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High Court Upholds Death Sentence in Sacramento McDonald's Murder
Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar authored the opinion of the court, which rejected arguments on behalf of Sean Venyette Vines, including claims of racial bias in jury selection and improper exclusion of third-party culpability evidence.
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:11P
Judges Elect Emma Castro as Superior Court Commissioner
Referee Shep Zebberman; Lancaster attorney William A. Clark; Richard L. Bissetti, an associate at Century City's Magana, Cathcart & McCarthy; Downey criminal defense lawyer Michael LaPan; Hawthorne Deputy City Attorney Robert Kim; and Deputy Public
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:11P
GOP Filibuster Derails Goodwin Liu Nomination to Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals
The Sacramento-based Criminal Justice Legal Foundation took a contrary view, noting that 42 of California's elected district attorneys signed a letter in opposition to the nomination. “Given the Ninth Circuit's dismal record in habeas cases,
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:11P
Civil practice – Single justice – Discretion
By Paul Lamoureux Where a single justice dismissed a petition to transfer to the present court a chiropractor's challenge to a suspension of his license, the single justice erred in believing she had no discretion to consider the transfer from the
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:10P
Georgia's Tough New Immigration Law Drives Undocumented Immigrants to Leave
(AP Photo/David Goldman) On the heels of the Georgia legislature's passage of an immigration law that seeks to make life significantly tougher for undocumented immigrants, many who fear deportation are leaving -- or considering leaving -- the Peach
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:10P
Georgia's Tough New Immigration Law Drives Undocumented Immigrants to Leave
(AP Photo/David Goldman) On the heels of the Georgia legislature's passage of an immigration law that seeks to make life significantly tougher for undocumented immigrants, many who fear deportation are leaving -- or considering leaving -- the Peach
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:10P
Charge laid in crash that killed 3 year old boy
death of a 3 year old boy on Peguis First Nation earlier this week. The toddler was hit by a car Wednesday evening and pronounced dead at hospital. Alanda Porter of Winnipeg is charged with Failing to Remain at the Scene of an Accident Causing Death.
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:10P
Kiel woman hurt in two-car crash on Calumet Drive in Sheboygan
Rescue workers help a crash victim Thursday May 19, 2011 at Calumet Drive and Saeman Ave. Photo by Bruce Halmo/The Sheboygan Press / Gannett Wisconsin Media A 70-year-old Kiel woman was hospitalized Thursday after striking the windshield when the car
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:10P
AP-WI--Wis Supreme Court-Ramp Death, 1st Ld-Writethru,129
The state Justice Department argued nothing prevents sentencing such a young person to life without parole. The Supreme Court says sentencing a 14-year-old to life without parole in an intentional homicide case is permissible and isn't unduly harsh.
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:10P
AP-WI--Worker Killed-Citations,131
AP Two companies involved in an industrial accident that killed an Appleton man have been cited for violations of federal safety rules. The accident occurred Dec. 2 at Hattiesburg Paper Co. in Green Bay when a forklift struck and toppled a lift that
Updated: 05/20/2011 12:10P
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