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Dutchess County jury to hear taped interview of suspect in sex case
The trial before County Court Judge Stephen L. Greller is scheduled to resume this morning in the county courthouse in the City of Poughkeepsie. Babon was indicted on one count of course of sexual conduct, one count of rape and nine counts of criminal
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:05A
Income shouldn't decide the quality of justice
In September, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court named a veteran Philadelphia judge, Benjamin Lerner, to investigate the compelling accusation of a Philadelphia-based death-penalty defense group that the courts are scrimping on justice by shortchanging the
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:04A
Turning on the charm
“I actually thought he was handsome, intriguing, debonair,” the woman told the jury, which has been hearing evidence in the Manhattan Supreme Court trial. The woman told jurors she took Akassy to some five travel seminars, and let him sleep on her
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:04A
Victims recall shooting rampage inside Reno Walmart
: Former Walmart employee April Carr points at a diagram to indicate where the shootings took place during the trial of John Gillane in Washoe District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. / David B. Parker/RGJ Victims and witnesses said it was obvious
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:04A
Calif. immigration courts allowing more to stay in U.S.
The report also found that nationwide, people charged with more series crimes, such as suspected terrorism, were ordered deported only slightly more frequently than others who had violated immigration laws. According to the clearinghouse group,
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:03A
Joanna Yeates murder trial: 'Vincent Tabak could have stopped'
Vincent Tabak could have walked away from the attack on Joanna Yeates but instead held her by the throat long enough to “squeeze the life out of her”, a court heard yesterday. The 33-year-old could have released his grip on the 25-year-old's throat at
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:03A
Court orders Rio Linda man to stand trial in ax killing case
Swisher's grisly testimony came during a preliminary hearing that lasted about 35 minutes in Sacramento Superior Court and resulted in Judge Ernest Sawtelle ordering Zinda to stand trial on a charge of murder. Zinda defense attorney Tom Johnson said
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:01A
Sears employee wins $5.2 million jury award for racial harassment
Johnson, an Elk Grove resident and a descendant of slaves, would later testify in court that he was humiliated to be referred to as a slave in front of his wife and two daughters. Last Friday, after a one-month trial and more than eight hours of
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:01A
PNP activist returns to court Dec
File People's National Party (PNP) activist, Milton 'Tony' Welsh, who is facing a third trial for the murder of 22-year-old Damion Hussey, of Golden Spring, St Andrew, has been ordered to return to the Home Circuit Court on December 16.
Updated: 10/26/2011 03:00A
Fresh probe ordered in $6.8 mln theft case
A Dong Nai Province court has halted the trial of a Japanese former company executive and his lover for allegedly misappropriating $6.83 million from his company after the latter provided contradictory testimonies. The Dong Nai Province People's Court
Updated: 10/26/2011 02:20A
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