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Court agrees mental illness led Montreal man to brutally kill sister
MONTREAL - A Quebec court has concluded that severe mental illness caused a man to brutally kill his younger sister, and that he was not criminally responsible. Maor Attar has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was not of sound mind when he attacked
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:09P
Jefferson County Clerk sues Commissioners Court, alleges 'power grab'
The lawsuit, filed March 15 in Jefferson County District Court, also names county Judges Alfred Gerson, GR "Lupe" Flores and John Paul Davis as defendants. According to the complaint, in the 2008-2009 budget year, several deputy clerks working in the
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:09P
Woman charged in fatal crash
At the time of the crash, Funk, injured, was able to walk to a nearby home to get help. "She says there's been a car wreck and that the other woman was driving. She, in fact, was the driver," said Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Brent Yager,
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:08P
Santa Clara County DA, Narcs Clash over Medical Marijuana Laws
“Attacking collectives using funds to clamp down on illegal drugs such as methamphetamines is unconscionable,” said Paul Stewart, a representative of several local dispensaries. City Council Member Pierluigi Oliverio acknowledged the issue himself in
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:08P
Report: One teacher's complaint doesn't add up
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Updated: 03/16/2011 02:06P
Indianapolis businessman Tim Durham indicted in fraud case
Tim Durham was arrested today by FBI agents at his West Hollywood, Calif., home. / The Star 2003 file photo Indianapolis business Tim Durham and two other executives in an investment business with him have been indicted and sued by federal authorities
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:06P
Mo. House wants sex offenders to provide citizenship status
The Missouri State Highway Patrol also would need to check the citizenship and immigration status of everyone on the sex offender list. Missouri law requires officials to check the immigration status of everyone they jail.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:05P
Former Sask. jail guard has additional charges adjourned until September
Lawyer Aaron Fox, appearing Tuesday on behalf of Brent Miles Taylor in Regina Provincial Court, asked that the charges be adjourned to Sept. 15 while Taylor awaits trial at Court of Queen's Bench. The 49-year-old faces two firearms charges,
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:05P
Keith Miles is convicted of murder
Testimony showed that over 90 calls were placed by Miles to Whitmore's two cell phones between September 2007 and Oct. 18, 2007. Detectives with the Wilkes Sheriff's Department discovered a threatening, highly angry and profanity-laced voice mail left
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:04P
Louis Vuitton Wins Lawsuit Supressing Artwork About LV-ish Bag -- Or Genocide
Plesner didn't really fight the original lawsuit and lost, leading her to change the original drawing. So I was a bit confused over the past few days when I saw what appeared to be the same story popping up, involving the same artist, but it appears to
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:04P
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