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Daniel Morgan murder trial collapses
Photo: PA Mr Morgan's family have called for a judicial inquiry, saying: "The criminal justice system is not fit for purpose." The private detective was found with an axe in his head in a pub car park on March 10, 1987, in a case which has become one
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:20A
Taylor war crimes trial closes, verdict awaited
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor's trial on charges he armed Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for blood diamonds, closed on Friday for the judges to consider their verdict. “I ... declare the hearing closed,” presiding
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:20A
Mistrial Declared in 2007 Shooting of Officer
Jurors deliberated for several hours Thursday before telling Circuit Court Judge Lawton McIntosh they could not reach a verdict in the case of Shantiago Smith. Smith was arrested in July 2007 and charged with shooting Anderson Officer David Fikes.
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:20A
McCaffrey: Belated Oscars for Cardinal O'Malley
How about "Century 14," that blockbuster classic that pitted the medieval, autocratic style of the RCAB and the Vatican against the modern forces of justice and truth, with an unbeatable box office formula of sex, religion and politics, as breathtaking
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:20A
Drunken driver sentenced to 7 years
A drunken driver from Pacific Grove was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of causing a crash that paralyzed one woman and injured two other passengers. Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo said Aaron
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:19A
Hospital lawsuit immunity bill clears Idaho House
AP - March 11, 2011 8:14 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A bill to help protect hospitals from lawsuits passed the Idaho House 38-30 a year after a similar measure died in a House committee. Under the measure, hospitals that use so-called "peer review" to
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:19A
Court told tow truck argument led to riot
A DAY after a punch-up at a crash, tow truck driver Joseph Moujalli allegedly went to a rival firm with a score to settle. The 36-year-old Secure Towing driver had, police will allege, fought on Tuesday with rival tow truck driver Stephen John McCosh
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:19A
WV driver in fatal accident had suspended licence
Collision analysts are still investigating the crash, but already the RCMP have said they expect to lay charges against the driver, whose licence had been suspended. It's not clear yet what caused the accident. Police say they will be looking at speed,
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:18A
PHOTO | No one hurt in clash of trucks
Longmont Fire Department Lt. Mike Lefever cleans up spilled antifreeze Thursday while responding to a crash in east Longmont. Police ticketed 30-year-old Andrew Wong on suspicion of failing to yield at a stop sign on East Ninth Avenue at County Line
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:18A
Utah's new immigration outlook
Gary Herbert had indicated that, if passed, he would sign this work permit bill into law. The Utah legislature did not waste any time since its 45-day session began Jan. 24. They had a civil and broad debate covering many aspects of the immigration
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:18A
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