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Troy Davis: How Did We Get Here?
Trial witnesses recanted what they'd sworn to police, and jurors even questioned their verdict. Activists, some of them death-penalty supporters, protested by the thousands that he was innocent — or at least that guilt was hopelessly shrouded in
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:47A
THE DENVER POST FILE
Gessler says in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that Denver's election plan contradicts state law. But Denver Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson says she disagrees and that the city's plan seeks to make voting accessible to as many eligible voters as
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:47A
Tix soar for text drivers
Texting while driving is illegal and the law is being enforced, so don't do it,” Cuomo said yesterday. “Keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel.” The new law made texting while driving a “primary traffic offense,” allowing cops to stop
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:46A
Andrew Lindo trial: Judge describes murderer as 'cruel, cunning and calculated'
Throughout the sentencing at Bradford Crown Court, Lindo stared forwards blankly and expressionless, his hands clasped in front of him. The 29-year-old – in a grey suit and blue striped tie – did not flinch when the judge told him he would serve a
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:46A
Ex-UM booster's attorney counters Miami-Dade's 'predominately Hispanic
The former 2 Live Crew hype man and Miami-Dade mayoral candidate filed a defamation lawsuit against Shapiro Tuesday, claiming he was slandered by Shapiro in a Yahoo! Sports investigative report published in August that detailed improper benefits
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:45A
Loughner wants to attend court hearing next week
Jared Lee Loughner has been at a prison facility in Springfield, Mo., since May 27 after he was found to be mentally unfit to stand trial. Experts have concluded Loughner suffers from schizophrenia and are trying to make him psychologically fit to
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:45A
Georgia Executes Troy Davis After Supreme Court Denies Appeal
Davis maintained his innocence throughout the 1991 trial and every day since, and many prominent politicians and civic leaders have advocated on his behalf, claiming he was wrongly convicted. Former President Jimmy Carter, Al Sharpton, Pope Benedict
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:44A
Sodomy II: M'sia PM's subpoena hearing on Sept 29
KUALA LUMPUR - The High Court has set Sept 29 to hear the application by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to set aside subpoenas for them to testify in the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial.
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:43A
Arguments heard in fatal DUI case in Port Angeles
Without the recording, there is no evidence for the charges of witness tampering, argued Ralph Anderson, Steim's attorney. Without that recording, the charge of witness tampering should be dropped, he said. Williams did not make a decision on the issue
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:43A
Deputy DA to run for Yolo judge seat
As a criminal prosecutor, Parish said he has criminal law experience current Department 15 Judge Daniel Maguire doesn't have. Parish will face Maguire in the June 2012 election. The District Attorney's Office hired Parish in 2002 who has been a part of
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:43A
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