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NY top court upholds murder conviction of former UR student
“Trial errors resulting in violation of a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation 'are considered harmless when, in light of the totality of the evidence, there is no reasonable possibility that the error affected the jury's verdict
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:48P
Accused killer Bryan Johnson seeks new trial in slaying of UMass student David
NORTHAMPTON – Arguing that his defense lawyer was ineffective in his 2006 murder conviction for killing University of Massachusetts student David E. Sullivan, Bryan R. Johnson asked the court Tuesday to grant him a new trial.
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:42P
Accused Syrian spy gets bail; lawyer rescinds assertion that suspect part of
A judge on Tuesday agreed to let an accused Syrian spy serve home detention while he awaits trial, despite vigorous government objections that the man is a flight risk and a danger. Mohamad Soueid, 47, of Leesburg, was arrested last week on charges
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:40P
Man accused in Auburn tree poisonings wants charges against him reduced
This alleged act seems to be what triggered Updyke's anger. The trial of 62-year-old Updyke Jr. is scheduled to begin October 31. It is unknown what impact, if any, this latest court filing will have on his trial date.
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:39P
At Ulysses Currie's bribery trial, Steny Hoyer vouches for Md. state senator's
Two grocery store executives are also on trial, and both on Tuesday presented witnesses who had favorable things to say about their reputations. In court, it was also disclosed that Currie had incurred $44000 in legal expenses during 2008,
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:39P
Halle Berry's stalker scheduled for court
CBS News reported Richard A. Franco was scheduled to stand trial at the end of the month after a Los Angeles Superior Court appearance Monday. E! News reported earlier this year Franco was charged with burglary and stalking the X-Men actress after he
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:32P
Port Neches woman convicted of murder gets 15 years
Dozier's murder trial continued Monday in Criminal District Court. She is accused in the shooting death of her boyfriend. She claims she shot him in self defense. Dave Ryan/The Enterprise / BE Victoria Dozier, left, talks with her attorney David Grove,
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:24P
DA argues to reinstate kidnapping, sex charges
David L. Bradford of Wilkinsburg was released by a Common Pleas Court Judge Randal Todd in October 2009 after he sat in jail for a year without trial following his arrest for allegedly kidnapping a woman and sexually assaulting her at knife point.
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:23P
Closing arguments in Haggerty trial provide contrast in styles
In a lengthy closing argument in state Supreme Court in Manhattan Tuesday morning, defense lawyer Dennis Vacco assailed the prosecution's case as a "rush to judgment." During his nearly three-hour summation, Vacco's voice rose frequently as he painted
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:13P
Students recall few details on stand in teacher choking case
The students were testifying in the trial of 36-year-old Susan L. Burke, whose trial on assault charges began Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. One boy testified that Burke choked him in the Silver Spring school, once prompting him to try to
Updated: 10/18/2011 06:11P
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