Police Detectives in Algarvia, Portugal have announced they have found the four-year old’s blood in a family rental car which was hired 25 days after she was found to have been missing.

There are serious questions about the capabilities of the Portuguese Police. A rumor has been floated that McCan was offered a two year plea bargain to admit guilt in the case. The offer was rejected.

Understanding developments in this story are hampered by translation difficulties involving Portuguese legal terms being translated into English legal terms.

New developments are pending.

Lindsay Lohan ... pled guilty last week to two DUI charges stemming from arrests in May and July.

Lohan's attorney negotiated a plea agreement which calls for a dismissal of possession of cocaine charges, summary probation on the DUI charges, appropriate terms and conditions and one day custody in the L.A. County Jail.

Her lawyer did a great job for her although plea agreements of this kind are not uncommon in L.A. County when the average non--celebrity defendant is involved.

Nicole Richie ... pled guilty to a second time DUI involving drugs.

Richie was sentenced to serve the minimum 96 hours in jail custody with six hours credit already having been served.

Richie surrendered for 96 hours jail time and was released 82 minutes later because of jail overcrowding.

Richie's attorney did a great job for her as well, however, her sentence was representative of what average non-celebrity defendants receive in L.A. County.

Paris Hilton ... Having seen the sentences received by Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan even the most ill informed court watchers now understand the sentence imposed on Paris Hilton was not reflective in any way of the kind of sentence that is routinely imposed on non-celebrity defendants.

Paris Hilton has demonstrated throughout her jail sentence ordeal a new level of character and responsibility. She should congratulated for her mature adult approach to her difficulties.

Britney Spears ... Who would have believed that Kevin Federline appears to be the more responsible adult in the custody battle for the children he shares with Britney Spears?

Spears and Federline will battle over child custody in L.A. Superior Court over the next several months.

All eyes will be on both of them to determine who appears to represent the most responsible parent in the best interest of their children.

She testified in court that the monitor prevented her from participating fully in her exercise program, and that the ankle bracelet was expensive at the weekly rental rate of $105 having spent $3,000 so far.

In the same court hearing the court considered a motion to suppress some of her statements she made when she was arrested.

The court has taken both requests under submission and will rule on each in the near future.

This new order modified from a previous order which also prohibits McLellan from contacting, videotaping, or photographing children without written consent from the guardian or parent.

The constitutionality of this order is highly questionable. However, McLellan's response is to leave the state and to return to the Seattle, Washington area where he lives with his parents or possibly to take up residence in another state.

McLellan has never been arrested or prosecuted for any criminal conduct. His website which has been removed from the host server for the last month drew media attention because it was a "how to" website for men to seek out and observe little girls.

Cutler has been absent from much of the trial testimony over the past two months and seemed to be less than effective when he was present.

The verdict in the Spector will turn on the crime scene evidence. Stunning developments in this area have taken place over the past two weeks.

Dr. Michael Baden introduced a new defense theory that Lana Clarkson may have lived a short time after the bullet was fired making possible the proposition that she expectorated blood on Spector's jacket.

The prosecution was taken by surprise by Baden's testimony. The court scolded Spector's defense team for failing to share this new theory with the prosecution before Baden testified.

In rebuttal prosecution offered the testimony of John Andrews a Forensic Neuropathologist who examined Clarkson's brain and spinal cord as a consultant to the L.A. County Coroner. He testified that Clarkson could not have breathed, coughed, spit or sneezed after she was shot.

Court watchers expect the trial to conclude within days. Closing arguments are scheduled for mid-September.

Alberto Gonzales tendered his resignation to President Bush on Friday while visiting the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas.

President Bush stated today that he thought Gonzales was a victim of partisan political attacks and that Gonzales was good and honorable man who received unjust criticism.

Bush now must name a successor to Gonzales. Whoever is nominated will face a contentious confirmation process.

The only surprise to Washington insiders was that the secret of Gonzales' resignation was kept between Friday and today.

