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Bingo jury to enter fifth day of deliberations
MONTGOMERY – The jury in the bingo corruption trial ended its fourth day of deliberations Monday with no verdict. Jurors will convene Tuesday at 9 am to resume deliberations. The jury foreman sent a note to US District Judge Myron Thompson on Monday
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:55P
Ex-NYPD officer acquitted of raping woman gets jail for misconduct; free on
Moreno's lawyer retorted that it seemed prosecutors "didn't hear the 'not' before the 'guilty' in this verdict." And a judge decried Moreno's version of events as self-serving "lies." A grim-looking Moreno was led away after hearing his sentence,
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:45P
Barry Bonds attorneys make another pitch to throw out his conviction
Lawyers for home run king Barry Bonds made one last pitch Monday to wipe out his obstruction of justice conviction, urging a federal judge to either throw out the verdict or give him a new trial on the charge.
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:42P
Alabama bingo trial jury ends work for day, asks to start an hour later Tuesday
By Brendan Kirby, Press-Register MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The jury in the Alabama State House vote-buying trial finished deliberating for the day, but not before leaving an indication that a verdict is not imminent. Jurors asked US District Judge Myron
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:38P
Bingo Corruption Trial: Deliberations end Monday
9:40 am – Jurors in the gambling corruption trial here in Montgomery have been deliberating since 8 am, marking the fourth day since closing arguments ended and deliberations began. The jury is expected to deliberate each day this week from 8 am until
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:20P
Random Thoughts of an Economist
President Obama often talks about wanting to raise taxes on “millionaires and billionaires” but — in his actual tax proposals — higher taxes usually begin with couples earning $250000 between them. Apparently that makes you a millionaire or a
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:18P
Man accused of road rage shooting gets a new trial
The case went to trial in February, but a Jefferson County jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict after nearly ten hours of deliberation. The jury foreman told 12 News HD that by the end of the deliberations, the jury stood at 11-to-1 for a guilty
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:11P
Ex-NY cop cleared of rape gets jail on misconduct
Moreno's lawyer retorted that it seemed prosecutors "didn't hear the `not' before the `guilty' in this verdict." And a judge decried Moreno's version of events as self-serving "lies." A grim-looking Moreno was led away after hearing his sentence,
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:08P
Ayodhya petition
8: The Supreme Court today admitted a petition against the Allahabad High Court verdict directing that there be a three-way division of the disputed land at the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya. The petition, filed by the Akhil Bhartiya Ram
Updated: 08/08/2011 05:52P
Smith: Waiting for verdict is exhausting
At some point, though, the text message subject will read “jury verdict”, and Smith will have 25 minutes to report to the Frank M. Johnson Federal Courthouse. “People say that this is about your future,” Smith said Monday.
Updated: 08/08/2011 05:42P