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Ritter gets prison time
The appellate court reversed a June 2010 ruling by Albany County Judge Stephen Herrick that allowed Rakaczewski to use the previous sealed cases against Ritter at his three-day trial in April in Monroe County, Pa. Ritter, whose first name is William,
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:47P
D.A. to pay $255000 to witness held for weeks | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-26
The settlement, reached Monday, came after an appeals court ruled that Smith couldn't claim the immunity that shields prosecutors from being sued for job-related conduct - and that Schneyder's suit could proceed to trial. The judges called Smith's
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:47P
Court Denies Vantrease Request for New Trial
Vantrease's new attorney filed a petition saying his client was entitled to a new trial because his previous attorney didn't ask for a separate trial from co-defendant Jonathon May. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals denied the petition.
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:47P
Judge Recuses Self From Adam Hall Case
Schwarm, 47, of Laguna Niguel, was appointed to the Orange Superior Court Bench in 2009 by Gov. Schwarzenegger to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William Evans. Schwarm is also the judge who heard the case of Bradley Stewart Wagner,
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:46P
Last hearing before trial held for Valpo entrepreneur Mathis
But Wednesday, Mathis arrived for a brief court hearing in which his last pretrial conference was continued to Nov. 30. Mathis is set for trial Jan. 9 on charges connected to a steep gambling debt to the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond.
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:46P
Man who bilked more than $100000 from conservation groups sentenced
Collins had been slated for a jury trial that was scheduled to begin on Monday. He was arrested at a home owned by his mother and sister in Mount Dora, Fla. A SWAT team was used to apprehend Collins, who was found hiding inside a car in the garage.
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:43P
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An April 9 trial date was set. The indictment in US District Court in Manhattan alleges Gupta shared confidential information about both Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble at the height of the financial crisis from 2008 through January 2009,
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:43P
'I am alive today because of that man': Conrad Murray weeps at Jackson trial
But he broke down as jurors at Los Angeles Superior Court finally heard about a different side of the doctor accused of mishandling the singer's care. Two character witnesses were scolded by Judge Michael Pastor for going over to shake Murray's hand
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:43P
Defense in Bowman trial rests its case after suspect takes stand
In court, Bowman testified he'd had a vision they were coming. The restaurant is where investigators also found two dolls presented in court by the prosecution. One, a "Spiderman doll," had a needle through its head. A "Ken doll" was found with a nail
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:41P
John Edwards' attorneys ask judge to dismiss federal charges
"Criminal laws are meant to be written on the desks of members of Congress," Lowell said. "They're not supposed to be written on the desks of prosecutors." But prosecutor David Harbach responded that the law was clear, and it would be up to a jury to
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:40P
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