 20 to 30 years. Elmer Hatcher, one of Mr. Hicks' two court-appointed attorneys, says he allowed Judge Floyd to talk about parole eligibility...

...August 1998 to armed robbery and received a 10-year sentence. He is now 20. In court Thursday, defense attorney Elmer Hatcher told the judge Mr. Norid-Deen had a rough childhood with little or no discipline. The boy was smoking marijuana...

...Columbia to help him argue that his original lawyers were ineffective. He claims defense attorneys Jerry Screen and Elmer Hatcher failed to keep specific evidence from coming before the jury during his 1996 trial. They also neglected to give the...

...He's not gonna take his wife to a gun fight." Whether Mr. Mathis broke a law depends on the circumstances, said Elmer Hatcher, an Aiken criminal defense attorney. If a man catches someone committing burglary on his property, that man has...

...nearly $10,000 to reflect that Mr. Corley's youngest daughter was no longer living under her mother's care. Elmer Hatcher, Mr. Corley's attorney, argued that his client is a blue-collar working man who was never intentionally in contempt...

...this case is routine and the state is ready to prosecute its case at any time, he said. Mr. Corley's attorney, Elmer Hatcher, requested additional time to work on the case last week. "The fact that he might need more time wasn't any surprise...

...Then come the attorney costs. These depend on whom you hire and the circumstances of the arrest. Aiken attorney Elmer Hatcher Jr. said he charges an average of $2,500 to defend someone against his or her first DUI arrest, with representation...

...they're playing. I would definitely pull for the Giants over New York."3. "Yes, I plan to stay up and watch it."ELMER HATCHER 1. "Not really. Players change teams so often these days, you frequently have someone that you used to cheer for...

...live through everything again," he said. In his order, Judge Gregory criticized Mr. Hicks' trial attorneys - Elmer Hatcher and Jerry Screen - for not impeaching the testimony of a co-defendant who identified their client as the killer...

...friendly betting pool before the race. But coming in fourth doesn't win the jackpot. That went to Aiken lawyer Elmer Hatcher, who studied the odds and liked Silver Charm, the winner by a head in a near-photo finish. Mr. Riley accepted...