Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Topic: Barbara Walther

Latest Headlines

Expert says Jeffs never legally wed girls
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A Texas family law expert testified Tuesday that polygamist Warren Jeffs was not legally married to his underage so-called wives.
Warren Jeffs acts as own lawyer at trial
SAN ANGELO, Texas, July 28 (UPI) -- Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was allowed Thursday to handle his own defense in a Texas trial and then made no opening statement.
Polygamist leader loses motion on judge
SAN ANGELO, Texas, July 19 (UPI) -- Lawyers for polygamist leader Warren Jeffs lost another bid Tuesday to remove the judge set to preside over his Texas trial.
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Legal counsel changed again along with the Texas trial dates for Warren Jeffs, accused of sexual assault on a child and bigamy, his new attorney said.
Judge appoints lawyer for Warren Jeffs
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A Texas judge appointed a lawyer for polygamist leader Warren Jeffs after he asked for more time to find counsel.
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Warren Jeffs, leader of a polygamist breakaway Mormon group, had not-guilty pleas entered for him Wednesday after he said he does not yet have a Texas lawyer.
Polygamist hearing leaves many questions
SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 25 (UPI) -- A Texas court heard five hours of debate on a judge's alleged bias, an attorney's conduct and if a teenager from a polygamous sect could make her own decisions.
Girl returns -- but no contact with father
SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 4 (UPI) -- A Texas polygamist sect leader is banned from contact with his 16-year-old daughter under a special order signed Tuesday that allows her to return home
ELDORADO, Texas, June 2 (UPI) -- A Texas judge signed an order Monday for the immediate release of hundreds of children seized during a raid on a ranch owned by a polygamist sect.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 30 (UPI) -- An agreement to return some children to a West Texas polygamist ranch ran into a snag late Friday when a lawyer objected, the Houston Chronicle said.
view more

Quotes

1 of 20
Syrians Protest Against the President Bashar al-Assad
View Caption