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Polygamist Warren Jeffs found guilty of assault
Jeffs, who faces up to 119 years in prison, showed no reaction to the verdict. He is considered the spiritual leader and prophet by most of the estimated 10000 followers of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
Updated: 08/05/2011 05:19A
Horse-hanging trial verdict delayed until September
The trial for two men accused of starving and hanging a horse came to an end this week with the decision to adjourn the verdict until September. David Whiffen of Brentwood Bay was charged with hanging his
Updated: 08/05/2011 05:17A
Double Jeopardy: Getting Away With Murder
And after Casey Anthony's surprise not guilty verdict many outraged members of the public wondered if prosecutors could have a do-over if new evidence surfaced in the death of her daughter, Caylee. And there's the case of 27-year-old Isaac Turnbaugh of
Updated: 08/05/2011 05:06A
Polygamist 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: 08/05/2011 05:05A
Court upholds conviction in biting case
An appeals court on Thursday upheld the guilty verdict of a man convicted of biting off part of another man's face. Christopher R. Strupp, 29, a former Hancock resident, is serving 10 years in prison on a charge of mayhem in connection with the October
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:57A
Jury deliberations to resume in Katrina trial
Four of the defendants are charged with civil rights violations in the shootings that killed two people and wounded four others on the Danziger Bridge less than a week after the 2005 storm. All five are charged with participating in a cover-up that
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:43A
Ex-investigation chief out of legal options in illegal leak case
The decision leaves Yeh without any further legal options to have the final High Court verdict overturned or amended. Yeh was found to have tipped off Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Ker Chien-ming and a businessman in April 2008 that
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:41A
Jury: Polygamist leader had sex with girls
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: 08/05/2011 04:35A
New London woman spared felony conviction for brawl
Defense attorney Matthew G. Berger called the verdict "a bittersweet result." "I'm pleased the jury correctly did not see this as a first-degree assault, but disappointed they did find her guilty of third-degree assault," Berger said.
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:20A
TV dating show wrestler possessed indecent images of children
Last Friday, after a four-day trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court, a jury found the 24-year-old guilty by majority verdict of possessing indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs. Brown committed the offences at his parents' home in Holytown between
Updated: 08/05/2011 04:15A
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