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Suspect asked for discount, motel manager tells court
Miller was testifying Tuesday at the first-degree murder trial of the 58-year-old Shafia, his second wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya, 41, and their 21-yearold son Hamed. All are pleading not guilty. He said it was about noon on June 30, 2009, when Shafia and
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:58A
Roger Clemens trying to get government to pay for legal fees after perjury
2 hearing - in which the former Yankee pitcher sought to have his perjury case dismissed on grounds of the double jeopardy clause - US District Court Judge Reggie Walton allowed the trial to proceed, but stated that it was "unfair" for Clemens to have
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:58A
Court extends drunk driver's sentence by 15 months
Alberta Court of Appeal Justice Peter Martin said on Tuesday in delivering the unanimous decision that the trial judge erred last April in sentencing Chad Mitchell Olsen, 24, to just 27 months. Martin, speaking for justices Ellen Picard and Cliff
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:53A
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMDogwalker not guilty in dog pooper scooper trial
Zakrzewski said no pooper scooper violation occurred, noting she carries plastic bags on every walk. The newspaper says she had initially been found guilty of a misdemeanor after missing a lower court date, but was allowed this week's appeal to a
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:48A
Alfonso Rodriguez's appeal in Dru Sjodin murder claims insanity
The habeas corpus motion for "collateral relief" asks the same US District Judge Ralph Erickson to set aside or vacate Rodriguez's sentence and give him a new trial. The motion, if denied, can be appealed to the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals and to
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:44A
AP sources: Ex-Goldman Sachs board member to surrender in NY insider trading case
Rajat Gupta was expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan. The two people, who have inside knowledge of the case, confirmed Tuesday night that Gupta intended to surrender but declined to say what the charges are. They spoke to The Associated
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:40A
Man to surrender in NY insider trading case
Rajat Gupta was expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan. The two people, who have inside knowledge of the case, confirmed Tuesday night that Gupta intended to surrender but declined to say what the charges are. They spoke to The Associated
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:40A
Pakistan cricket fixing trial judge begins summary
AP The judge presiding over the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing trial has instructed the jury at a London court to accept that teenage bowler Mohammad Amir and agent Mazhar Majeed were involved in fixing. conspiracy to cheat, and conspiracy to obtain and
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:40A
Fruitland woman convicted in elder neglect of mother
SALISBURY -- A Fruitland woman was convicted in the severe neglect of her mother during a Wicomico County Circuit Court criminal jury trial on Tuesday. Sherry Lynn Mundy, 63, is facing the state's maximum penalty of a decade in prison.
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:39A
EDISON The Bridgewater-Raritan High School girls tennis team succumbed to
Anthony Pollard, 23, who was convicted of robbery following a two-week August trial, was sentenced Friday by Superior Court Judge Joseph P. Donohue, who made a point of “condemning the discriminatory targeting of members of the immigrant community,”
Updated: 10/26/2011 04:38A