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JOERIS GETS LIFE; FAMILY SEEKS CLOSURE
Leonard showed little reaction to the guilty verdict or life sentence. Westen Joeris, who testified against his father, told the Jasper News he thinks he will now be able to find closure. His caretakers James and Ann Hinton said they are ready to go on
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:18A
Appeal court rejects acquittal
In their ruling handed down yesterday, the appeal judges agreed with the Peel Crown Attorney's Office, which had appealed the verdict handed down last year in Brampton court by Justice Minoo Khoorshed. Khoorshed found the teen not guilty of criminal
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:17A
Appeal court rejects acquittal
In their ruling handed down yesterday, the appeal judges agreed with the Peel Crown Attorney's Office, which had appealed the verdict handed down last year in Brampton court by Justice Minoo Khoorshed. Khoorshed found the teen not guilty of criminal
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:17A
Deputy charged with homicide returns to court at 10 am
A La Crosse County Sheriff's deputy charged with homicide in a mid-summer crash that killed a 16-year-old driver returns to court this morning for her preliminary hearing. Special prosecutors Jan. 19 charged La Crosse County Sheriff's Deputy Trisha
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:17A
PS3 ban lifted in Europe
LG Electronics filed a lawsuit against Sony, claiming the PS3 was infringing on its patents. The company wants Sony to pay royalties on all PS3 sales, but as the lawsuit goes underway, a judge found earlier this month that there was enough evidence to
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:16A
Montana man found guilty on felony incest charge
The jury received the case on Thursday afternoon, and announced shortly before 7:30 pm that they had reached a verdict. When Peart was arrested in December 2009, court documents stated that he touched a young female relative, photographed her in the
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:15A
London cyclist killed in van crash
Police today appealed for witnesses after a cyclist was killed on the A40 in Hillingdon. The man, in his 40s, died after his bike collided with a van on the dual carriageway road opposite RAF Northolt just after 5pm yesterday.
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:15A
Inverness man dies in A9 crash
A MAN who died in a crash involving three vehicles on the A9 on Thursday came from the Inverness area, police have confirmed. The 77-year-old has been identified by next of kin but has not been named. His car was in a collision with a van and another
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:14A
SEC admits Madoff conflict of interest
and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro says that in hindsight former general counsel David Becker, who inherited part of an investment account with Bernard Madoff, should have stayed out of the agency's work on the Madoff bankruptcy.
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:13A
Air crash investigators probe mine boss' death
AIR accident investigators are sifting through wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed a Cumbrian businessman to discover what caused the tragedy. A detailed probe into what downed Mark Weir's aircraft was continuing as his heartbroken loved ones
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:12A