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TV journo trial halted amid accusations DA witness lied on stand
Senanayake has also hired a personal injury lawyer in preparation of a big lawsuit against DeMentri, the lawyer said. Senanayake left court without talking to reporters. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Abraham Clott gave prosecutors until tomorrow
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:51P
Prosecutor to seek first-degree murder in Zeeland case
After testimony was complete, the judge determined there was enough evidence to send the case to trial in circuit court. Hambley, 18, is charged with open murder in the death of Dargis, 18, whose body was found buried in the woods behind Hambley's
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:51P
"Innocent" Man to be Freed After Spending 20 Years Behind Bars
At his sentencing on December 3, 1992, a criminal defense attorney came to court and announced that a former client was in the hallway, that the client was at the crime scene, and that he would say that Carrillo had not been involved.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:50P
Rajaratnam Trial: Defense Attacks Star US Trial Witness
Mr. Kumar told the jury he has been under investigation by tax authorities and owed $1 million in back taxes, which he has since paid to the Internal Revenue Service. "You're trying to cut a deal. You're trying to give up the money without paying the
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:49P
Ex-nurse convicted of helping two vulnerable people commit suicide on internet
By Daily Mail Reporter A former nurse was today convicted of helping two depressed people kill themselves by giving them advice and encouragement online. A judge in Minnesota found William Melchert-Dinkel guilty of aiding a British man and a Canadian
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:47P
Japan's crucible
What that math means on the ground in an island nation with 18000 miles of coastline: people, villages, every human structure, gone. Astonishing figure: Some 2000 bodies have washed ashore. More are expected. Another astonishing number: Perhaps 10000
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:47P
Testimony begins in coal silo-near-school trial
(AP) - Testimony has started in a trial to decide whether hundreds of Raleigh County children should get medical monitoring because of exposure to coal dust from a Massey Energy Co. silo located just 235 feet from a grade school.
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:46P
Alvarez, Seijas losing badly in absentee and early votes
But Howard Srebnick, a Miami Beach resident and prominent criminal defense lawyer, said the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, the city's largest polling site, was shut down “without notice.” “This is a scandal,” Srebnick said, noting that a number of
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:46P
Credit Managers Utilize New Tool For Bankruptcy Filings
Finally a Way to be Certain a Newly Filed Bankruptcy Does Not Fly Under the Radar. Granted when companies the size of A&P or Blockbuster file, word spreads rapidly….it is the small to mid-size debtors that the Chapter 11 Daily publication is designed
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:43P
Credit Managers Utilize New Tool For Bankruptcy Filings
Finally a Way to be Certain a Newly Filed Bankruptcy Does Not Fly Under the Radar. Granted when companies the size of A&P or Blockbuster file, word spreads rapidly….it is the small to mid-size debtors that the Chapter 11 Daily publication is designed
Updated: 03/15/2011 06:43P