Ray Leach on a carry in a 2016 Blue Devils game.Photo by Howard Owens. Raymond L. Leach, III, 22, a former Batavia football star who has been called among the greatest high school running backs in New
In defending Antwan Odom before a jury of nine women and three men, including one person of color, Buffalo attorney Frank Housh laid out a seemingly convincing case during closing arguments this afternoon in Odom's first-degree assault case. If body language and facial expressions are any indication, many jurors appeared sympathetic to the defense. Housh said the alleged
A Buffalo-based attorney who has represented local residents in criminal cases, including a former Batavia High School basketball star he helped win acquittal in a jury trial, has been suspended from practicing law for three years. Frank T. Housh was suspended by the Fourth Judicial Department of New York for misconduct, mishandling of client funds, neglecting clients, and
In the case of the People v. Antwan Odom, the District Attorney wants the defense attorney to shut up at least when it comes talking to reporters and the defense attorney wants the DA disqualified from the case. In other words, the case of the People v. Antwan Odom has been reduced to two attorneys squabbling about what happens outside the courtroom. The attorney vs.
Defense attorney Frank Housh’s motion for the disqualification of District Attorney Lawrence Friedman from the Antwan Odom assault case was denied, but the attorneys’ gag order was lifted today during oral arguments. Housh is the defense attorney for Antwan Odom, the Batavia High School athlete charged with cutting Ray Leach with a knife during an alleged argument Aug. 4. Odom