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Appeals court to hear case of pregnant Marine's murder
Raleigh, NC — The state Court of Appeals will hear arguments in November in the case of a former Camp Lejeune Marine who was convicted last year of murdering a pregnant comrade. A jury found Cesar Laurean guilty of first-degree murder in the December
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:30P
Miss. mayor accused of sex assault on inmate
Sims was freed on a $10000 bond after a hearing Tuesday in US District Court in Jackson. A trial date for was set for Jan. 9. The indictment says the eight-term mayor sexually assaulted the inmate in November 2009. Sims also is charged with telling the
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:30P
Defense Details Komisarjevsky's Troubled Youth as Death Penalty Phase Begins
This was the theme of an hour-long opening statement in Superior Court today by Komisarjevsky's attorney, Jeremiah Donovan. Donovan's address to the jury marked the first day of the trial's penalty phase, during which jurors will decide whether
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:29P
Riyadh blasts terror trial continues
RIYADH — The Specialist Penal Court Monday continued hearing the defense of 11 men accused of belonging to an Al-Qaeda terrorist cell. The men are charged with bombing three foreign housing compounds in Riyadh in 2003. The cell which was led by Turki
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:28P
Victim's eye a `manhole cover with no cover' doctor testifies at Paxton trial
Between September and February, the man had a fresh skull fracture, a collapsed lung, broken ribs, a fractured spine, and cuts to his spleen and liver, court heard. McKenzie was called in to treat the man's shattered eye socket.
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:27P
Mississippi mayor accused of sex assault on inmate
Sims was freed on a $10000 bond after a hearing Tuesday in US District Court in Jackson. A trial date for was set for Jan. 9. The indictment says the eight-term mayor sexually assaulted the inmate in November 2009. Sims also is charged with telling the
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:27P
Testimony: Mason teacher planned insanity defense
Of all the books that Northern Kentucky University freshmen have been assigned to read since 2000,... Steve and Carolyn Micheli built an outdoor pizza oven in their backyard. Carolyn tells how. Here are some last-minute decorating and costume ideas for
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:26P
Jury selected in disputed 2001 Iowa killing
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A jury has been seated for the first-degree murder trial of a woman charged with killing a 20-year-old neighbor in rural Iowa as part of an alleged plot to frame her first husband. A jury of six men and six women was selected
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:26P
Korein Tillery Will Retry “Light” Cigarettes Case Against Philip Morris after
Nine jurors must agree to return a civil verdict in Missouri . Deliberations last more than four days. “Though it was deadlocked, this jury voted by a 2-1 margin to hold Philip Morris responsible for deceiving its customers by misrepresenting the
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:20P
Tearful nurse testifies about warning to Jackson
Metzger saw Jackson just one day before Lee refused the request for drugs by the singer. Attorneys for Murray, a Houston-based cardiologist, are trying to show that Jackson was a strong-willed celebrity who became the architect of his own demise when
Updated: 10/25/2011 05:19P
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