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Life sentences for 12 agents from Argentine regime
Her late husband and predecessor, President Nestor Kirchner, encouraged the trials after Argentina's Congress and Supreme Court removed amnesties that had protected junta veterans. "This government doesn't hesitate in its revenge against we people who
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:12P
Trial begins for two men charged in murder of Glen Davis
Two weeks ago Marshall Ross, 41, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the case, receiving an automatic life sentence. On Wednesday, the court heard opening arguments in the trials of Dmitri Kossyrine and Ivgeny Vorobiov.
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:12P
Tyler Clementi suicide case: Prosecutors will not appeal release of identity
NEW BRUNSWICK — Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced Wednesday that a decision has been made not to appeal a court ruling releasing the identity of the man who had an intimate encounter with Rutgers student Tyler Clementi who jumped to
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:11P
Man accused of trying to kill dying mother confessed to friend, court told
Her son Sean Davison is on trial at Dunedin High Court. Davison's longtime friend Ian Landreth told the jury that on the day Dr Davison died he asked the defendant if he had helped. Davison said yes, Mr Landreth told the court.
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:10P
Former UN weapons inspector sentenced to up to 66 months behind bars in Pa
Ritter's attorney asked the judge on Wednesday to grant a new trial, basing the request on an appeals court ruling in New York last week that records from two previous incidents in that state in 2001 should not have been unsealed and given to
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:09P
Sheley's attorney asks for new trial
Defense attorney Jeremy Karlin filed a motion for a new trial Oct. 17, citing 72 reasons why the judge should set aside the guilty verdict and grant a new trial in Knox County. It is unclear when the court will discuss the motion for a new trial.
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:08P
Westport's Gupta indicted on insider trading charges
A trial date of April 9 was set. His lawyer called the allegations "totally baseless." The indictment, unsealed in US District Court in Manhattan, alleges Gupta shared confidential information about both Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble,
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:05P
'Angel of Death' gets life in Argentine prison
Victor R. Caivano / AP Alfredo Astiz, a 59-year-old former navy spy nicknamed "the Angel of Death," looks on as he waits for the verdict during his trial in a courtroom in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A court in Argentina has
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:03P
Cellini jury starts deliberations after 31/2-week trial
At the start of deliberations, the jury was given access to transcripts from secretly recorded phone calls the government presented as well as other trial evidence that was formally entered into the court record. The additional materials would include
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:01P
Court rules Huffington Post lawsuit to go to trial
Though Huffington has deemed the allegation "ridiculous," a judge thinks that a lawsuit making that claim is serious enough to go to trial, per a ruling in a New York court Wednesday. Peter Daou and James Boyce, two former political advisers,
Updated: 10/26/2011 09:01P