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Chambers found not guilty of embezzlement
by Matt Swearengin, Managing Editor DURANT — Jurors deliberated 16 minutes early this morning before returning a not-guilty verdict for an Achille city council member who was charged with embezzlement related to his home-remodeling business.
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:57P
'Irvine 11': 10 students sentenced to probation, no jail time
The verdict was an emotional end to the so-called Irvine 11 case, which generated national debate over free speech. "Absolutely unbelievable. I believe the heart of America has died today," said Shakeel Syed, executive director of the Islamic Shura
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:49P
Charlie Kay Ely, teen girl, found guilty of murder in Fla. killing of Seath
(CBS) - The jury has returned a guilty verdict in the first-degree murder trial of Charlie Kay Ely, one of five Florida juveniles accused of participating in killing 15-year-old Seath Tyler Jackson in April. The trial went to jury late Friday morning
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:47P
Muslims convicted in free speech row
The verdict followed two full days of deliberations by a six-man, six-woman jury in a case that has touched off a furore over free speech rights at the University of California at Irvine. The case stems from a protest organised by the Muslim Student
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:43P
Jury reaches verdict against deputies accused of perjury
The jury has reached a verdict against two Pierce County sheriff's deputies accused of perjury. News Tribune courts reporter Adam Lynn will be in the courtroom and report on the verdict when it is announced. Montgomery and McNicol are accused of
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:38P
Mistrial declared in La. sexual battery case
(AP) ” For the second time since July, a judge has declared a mistrial after a jury couldn't reach a verdict in a sexual battery case involving an elderly Grand Isle man. Retired tugboat skipper 76-year-old Jerry Dantin, known as "Captain Jay," is
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:38P
Mistrial declared again in Grand Isle sexual battery case
GRETNA — For the second time since July, a judge has declared a mistrial after a jury couldn't reach a verdict in a sexual battery case involving an elderly Grand Isle man. Retired tugboat skipper 76-year-old Jerry Dantin, known as "Captain Jay," is
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:38P
Were the 'Irvine 11? student protesters singled out for being Muslim?
In the comments from around the world that have flooded Twitter since the verdict was announced, some those voicing anger about it have said more or less the same. There u have it, free speech applies to ANother except if yr Muslim.
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:38P
Mahdi Ali Found Guilty of First Degree Premeditated Murder
They also argued that the DNA evidence was contaminated. According to the Associated Press, the Hennepin County jury deliberated about seven hours before finding Ali guilty Friday. The verdict carries a sentence of life in prison without parole.
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:36P
Muslims guilty over envoy protest
Some of them were visibly upset when the verdict was delivered, reports the Associated Press news agency. Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the law school at the university, believed the conviction was heavy-handed. Shakeel Syed, of the Islamic Shura
Updated: 09/23/2011 05:34P
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