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Updated: 08/04/2011 10:51P
Prita and the Limits to Freedom of Speech
Whether the verdict in Prita's case is justified remains unclear in absolute legal terms, but what is certain is that such a ruling by the Supreme Court sets a bad precedent for freedom of expression — deterring people from speaking up if something
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:41P
Polygamist leader found guilty of sexual assault; sentencing phase could take days
The tall and lanky head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stood stone-faced as a verdict of guilty on two counts of sexual assault of underage girls was read, after the jury of 10 women and two men deliberated for 3½
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:40P
Polygamist leader convicted of sexual assault on children
The tall and lanky head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stood stone-faced as a verdict of guilty on two counts of sexual assault of underage girls was read, after the jury of 10 women and two men deliberated for 3 1/2
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:30P
Polygamist Warren Jeffs Found Guilty Of Child Sex Abuse
The verdict isn't surprising considering that prosecutors presented DNA evidence that he fathered a child with a 15-year-old and audiotapes and journal entries in which Jeffs describes having "heavenly sessions," his term for sex, with the girls.
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:24P
Sex offender verdict vindicates victims
Eastern Waikato Police hope the conviction of a man in relation to sexual assaults against children will send a clear message that Police view such complaints very seriously. Detective Simon Everson of the Waihi CIB said the 45-year-old man was found
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:17P
CIC to SC: Make public status of reserved cases
As of now judges need not explain if they delay the pronouncement of a verdict. “About those few rare cases in which orders are not passed for a longer period, no specific data is being maintained,” the SC had defended before the CIC.
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:12P
Jury in sect leader's trial hears tape of alleged rape of girl, 12
Jeffs, who represented himself after firing his defense team, remained stoic as the verdict was read. Jurors will decide his fate after hearing additional witness testimony in the penalty phase of the trial, which began Thursday evening and will
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:08P
FORUM: Racism had no part in McGowan verdict
a fantastic job of presenting the case, I can only pass on to Ms. Quinn: I truly think this jury of 12 handing down the "guilty" verdict has done something she will never know ---- that is, keeping her and others safe from being the next Jane Doe.
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:07P
Polygamist sect leader guilty of child sex abuse
The 55-year-old head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stood stone-faced as the verdict was read. Jeffs, who acted as his own attorney, faces up to life in prison. The jury went immediately into sentencing proceedings.
Updated: 08/04/2011 10:07P
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