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Study questions suspect lineup reliability
Some guys with goatees, other guys, no goatees," said defense attorney Jose Romero. Jose Romero is a criminal defense attorney for Giovanni Ramirez, a man arrested for the critical beating of a San Francisco man in Dodger Stadium in March.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:25A
Woman heard 'hysterical' screaming before Kelowna. teen disappeared, court told
Neil Snelson, 47, is on trial in BC Supreme Court in Kelowna, charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jennifer Cusworth. His semen was found on her dead body in a farmer's ditch, the trial previously heard. Jessome told the trial the slammed
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:25A
Put Americans Back to Work
They contend that this would harass American business into becoming enforcement agents for US immigration laws. The Ledger on Sept. 9 published an article about that Sen. JD Alexander of Lake Wales being sued ["Farm Workers File Suit Against Alexander
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:24A
Put Americans Back to Work
They contend that this would harass American business into becoming enforcement agents for US immigration laws. The Ledger on Sept. 9 published an article about that Sen. JD Alexander of Lake Wales being sued ["Farm Workers File Suit Against Alexander
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:24A
Lawsuit over city consultant dismissed
BY ROBYN SIDERSKY A Fredericksburg Circuit Court judge granted the city's request to throw out a lawsuit that alleged city officials broke Virginia procurement laws when they hired a consultant to assist city officials in evaluating
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:23A
Sheen, Warner Bros near deal on lawsuit
Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros are close to a settlement on the actor's $122 million lawsuit against the studio over his firing from Two and a Half Men, a close source said today. Sheen, who has been sounding contrite in recent days regarding his
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:23A
Panel says voters should research immigration law
From left are Jose Llanes, Foundations Leadership and Technology professor in Auburn University's Department of Education; Scott Douglas, executive director of Greater Birmingham Ministries; and Lecia J. Brooks, outreach director of the Southern
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:23A
Court denies convicted killer's appeal
Thompson wanted a new trial and his conviction overturned. A Beaver County jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, robbery, aggravated assault, theft and receiving stolen property. Blair County Judge Hiram A. Carpenter sentenced Thompson to two
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:23A
Walmart sued for firing disabled employee
CARLSBAD — The local Walmart Supercenter is the target of a lawsuit by a federal agency claiming the store wrongfully fired a disabled employee, the agency announced Monday. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, from its Dallas regional
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:22A
Business briefs from across the nation and around the world
BOSTON -- A federal appeals court has reinstated a $675000 judgment against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded and shared songs on the Internet. In 2009, a jury in Boston awarded $675000 to the Recording Industry Association of
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:22A