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Recount: Prosser wins election
(AP) - A grueling statewide recount concluded Friday that Justice David Prosser defeated challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg to win another 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a race driven by the debate over Republican Gov.
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:46P
Cars key to Williams arrest
Mr Barnett said told Justice Monika Schmidt that the level of violence inflicted on Ms Wilkinson and the use of a shovel on someone unable to defend themselves should be considered when deciding on an appropriate jail term. It has been submitted by Mr
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:46P
Peggy Irvine looks back on 30 years as Palm Beach crime scene evidence technician
The Ohio native is a certified expert in her field who came from a small town that didn't even have a traffic light. With a career in forensics in mind, Irvine earned an associate degree in law enforcement from Muskingum Area Technical College in
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:46P
Life with no parole okay for 14-year-old: US court
Omer Ninham is one of over 2200 of US teens sentenced to life in jail without parole after they were prosecuted as adults, according to the Equal Justice Initiative. Some 73 of those involved children aged 13 or 14 at the time of the crime.
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:45P
BREAKING: Jurors return guilty verdict in murder of Adam Espinoza (5:30 pm)
LAS CRUCES - Irvin Rodolfo Ramirez, 18, one of three men charged in the Jan. 5, 2010, murder of 20-year-old Adam Espinoza of San Antonio, Texas, at a rest stop in Anthony, NM, was convicted Friday on all charges. What was scheduled to have been a
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:45P
Story, photos: 14-year-old's life sentence in Green Bay parking ramp death
Ninham's lawyers from the Equal Justice Initiative of Mongomery, Ala., argued to the Supreme Court that life without parole violates Ninham's constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment, because of his extreme youth at the time of the
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:44P
State Supreme Court recount done: Prosser defeats Kloppenburg
MADISON — A grueling statewide recount concluded Friday that Justice David Prosser defeated challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg to win another 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a race driven by the debate over Republican Gov.
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:44P
Secret Service Fights Cybercrime In Estonia
In Friday's opening ceremony, Estonian Justice Minister Kristen Michal said the small Baltic country is pleased to host the office as cybercrime is a high priority for the government. Tracing its history back to 1865, the Secret Service is one of the
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:44P
Editorial: A win for the public's right to know
The decision by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Friday to side with the Burbank Leader in its lawsuit to force Burbank officials to divulge per-employee bonus payouts should serve as notice to local governments: The public has a right to
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:44P
Judge sides with the Leader
The ruling by Superior Court Judge Ann I. Jones came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Burbank Leader to obtain the individual bonus amounts after city officials refused to disclose the information. In siding with the newspaper, Jones said the
Updated: 05/20/2011 07:44P
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