Judge Henry E. Hudson accepted Vick's plea after advising Vick of his constitutional rights and also advising Vick that the court is not bound to accept the sentencing recommendation in the plea agreement.

Last week Vick's lawyers negotiated the plea agreement which calls for a 12-18 month range in sentencing and also includes a provision for Vick's cooperation with Federal Prosecutors.

Vick's sentencing is scheduled for December 10, 2007.

Between now and his sentencing date a pre-sentence report will be prepared by Federal Probation Authorities. Also, the plea agreement provides that Vick will meet with Federal Prosecutors and brief them of his knowledge of the facts in his case and any other information the U.S. Attorneys might find useful in prosecuting any other individuals for these and other crimes.

Michael Vick's NFL career is up in the air now until his case is resolved and final sentence is imposed.

He has been indefinitely suspended by the NFL and it has been rumored that the Atlanta Falcons may seek to retrieve some or all of his recent $44 million signing bonus.

The level of Vick's cooperation with the U.S. Attorney may be the key to whether or not Vick can resurrect his NFL career.

Her blood alcohol level was .12 and .13. A small amount of cocaine was found in her pants pocket when she was taken to a custodial facility.

Lohan was released after posting $25,000 bail.

Initial reports suggest that she was stopped by law enforcement in a white Denali that was chasing a Cadillac Escalade.

Lohan was scheduled was scheduled to appear on the Tonight Show this evening, however, chances are slim that she will be spending any time with Jay Leno tonight.

A sophisticated alcohol monitoring device called a SCRAM was supposedly worn around her ankle although the company that monitors the SCRAM bracelet was not alerted by Lohan’s use of alcohol.

The maximum penalty for a 2nd DUI is 1 year in County Jail and fines up to $1,000.

The cocaine possession charge will probably be resolved with a drug diversion program pursuant to California PC1000 as the amount was a small usable amount.

August 24th is the date scheduled for Lohan to appear in Court on her first DUI.

Most likely the arraignment for this new matter will be scheduled some time in September.

Lindsay Lohan now needs an experienced DUI lawyer to insure that she does not receive the kind of harsh treatment meted out recently to Paris Hilton.

As new details emerge we will follow up with additional comments and insights.

Pumpkin Pie testified that she was a close friend of Lana Clarkson. Ms. Pie testified that Clarkson was despondent, depressed and unhappy of her life circumstances around the time that she died at the Phil Spector residence. Her attire caused as much interest and comment as did her testimony.

Jody “Baby Doll” Gibson an alleged Madame, who was convicted in 2000 of pimping claimed that Lana Clarkson worked for her as a prostitute. Gibson was ordered not to make any comments in this regard while the Phil Spector is still being pending. The authority for the Judge to make such an order arises out of the fact that she is a potential witness in the case who may be called in the event that Phil Spector testifies.

James Pex, the retired director of the Oregon State Police Crime Lab is testifying as an expert witness on behalf of the defense. He has testified that the crime scene investigation was shoddy and that the manner in which luminol was used by the investigating agencies in this matter undermine the possibility of finding blood spatter. Pex testifies that the blood spatter could have flown the six feet that the defense alleges which would put Spector out of range to personally shoot Lana Clarkson.

The big issue now in the Phil Spector case is whether or not Spector will take the witness stand and testify in his own defense. Some argue his quirky personality could undermine his defense. Others argue that without his testimony his chances of an acquittal are improbable.

LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton's cool, glamorous image evaporated Friday when she showed up in court disheveled, with no makeup, her hair askew and her face red with tears as her lawyers pleaded for her to remain under house arrest.

Crying out for her mother when she was ordered back to jail, she gave the impression of a little girl list in the mysteries of the legal system that sent her to jail, released her and sent her back again.

"It's not right," shouted the weeping Hilton. "Mom," she called out to her mother, Kathy Hilton, who was also in tears.

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