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Gaddafi son eyes safety, talks to Hague
"The gruesome killing of Muammar Gaddafi last week underscores the urgency of ensuring that his son, Saif al-Islam, be promptly handed over to the International Criminal Court for fair trial in The Hague," Dicker said. "This will best ensure that
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:55P
Maritime worker wins $2.8 million verdict
A well tester who fell off a vessel ladder has won a $2.8 million jury verdict against Broussard, La.-based Axxis Drilling. Houston trial law firm Arnold & Itkin said Friday that its client, Jude Lewis,
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:55P
The challenges of prosecuting Gupta
This lower standard will be helpful to the government in its effort to get the wiretaps admitted in court against Gupta, but it does not guarantee they can be used at his trial. If the two wiretaps are not admissible under the co-conspirator exception,
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:52P
Jury to return Monday in Pakistan fixing trial
Over three weeks of evidence at Southwark Crown Court, the jury of six men and six women has heard that there are huge sums to be made by fixing parts of matches, known as spot-fixing, for gambling syndicates. Butt and Asif were charged after
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:51P
Judge: Trial is taking too long
Judge Michael Pastor expressed concern that the court may start losing jurors now that the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray is starting to push into late next week. During a chambers meeting with lawyers on Thursday, prosecutor David Walgren asked the judge
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:51P
Yeddyurappa seeks anticipatory bail in three other cases
Mr Yeddyurappa is already in judicial custody since October 15 after he was denied bail by both the trial Special Lokayukta Court and the High Court with respect to two of the five private complaints filed by the advocates. He is lodged in the Central
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:49P
DNA leads to rape conviction
Authorities identified Willis as a suspect after his DNA was entered into a national database following an unrelated felony conviction, prosecutors said. Willis was arrested on the sexual assault charges in January 2010, records show.
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:49P
Morocco court sentences Marrakesh bomber to death
Invited earlier Friday by the three-judge panel to make a final statement before the verdict was given, a bearded Othmani, wearing a grey New York Yankees sweatshirt, said he was the innocent victim of a political plot. "There is so much injustice in
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:43P
When The Whistles Don't Blow
It makes the day hard to take and sometimes, it makes it easy to see why millions of Americans focus on entertainment, news or sports; it's just so much easier on the mind. Just take the blue pill and zone out, and damn it, sometimes I wish that I
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:27P
Mom says son convicted of killings raped as teen
(AP) — The mother of a Connecticut man facing a possible death sentence for a brutal fatal home invasion broke down crying Thursday as she told jurors her son was raped as a teenager and described her frantic efforts to save him after his behavior
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:04P