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Use of dog at sex-abuse trial challenged by defense
In proceedings Thursday in the county courthouse, Judge Stephen L. Greller postponed the sentencing of City of Poughkeepsie resident Victor Tohom until he ruled on a defense motion asking that the June 16 verdict be set aside.
Updated: 07/22/2011 03:07A
Ruling: Bat maker still liable for teenage baseball player's death
The Montana Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an appeal of a jury's verdict that found the maker of Louisville Slugger baseball bats liable for the 2003 death of a player who was struck by a ball during a game in Helena.
Updated: 07/22/2011 03:06A
Second trial: murder verdict for Arlington man
Keira Earhart, 39, shook his head in apparent shock after Thursday's verdict was read. Earhart claimed that he was defending himself when he pulled a gun on Ryan Rzechula Nov. 16, 2009. Rzechula, 25, was shot in the back about a quarter-mile from
Updated: 07/22/2011 03:04A
Florida is getting fatter, and we're all paying
That's the verdict of a troubling new national report that reveals the state's obesity rate has nearly doubled over the past 15 years. Fifteen years ago, 14.3 percent of Florida adults were obese. Today, the rate's at 26.1 percent, according to the
Updated: 07/22/2011 03:04A
Jacobs convicted of 1st-degree murder
Fleming had been stabbed 66 times and his home had been ransacked, with blood smears on cabinet doors, drawers and other surfaces. Six hours before Fleming's body was found, store surveillance cameras showed Jacobs and Davis in Fleming's pickup truck
Updated: 07/22/2011 03:03A
Bill Hawker: 'Lindsay loved Japan and you have not let her down'
Lindsay's mother Julia wiped away tears and nodded several times as she listened to the verdict, while Mr Hawker occasionally stared at Ichihashi. They had called for the death sentence, but said after the trial they were satisfied with the verdict.
Updated: 07/22/2011 02:57A
No verdict in Weldon trial, jury will resume on Friday
Earlier in the day, the jury in the first-degree murder trial of Tonch Weldon has not yet reached a verdict, but the jury asked a question of Sixth Judicial District Judge Douglas Russell late Thursday morning. The jury asked if they should consider
Updated: 07/22/2011 02:54A
Tarlac City council opposes SDO at Hacienda Luisita
293 which said that while the council welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict last July 5, “we view with concern the modification contained in the same decision which states that the farm worker-beneficiaries shall have the option to remain as stock
Updated: 07/22/2011 02:50A
HC quashes BSY kins petition
Justice KN Keshavnarayana, in his verdict running up to 86 pages, dismissed Kumar's petition stating that Kumar, against whom no process is ordered, has no locus-standi to question the correctness of the order. Kumar had challenged the lower court
Updated: 07/22/2011 02:40A
Karen Skipper murder: Family hail end to '15 years of hell' after John Pope jailed
by Helen Turner, Western Mail The family of murdered Karen Skipper spoke of their relief at having secured justice following “15 years of hell”, as they saw her killer convicted for the second time. In the seventh week of a retrial at Newport Crown
Updated: 07/22/2011 02:28A
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