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Supreme Court throws out guilty verdicts because jurors made mistakes on jury
The Alabama Supreme Court threw out two guilty verdicts in sexual abuse cases Friday because the juries who found the defendants guilty made mistakes on the jury forms they turned into the judge. The court reversed the guilty verdicts because the
Updated: 10/28/2011 04:59P
Bay City defense attorney comments on guilty verdict in Mark Bennett sexual
BAY CITY — The attorney for a Bay City man convicted today of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl says he's not happy with the verdict, but has to accept it. “Obviously we're disappointed,” said Matthew L. Reyes, of Bay City firm
Updated: 10/28/2011 04:59P
Morocco court convicts all defendants for cafe bombing roles, sentences chief
RABAT, Morocco - A Moroccan court on Friday convicted all defendants for their role in a cafe bombing that killed 17 people, mostly tourists, sentencing the chief suspect to death. The court erupted into chaos with the reading of the verdicts following
Updated: 10/28/2011 04:49P
Verdict in sexual abuse case to be announced Jan. 12
The judge, Juanita Westmoreland-Traore, announced she'd be on holidays all of December, so would not render a verdict until Jan. 12. The news came as a disappointment to the parents of the three girls, who have been sitting through court proceedings
Updated: 10/28/2011 04:46P
This week in history
"In the first jury trial in the new courthouse," the Oct. 28, 1938 Houma Sun reported, "a verdict of guilty was returned against Hubert Harris and Henry Cantrelle for cattle stealing. The two, from Alabama, came here last May.
Updated: 10/28/2011 04:15P
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The Armani lab focuses on the development and integration of optical devices for studying biological and chemical systems, including the use of previously studied and characterized optical devices such as waveguides as well as developing novel optical
Updated: 10/28/2011 03:48P
Jennifer Cardy's parents relief at Robert Black verdict
The parents of a murdered child have said they will not allow her killer to embitter them and steal their lives. Serial child killer Robert Black was found guilty on Thursday of abducting and murdering nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy in August 1981.
Updated: 10/28/2011 03:39P
Court condemns Marrakesh bomber to death
The anti-terrorism court in Sale, near the capital Rabat, delivered the death penalty verdict against Adil Al-Atmani and gave the life sentence to Hakim Dah, an AFP journalist reported. When the verdict was announced, Atmani's sister started shouting
Updated: 10/28/2011 03:39P
Jury verdicts raise question: Has become acceptable for 'bad people' to be killed?
Both trials featured victims with violent pasts and frequent run-ins with the law, leading some to speculate on the role that played in the verdicts and whether it has become acceptable for “bad people” to be killed. “I do not think the character of a
Updated: 10/28/2011 03:35P
Stop Those CJ&D Meanies!
Those meanies at the Center for Justice & Democracy keep putting out stuff about the media's hyped-up coverage of civil jury verdicts, the ones that are almost always reduced but never covered in the news when they are - and thank goodness!
Updated: 10/28/2011 03:22P
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