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" Parents get 75 months in newborn's death"
The sentences are the harshest yet among the four couples from the Followers of Christ church that have stood trial in recent years. The church shuns conventional medical care in favor of prayer and rubbing oil on the sick. Dale and Shannon Hickman
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:06A
San Francisco court to hear appeal by Tucson rampage suspect
AP SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday on requests from attorneys for the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage suspect to halt their mentally ill client's forced medication with psychotropic drugs and rescind his stay at a
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:05A
Couple get 50 years for stealing
Although counsel for the defence, Mr JK Yeboah, pleaded for leniency before sentence was passed on the grounds that the couple were the parents of two toddlers, the presiding judge noted that they did not show any sign of remorse during the trial and
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:04A
Visalia man faces 95 years in prison
Following Monday's hearing, Judge Gerald Sevier ruled that Erick Head's prior conviction for first-degree residential burglary, which had been withheld during the trial so it would not sway the jury, will amount to a strike against Head, 32.
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:04A
Illinois Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Despite Blogging Juror's Observations
Bradshaw didn't identify the plaintiff or the defendant in her blog posts until after the verdict. Some entries showed that she was keeping an open mind. She said that jurors were “guarding our objectivity fiercely until the last syllable of testimony
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:02A
Give courts the power to quiz EVERYONE on internet porn, says leading lawyer
Courts should have the power to quiz all defendants - and witnesses - on their use of internet porn, a top lawyer said today. Nick Freeman - the solicitor dubbed Mr Loophole - said it's outrageous that the jury in the Jo Yeates murder
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:02A
Family attack dinghy death sentence
He had been due to stand trial for murder at Truro Crown Court but the prosecution took the manslaughter plea after accepting they could not prove Butkus had thrown Mr Tracey from the boat during the fight, rather than him falling overboard.
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:01A
Judge Says Zero Tolerance for Inaccurate Reporting on Legebokoff Trial
By 250 News Prince George, BC – BC Supreme Court Justice Glen Parrett has made it clear, there will be no tolerance for inaccuracies in reporting on the Cody Alan Legebokoff trial. During yesterday's Chambers appearance, Justice Parrett noted two local
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:00A
Jury still out in cricket fix trial
The pair were charged after an undercover reporter recorded sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, boasting of how he could arrange for Pakistan players to rig games for money, London's Southwark Crown Court heard. Over three weeks of evidence,
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:00A
Dahdaleh must post $16m bail in Bahrain bribe case
By Bloomberg British investor Victor Dahdaleh must post £10m ($16m) bail in order to be released pending a trial on bribery charges. Several of his friends promised to pay almost £1.5m if he doesn't return to court. Dahdaleh, 68, is accused of paying
Updated: 11/01/2011 05:59A
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